Course Overview

Build a greater understanding of the world around you, and learn about climate change and its effect on people and places. This foundation year pathway is designed to help you build a strong foundation in geography and essential study skills so you are ready to progress and succeed in the full BSc (Hons) Geography degree.

This pathway is recommended if you want to study the full honors degree but don’t meet the direct entry requirements. Upon completing the foundation year, you will progress to the full honors degree, where you will build your understanding of the processes that shape the environment and how humans respond to an ever-changing world.

Accredited by the Royal Geographic Society, the full honors degree is designed to immerse you in human and physical geography. Across a range of carefully designed modules packed with real-world relevance, you can focus on human geography, physical geography, or a combination. You also will be able to put your knowledge into practice through a series of funded field trips.

You will:

• Gain a solid understanding of geographical principles to prepare you for a more advanced study of geography

• Develop your practical skills by experiencing a range of free field trips in the UK and overseas

• Broaden your knowledge of the social and natural sciences that underpin contemporary environmental issues

General Eligibility

GCSE

English language and mathematics at grade C or grade 4 and above. Equivalents are accepted.

You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.

UCAS tariff points

64 UCAS points

A level

64 UCAS points

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).