BSc (Hons) Geography with Foundation Year

About your course Exploring the way in which our physical environment develops and how humans affect natural processes and interact within the world form the basis of the BSc (Hons) Geography with Foundation Year. This vocational programme offers plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge in practical contexts. About the Foundation Year The Foundation Year is ideal if you have the ability to study for a degree but don't have the qualifications to enter directly onto the Geography honours degree programme.

Once you pass the Foundation Year you will progress directly onto the first year of the honours degree. If you are a full-time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to eligibility criteria). The Foundation Year has a variety of assessment methods, with a move away from examinations and tests.

About BSc (Hons) Geography The degree offers you opportunities for overseas fieldwork, currently including a core Level 5 trip to Greece to study a range of environments impacted by development and tourism and subject to a variety of natural hazards. In Level 6 we also run optional field trips in tectonically active, volcanic or glacial environments (current destination is Iceland) to study topics such as climate change, geohazards, landscape development, environmental change and sustainability. Not only are these field trips an important aspect of the study of geography, they are also, unsurprisingly, a highlight of the programme for our students.

All day and residential field trips for core modules are funded by the University. The Level 6 expedition is optional and self-funding is required.* As well as studying a range of highly topical subject areas, you will also have access to the latest Geographical Information Systems facilities and state-of-the-art field equipment and analytical laboratories. The course also offers ample opportunity for work-related learning.