Geography

Course summary

Geography is a forward-looking subject that provides you with the opportunities to question the world around you. It is often seen as a bridge between the sciences and humanities enabling you to gain the necessary understanding and skills for a wide range of future careers. Study Geography if you enjoy learning about people and their societies, economies, cultures, and environments and you are keen to learn and develop a wide range of skills.?There has never been a better and more important time to study geography. With growing interest in issues such as climate change, migration, environmental degradation, and social cohesion, geography is one of the most relevant courses you could choose to study. Geographers are also highly employable. Whatever your passion for the world,? fascination with landscapes or concerns about inequality? geography will provide you with the knowledge and transferable skills that will reward you personally and advance you professionally. Across the two years, you will complete units on both physical and human geography, investigating a variety of topics, issues, and questions. This will include the following: Are our coastal environments in danger and if so is it our fault? How are we putting Antarctica at risk? How do places change over time? What is the impact of this? What is the carbon cycle and how does it influence our changing climate? What creates our perception of place? Are our world cities prepared for the future? What challenges face urban populations? You will also complete an independent geographical investigation based on one of the various topics studied. All students will have to opportunity to collect primary data as well as secondary research to help them investigate their choice of topic.