Geography

Course summary

As a student of geography, you will develop your knowledge of how physical processes and humans interact to affect locations, places, and the environment at local, national and global scale. There are a number of key issues which face the world today, not least global warming, rapid population growth, diminishing natural resources and the related conflict and migration. The human race continues to rush headlong towards ever greater development and wealth, striving to capitalise on any form of natural resource found in the environment. As A Level geographers, you will be able to understand the causes and be able to explain the effects of these issues in the real world. Using a holistic, systems-oriented approach, you will improve your understanding of the ways in which values, attitudes and circumstances have an impact on the relationships between people, place and environment. There is a Geography Fieldwork Investigation which is compulsory and involves a week away collecting data using a variety of fieldwork techniques. The fieldwork part of the course will generate new knowledge about the real world, as you become skilled at planning, undertaking, presenting and evaluating fieldwork which underpins your geographical knowledge and understanding.