Geography BA(Hons) 2014

Why study Geography BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton?

Dr Rebecca Elmhirst, Course Leader

r.j.elmhirst@brighton.ac.uk

• Covers the breadth of Geography

• Emphasis on human and environmental geography

• Build your own pathway through a mix of compulsory and option modules

• Focus on your future: careers and community-based learning

About Geography BA(Hons)

Year 1 course structure

Contemporary Human Geographies

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Skills for Independent Learning

Introduction to fieldwork

Options : Social Science, Geography or Language

21st Century Brighton

Data Presentation and Analysis

• Introduction to Environmental Hazards

• Citizenship for the Environment

• Water in the Environment

• Sociological Imaginations

• Mathematical Skills

• Languages

Year 1 module options

Year 2 modules

AdvancedFieldwork

Advanced Statistics

Skills forResearch andCareers

• Climate Change

• Community Engagement

• Critical Contemporary Geographies

• Geographies of Development

• Geographies of Everyday Life

• Geographical Information Systems

• Environmental Conservation and Management

• Environmental Hazards

• Environmental Planning

• Sustainable Development

• Water in the Landscape

Year 2 : design your own programme:

• Environmental Assessment• Environmental Politics• Geographies of Disability and Impairment• Geographies of Environment and Development• Geographies of Education• Geographies of Genders, Sexes and

Sexualities• Geographies of Sport and Leisure • Landscape Geographies• Medical Geography• Transport, Environment and Society

Year 3: advanced and independent learning

Your final year project

• Independent research

• Guidance by expert staff

• Explore a topic of personal interest

• Possibility of fieldwork abroad

• Link with future career

• Teaching is of a high standard and range

• “The course gave me the confidence to succeed”

• Lecturers: willing to help, easy to find, keen to give advice and feedback

• BA Geography – very high scores for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2012

The BA experience: what our students say

The BA learning experience

Debate and discussion

Community-based

Field-based

Informed by leading research

Field-based learning

Learning geographical skills in the field

Destinations: Greece, Morocco

• Information Technology including Geographical Information Systems and data management software

• Research and data handling including research design, analysis and interpretation

• Presentation skills (written and oral) through posters, seminars and discussion

Skills-based learning

Top class facilities

Information resources

GIS suite

Video and audio research kit

Studentcentral: available 24/7

Making the most of your degree

Option pathways

Focus on your future

• Course Leader design and management of your study programme

• Personal Tutor study skills and pastoral care

• Module Leader academic support

• Mentoring by fellow students

• Student Support and Guidance Tutor personal and study support

Making the most of your degree: support network

Focus on your future

Geography BA (Hons) graduates are qualified for a wide range of graduate jobs: numerate and literate

Year 2 careers module co-taught with staff from Careers Centre

Entrepreneurship through community-based learning

Data shows 96% of students working or studying six months after graduation

Environment

Marketing

Finance

Civil Service

Teaching

Planning

Entrepreneurship

• Environment Agency

• Meteorological Office

• Local authorities

• Community groups and local businesses

• Conservation organisations

• Department for Energy and Climate Change

• International placements

Placement Year (between year 2 and 3)

A great place to be a student

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