GEOGRAPHY DEGREES
Over 100 universities and other institutes of higher education offer degrees in Geography. All courses include some fieldwork and the further development of geographical techniques, statistical testing and information and communication technology skills. Most courses offer a broad first year, followed by varying degrees of specialisation, particularly in the third year. Courses are usually classified as
- BA (Bachelor of Arts)
- BSc (Bachelor of Science)
- Bed. (Bachelor of Education)
Degrees are further distinguished as
- a single subject degree, specialising in Geography only
- a joint degree, combining Geography with another subject
- a combined degree, where Geography is one of a number of subjects studied
In addition, some universities offer a sandwich course, with an industrial placement for the third year of a four-year course.
You may be attracted to the many degree courses with a substantial geographical content. Courses which come into this category include
African/Asian/Australian Studies
Built Environment
Coastal Studies/Management
Development Studies
Ecological Science/Education
Environmental Science
Forestry
Geology
Heritage Tourism
International Studies
Journalism
Korean Studies
Land Policy
Leisure Management
Mapping Sciences
Navigation/Marine
Oceanography
Petrology
Quarrying Engineering
Resource Management
Seafaring
Tourism Management
Underwater Studies
Valuation/Urban Land
Water Resource Management
Exploration
Yacht Operation
Zoology |
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To find out a list of the different Geography and related courses available, here’s what you have to do:
- Go to www.ucas.com
 and select ‘course search’ from the main screen and select courses starting in 2009 (or whichever year is applicable to you).
- Select the first ‘search’ option or ‘subject search’ if you know what course you would like to study.
Most Geography degrees, no matter whether designated BSc or BA offer combinations of individual human, physical and environmental Geography courses in each year of study. There is usually the ability to plan, with your advisor, course choices that suit your special interests and career plans as they evolve over time. Some students chose to specialise in either Human Geography or Physical Geography; others may wish to retain a broader combination of the two. A number of institutions offer Joint Honours which means Geography combined with another subject.
It is also worth searching for Geography courses under related words such as, Environment, Sustainability or Development.
However, there are a small number of universities that offer specialist degree programmes specifically in Physical Geography or Human Geography, in which case course choice is more limited. Please study the details carefully - most are readily obtained from printed or electronic prospectuses, or from the 'Directory of University Geography Courses', published by the Royal Geographical Society. |
