The Subject Geography embraces study of human societies and their physical environment. Although specialisation occurs in later years of the degree, we aim to produce graduates aware of all interactions in space and time at a variety of scales - global, regional and local. Fieldwork is compulsory only for those students intending to continue in Geography after Level 1. Such students must take both physical and human modules. In addition, students select four and a half other modules from a list of available physical, human and techniques-based aspects of Geography.
All modules contain continuous assessment and they contribute to the degree result.
Single Honours students attend a continental field course at Easter as a compulsory half-module. For Single Honours the emphasis is on the four or six optional modules taken, two or three in each semester, chosen from a wide range offered. The New Social Economy of Europe Conservation Urban Geography Climate and Society Environmental Geomorphology amongst others. During the vacation between Levels 2 and 3 students may opt to carry out a personal research project, the Dissertation, which counts as two modules in the degree examination. In this case students take four other option modules.