Geography

Studying geography BSc at King's enables you to examine some of the key issues facing the world today, including climate change, environmental degradation, the conservation of nature, natural hazards and sustainable development.

Our Geography BSc course offers an exciting course of study covering Physical Geography, the Environment, Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis as well as interactions with Development, Urban and Cultural Geography. In your first year you will have a field trip to Spain, followed by a choice of week-long international trips in your second year. You will gain advanced analytical and technical skills that can be applied to understanding a range of real world issues through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials together with workshops, laboratory sessions and international field trips. You will be taught by leading experts and have the opportunity to use London as your laboratory.

Key benefits:

• Hear from some of our students about why they chose to study Geography at King's.
• All applicants of our full time BSc or BA are eligible for the

Required grades:

AAB

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

BSc

Based in one of the largest geography departments in the UK, our Geography BSc course combines lectures, seminars and tutorials together with workshops, laboratory sessions and field trips. We will provide frequent opportunities to process, combine and discuss what you have learned in small groups and one-to-one sessions with academic staff.

Your study in the first year will comprise a range of interdisciplinary 15 and 30-credit modules totalling 120 credits. In the second term you will be able to choose whether to continue on the BA and BSc programme of study for the rest of your degree, depending on your choice of programme you will take either Geographical Foundations II: Challenges of the Modern World or The Changing Natural Environment II. The BSc pathway offers study modules that include Physical Geography, Geocomputation Remote Sensing and GIS, Environmental Change and the interaction of humans and the environment.

The final year also includes a required dissertation, known as the Independent Geographical Study, which is based on individual research in an area of your choice, supervised by a discipline specialist. Working and studying at the leading edge of research are considered essential components of a strong Geography degree and employers value the evidence of analytical and communications skills that a good dissertation demonstrates.

Geography BSc will provide opportunities for you to follow your own interests whilst being taught the core of the discipline in different fields. You will also learn advanced analytical and technical skills and apply them to understanding a range of real-world issues.

The UK tuition fee for the 2019-2020 academic year is currently

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