geography bsc(hons) with geoinformatics / geography with archaeology bsc(hons) 2014

Why study Geography BSc(Hons) with Geoinformatics or Geography with Archaeology BSc(Hons) at the University of Brighton?

Dr Niall Burnside, Course Leader

N.G.Burnside@brighton.ac.uk

• Covers the breadth of Geography

• Emphasis on either geoinformatics or archaeology

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

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

About Geography with Geoinformatics / Archaeology BSc(Hons)

Year 1 Geoinformatics course structure

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Surveying PracticeSurveying Practice

GIS 1GIS 1

Skills for Independent Learning

Skills for Independent Learning

Twenty-first Century BrightonTwenty-first Century Brighton

Introduction to FieldworkIntroduction to Fieldwork

Data Presentation & Analysis for Geographers

Data Presentation & Analysis for Geographers

OptionOption

OptionOption

Year 1 Archaeology course structure

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Ancient SocietiesAncient Societies

Surveying PracticeSurveying Practice

Skills for Independent Learning

Skills for Independent Learning

Archaeological PracticeArchaeological Practice

Introduction to FieldworkIntroduction to Fieldwork

Data Presentation & Analysis for Geographers

Data Presentation & Analysis for Geographers

Contemporary Human Geographies

Contemporary Human Geographies

• Introduction to Environmental Hazards

• Citizenship for the Environment

• Principles of Ecology

• Water in the Environment

• Mathematical Skills

• Languages

Year 1 module options

Year 2 modules

AdvancedFieldwork

Advanced Statistics

Skills forResearch andCareers

• Geographical Information Systems

• Introduction to Remote Sensing

• Applied Remote Sensing

• Climate Change

• Environmental Conservation and Management

• Environmental Hazards

• Ice Age Earth

• Sustainable Development

• Water in the Landscape

Year 2 : Geoinformatics core element and then design your own programme:

• Societies of Prehistoric Europe

• Archaeological Excavation

• Geographical Information Systems

• Ice Age Earth

• Environmental Change & Society

• Climate Change

• Environmental Conservation and Management

• Environmental Hazards

Year 2 : Archaeology core element and then design your own programme:

Application in GIS - Archaeological Management

GPS for Surveyors - Archaeology Module

• Air Quality Management• Coastal Environments• Environmental Change in Low Latitudes• Environmental Assessment• Geographical Information Systems• Hazards in Cold Environments• Water and Health• Wetland Environments

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

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

The Brighton experience: what our students say

The learning experience

Debate and discussion

Community-based

Field-based

Informed by leading research

Field-based learning

Learning geographical skills in the field

Destinations: Greece, Sicily

• 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

GIS suite

D-GPS and Total Station survey equipment

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

• In-house experts in our GIS consultancy team.

Making the most of your degree: support network

Focus on your future

Geography with GeoInformatics or Archaeology graduates will be 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 from our Geography courses show 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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