BSc (Hons) Geography

BA (Hons) Geography at Keele allows you to focus specifically on your preferred area of human geography, or to explore Geography as an integrated discipline concerned with people and their environment. You will develop interdisciplinary perspectives, problem-solving skills, and the ability to research, evaluate and synthesize information from diverse sources. Your course may include training in professional and research skills, and opportunities for either a module or a whole year of work placement. This single honors programme has been accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Year 1

• Fundamentals of Physical Geography
• Human Geographies
• Nature, Conservation & Society
• Academic, Professional, and Fieldwork Skills
• People and the Environment
• Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context
• Geography and Geographers

Optional Modules

• Introductory Geology for the Environmental Sciences
• Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship Level 4

Year 2

• Regional Land systems
• Practical Physical Geography
• Geographical Research Training
• Cartography and Geographic Information Science
• Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace

Optional Modules

• Human Impact on the Environment, Scientific Perspectives
• Palaeoclimatology and Quaternary Studies
• Entrepreneurship Level 5
• Gender and the Cinematic Gaze
• Work Placement Module
• International Study Module
• Geoscience and Society
• Weather, Climate and Society
• Water in the Environment
• Populations, Publics, and Policies: Perspectives in Human Geography
• Imperialism and Empire
• Practical Human Geography
• Space and Society

Year 3

• Geography Double Dissertation – ISP
  or
• Geography (Single) Dissertation – ISP

Optional Modules

• Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology
• Natural Hazards
• Global Environmental Change
• Hydrological and Engineering Geology
• Applied GIS
• Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
• Sustainability Consultancy
• Postcolonialism in South Asia
• Animals and Society
• Work Placement Year (This is a compulsory module if students choose to do a Work Placement Year)
• Advanced Fieldwork in Geography
• Water Resources
• Coastal Environments
• The Science of Soil
• Inspirational Landscapes
• Economic Development and Environmental Transformation
• Rural Geographies
• Health Inequalities

Employability

As a geographer, you’ll develop a wide range of transferable and subject-specific skills that are highly valued by employers and are relevant to a broad range of careers, including those in transport and planning and the environmental and retail sectors. They also provide ideal training for postgraduate study and research.

We place great importance on employability and on your future as a responsible global citizen. Our study-abroad option is a great opportunity to broaden your horizons and establish international networks that can also enhance employability.

Recent employers

• The National Trust
• MOD
• Environmental Agency
• Chiltern and South Bucks Council
• Ashley Helme Associates