geography ba(hons) 2014
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Why study Geography BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton?
Dr Rebecca Elmhirst, Course Leader
• 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
