Geography

Course summary

The Geography department have a shared aim to develop students to think independently and be able to justify their ideas and opinions; skills that are valued by future employers. Students will hone these skills through: • Studying contemporary issues • Studying in a well-resourced department • Learning through a variety of teaching styles • The opportunity for fieldwork The course contains a variety of human and physical geography themes. These are: Dynamic Landscapes • Tectonic Processes and Hazards • Coastal Landscape Processes, Systems and Change. Places • Globalisation • Shaping Places Physical Systems and Sustainability • Water Cycle and Water Insecurity • Carbon Cycle and Energy Insecurity • Climate Change Futures Human Systems and Geopolitics • Superpowers • Global Development – Migration, Identity and Sovereignty