Geography

This module will develop key academic and professional skills in geography through project-based learning, embedded in a discipline context, and supported by workshops and tutorials.

In this module, you will gain an overview of geological and atmospheric systems including Earth history, Earth structure, global tectonics (including hazards), Earth materials (including resources), and weather.

The module introduces key concepts in human geography, with a particular emphasis on urban, economic, political, social and cultural geography. It also provides students with practical experience of using human geographical methodological techniques.

In this module, you will be introduced to the concepts and methods of spatial data handling for the creation, analysis, and visualisation of geographical information. Key themes and methods include concepts and ideas of spatial thinking, cartography, Geographical Information Systems and Science (GIS), and remote sensing.

This module examines processes operating at or near Earth's surface and examines how they interact with other Earth systems to produce unique geomorphological systems.

The module will introduce you to a range of geographical field and analytical techniques and encourages their critical implementation during a field course.

This module provides practical experience in the design of a field-based (or equivalent) research project and training for the Level 6 independent dissertation.

This module explores the movement of sediment and water in catchments, from source to sink, and their role in landform evolution.

This module introduces you to the development and application of key theoretical approaches to analysing the contemporary city.

This module provides practical experience in the implementation of a field-based (or equivalent) research project and training for the Level 6 dissertation.

This module examines climate change drivers and evidence for climatic and environmental changes at global, regional and local scales during the Quaternary period. This includes investigating recent and future climate change before focusing on impacts and responses needed to avoid dangerous climate change and adapt to future climate conditions.

This module focuses on key issues in political geography such as migration and mobility, and how these are transforming the political geographies of states. 

You will explore the challenges to organisations that arise from the need to shift to more sustainable patterns of operation. This module will introduce you to the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how the approach is adopted by organisations in an attempt to manage and communicate their contributions to sustainable development. It will examine how organisations can deliver against the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework by acknowledging the benefits of improving environmental and social performance alongside traditional models of profit maximisation. 

The module critically analyses the relationship between culture, space and place, focusing upon theories of cultural identity and the cultural representation of space and place.

This module introduces you to key theoretical approaches and concepts in contemporary economic and development geographies, encompassing issues from a local to a global scale.

This module helps the development of skills proficiency to support students looking to enter and build careers in the global, multi-billion dollar geospatial industry. The module covers concepts, theories, techniques, and real-world applications of Geographical Information Science and Systems (GIS) and Earth Observation.

Building on an initial project proposal developed within the Year 2 Fieldwork and Research Design module, you will identify and develop a topic of geographical interest and complete a substantial piece of independent research leading to the production of a dissertation. This will involve the collection, analysis, and presentation of primary and/or secondary data.

This module investigates sensitivity to weather and climate in natural and socioeconomic contexts, applying the latest scientific tools to evaluate the impacts of climate change.

This module explores advanced Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing approaches to problem-solving in different environmental settings and applications.

This module explores hazards arising from geomorphological processes, their causal factors, human interactions, and techniques and strategies for their assessment, mitigation, and management.

This module examines glaciology in modern and ancient glacial systems, including sediment erosion, transfer and deposition, landform development, glacier dynamics and glacier-climate links.

This module will explore key scientific and social dimensions of managing river and coastal systems.

You will undertake fieldwork (typically an overseas residential field course) including field-based research design and implementation, and analysis and presentation of field-based data.

This module considers magma generation, volcanic processes and associated hazards, and monitoring and mitigation strategies for volcanic systems around the world.

This module will examine the spatial politics of citizenship, equality and social justice in different geographical contexts.

The module explores the intersections of people, place and planning, examining key theory and practice in the context of contemporary and historical approaches to the planning and management of the built environment.

This module explores the role of consumption, production and waste management in driving the transition from a linear (take-make-use dispose) to a circular economy.