2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Geography with Transport Studies
| Programme code: | BA-GEOG/TS | UCAS code: | L7N9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Stuart Hodkinson | Contact address: | s.n.hodkinson@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAB including one of the following subjects: Ancient History/History; Business/Business Studies; Classical Civilisation; Economics; English; Geography; Government and Politics; Law; Media Studies; Modern Languages or Ancient Languages; Philosophy; Politics; Psychology; Religious Studies; Sociology. Extended Project Qualification - We recognise the value, effort and enthusiasm applicants make in the Extended Project but do not currently make alternative offers based on the inclusion of the EPQ.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Geography
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Geography
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
The aims of the BA in Geography with Transport Studies are to provide students with:
1) An opportunity to study the discipline of human geography and to focus on transport planning in more detail as they progress through the programme.
2) A balanced curriculum which enables the acquisition of a range of practical, computational, research and problem solving skills as well as the development of factual and conceptual knowledge of human geography and transport planning.
3) A structured sequence of compulsory, optional and discovery modules with an appropriate combination of teaching, learning and assessment methods, providing a clear progression from one level to the next.
4) An environment in which they can achieve their full potential in terms of the development of communication and presentation capabilities that are relevant to a wide range of career opportunities.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates must take the following compulsory modules:
| GEOG1400 | Digital Geographies | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG1450 | The Urban Age | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG1500 | Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG1550 | Population, Society and Space | 20 credits | ||
| TRAN1011 | Challenges in Transport and Mobility | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN1021 | Transport Policy in Action | 10 credits |
Optional modules:
| GEOG1000 | Planet Under Threat | 20 credits |
Elective modules:
If students do not take GEOG1000 then they are permitted to take 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates must take the following compulsory modules:
| GEOG2000 | Research Approaches in Human Geography | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2150 | Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2063 | Key Challenges in Transport and Society | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2064 | Exploring Transport and Society | 10 credits |
Students wishing to take GEOG2150 will need to have taken GEOG1400 at Level 1.
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to take a minimum of 50 credits from the following optional modules:
- At least 20 credits must be taken from GEOG modules.
- At least 20 credits must be taken from TRAN modules.
Candidates are advised to balance their module credits equally across both semesters.
Please note that GEOG2062 and GEOG2661 are mutually exclusive.
Students wishing to take GEOG2100 will have either GEOG1400 or GEOG2150 as prerequisites.
| GEOG2015 | Career Skills in Geography | 10 credits | ||
| GEOG2020 | Political and Development Geographies | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2035 | Geographies of Economies | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2046 | The Making of the Modern City | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2055 | Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2062 | Sustainability: Living Within Limits | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2100 | Planning Services for Changing Populations | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2155 | Towards a Zero Carbon Future | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG2661 | Social Ecological Systems | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2010 | Transport Economics | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2020 | Transport Land Use and Development | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2030 | Project Appraisal | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN2041 | Transport, Energy and Environment | 10 credits |
Elective modules:
Candidates may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates participating in a recognised exchange as part of the 4-year international programme will spend a year studying abroad between levels 2 and 3.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates must take the following compulsory module:
| GEOG3615 | Human Geography Dissertation | 40 credits | ||
| TRAN3061 | Travel Activity Analysis | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN3062 | Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport | 10 credits |
Students wishing to take GEOG2150 will need to have taken GEOG1400 at Level 1.
Optional modules:
Candidates should take 40 - 60 credits from the following list of modules:
- Up to 60 credits from below list, of which at least 20 must be GEOG classroom based (i.e. not GEOG3070, GEOG3535 or GEOG3510) and 10 must be TRAN.
Students wishing to take GEOG3195 will need to have taken either GEOG1400 at Level 1 or GEOG2150 at Level 2.
Students wishing to take GEOG3440 will need to have taken either GEOG2060, GEOG2062 or GEOG2661.
-please note that GEOG3535 and GEOG3510 are mutually exclusive
| GEOG3005 | Retail Location Planning | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3085 | Contested Cities | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3121 | Creating Alternative Futures | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3140 | Advanced Population & Health Geographies | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3195 | Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3290 | Geographies of Global Insecurities | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3440 | Environment, Conflict and Policy | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3510 | Professional Development Project | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3535 | School and Educational Placements | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3981 | Spaces of Migration and Encounter | 20 credits | ||
| PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | ||
| TRAN3031 | Public Transport Policy and Practice | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN3041 | Freight Transport, Logistics and the Environment | 10 credits | ||
| TRAN3070 | Healthy Cities: Transport and Health | 10 credits |
There will be four field class options that are mutually exclusive and require pre-enrolment due to limited places:
| GEOG3050 | Helsinki : Urban Growth and Sustainability | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3064 | Field Research Project | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3135 | Urban Transformations Field Class | 20 credits | ||
| GEOG3145 | Exploring the Mediterranean Migration Crisis | 20 credits |
Elective modules:
Candidates may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Last updated: 29/04/2022 15:45:23
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