Geography

Course summary

The past five years have witnessed enormous changes in the UK and the wider world, from Brexit and COVID-19, to Trumpism and the Black Lives Matter protests. If you want to understand these changes, movements, and politics, study Geography. A-Level Geography is different to GCSE Geography. Whilst at GCSE you learn the foundations and underpinnings of the subject, at A-Level you’re treated to its depth and diversity: Geography as a major academic discipline that provokes intense and profound debate touching on many of the deepest concerns of life and death. The climate emergency, (un)sustainable food production, natural hazards, the spread of disease and biopolitical reactions, the reasons for migration and the future of energy resources are just some of the challenges facing future generations that need to be tackled with care and urgency. Choosing Geography can open the doors to a university degree, either specifically in Geography or a cognate discipline, or as a supporting subject. By bridging the arts and the sciences, Geography gives great flexibility for later courses in Higher Education and universities love it. Employers also prize both the skills and the knowledge that studying Geography can provide, be it knowing how the world works, report writing, working in a team, using new technologies, or communication and evaluative skills. You will find geographers working in a wide range of jobs: from town and regional planning, tourism, conservation and the environment, NGOs, international charities, technical and engineering support to retail. It is well known that students with Geography qualifications become some of the most employable in our society.