Geography
This course will give you an understanding of the environmental challenges caused by our impact on the natural world, through climate change and hazards and also provide an insight into the effect of globalisation on human rights and trade.
Course Information
- Course Type School Leaver
- Subject Area Humanities and Social Sciences
- Qualification A Level 🧩
- Study Mode: Full Time
- Course Level Level 3
- Location Hele Road Centre
- Course Length 2 years
- Overview
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You will study an AS Level in the first year of this course.
Geography is an exciting and wide-ranging A Level that provides a fantastic insight into what it would be like to study Geography at undergraduate level.
This course is ideal if you are fascinated by the world around you and how physical processes affect the vulnerability of people. Also, if you have an interest in the future of our planet due to the possible impacts of factors such as climate change. It is also ideal if you would like to pursue a career working on environmental issues, hazard management, cartography, development, town planning or teaching.
Assessment is by examination and a piece of independent fieldwork.
What topics will I study?
- Landscape Systems: Coasts
- Earth’s Life Support Systems
- Changing Spaces; Making Places
- Global Connections: Human Rights, Trade in the Contemporary World
- Geographical Debates: Climate Change and Hazardous Earth
You will:
- Study both human and physical geography
- Gain excellent numeracy, literacy, ICT, analytical, teamwork and problem solving skills
- Carry out coastal and urban fieldwork, and have the option to travel abroad
- Develop specialist skills including cartography and statistical analysis
- Attend Royal Geographical Society and University of Exeter lectures
What can I study alongside this course?
You can study two A Levels and/or BTEC Certificates. It goes particularly well with Geology and Environmental Science and also goes well with Business, English Language, Economics, Politics, Sociology, History and Law.
Future Steps: This course is excellent preparation for a Geography degree or other Humanities or Science related degrees.
- Entry Requirements
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You will need eight GCSEs at grade 4 or above (including English Language and Maths).
It is desirable, but not essential, to have studied GCSE Geography.
- Facilities
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Subject bespoke Learning Resource Centre support, compute suite and iPads for research, lecture theatre.
- Additional Costs
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There are some costs of materials and resources.
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