Geography with Foundation Year
University of Plymouth
UCAS Code: F803 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Plymouth
UCAS Code: F803 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
32-48 points, minimum of 2 A Levels
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a Science or Humanities based subject
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Maths and English accepted within
32-48 points. Maths and English considered within
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Any subject considered
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
32-48 points, minimum of 2 Advanced Highers
considered in combination with Advanced Highers
T Level
Pass any subject pathway considered
UCAS Tariff
From a minimum of 2 A Levels
Considered in combination
About this course
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Our degree explores the relationships between physical processes, nature and environmental change. All our geography degrees provide students with the knowledge and skills to understand and tackle the biggest global challenges facing the planet and humanity; and our modules do this by engaging with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Your learning has a strong emphasis on applied skills and career development, with an optional placement year offering work experience.
This is a four-year BSc (Hons) degree programme starting at Year Zero. It is one of a suite of such programmes, designed for students who are not appropriately qualified, in subject knowledge, attainment or recent experience, for entry to Level 4 of undergraduate programmes in Science. On successful completion of Year Zero, students progress to Level 4 of an undergraduate degree in Science. Students completing the BSc (Hons) Geography with Foundation Year programme will normally progress to a BSc (Hons) programme in Geography in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SoGEES) . The University guarantees progression to one of the following science-based BSc programmes
• BSc (Hons) Geography
• BSc (Hons) Physical Geography and Geology
• BSc (Hons) Geography with Ocean Science
Providing a student has achieved 120 credits in the Level 0 programme of study.
- Your degree pathway is flexible, as you can choose human geography (GGH) modules, even if you have entered to study a BSc (physical geography) course.
- A BSc (Hons) Geography degree would typically comprise more physical geography (GGP) option modules than human geography option modules.
- Teaching is innovative and student-centred. You will learn through lectures, seminars, practicals, national and/or international residential fieldwork, tutorials and one-to-one dissertation support.
- You will learn from expert, accessible, and supportive staff who are skilled researchers in their field.
- Learn to use Geographical Information Systems to analyse and communicate complex spatial data.
- Take the opportunity to spend your second year studying abroad in Europe, Canada, Australia, USA or elsewhere through our exchange programme.
- Our focus on employability and applied geography supports students to pursue a range of career opportunities.
- Choose an optional work placement programme providing skills, experience and contacts in a wide range of employment sectors.
- Benefit from our unique location, in the heart of the historical city of Plymouth, bordered by Dartmoor National Park as well as the Tamar Valley and South Hams Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Devon and Cornwall have glorious beaches, coasts, rivers and estuaries.
- A diverse and respectful place in which to work and study is fundamental to everything we do.
Modules
In your first year you will learn the skills necessary to be successful at University and immerse yourself in a broad range of applications for your chosen subject. This will include learning about the fundamentals of the physical environment and build towards an end of year project to showcase your skills for sustainable development. Fieldwork and laboratory work will form a key part of the training.
In your second year, modules will introduce you to the latest developments in human and physical geography, and you’ll benefit from small group tutorials. Undertake fieldwork and develop your practical and applied skills through lab work.
In your third year, you’ll deepen your knowledge with a wide range of optional modules in human and physical geography and core modules in theories, practical skills and careers development. You’ll also have the chance to take field courses in overseas destinations (recent courses have run in Morocco, USA, Iceland, Australia and Sweden).
Choose an optional year working in industry to improve your knowledge of applied geography and gain invaluable work experience. Our employability service will help you find a placement from our extensive network across all sectors.
You’ll write a dissertation on any aspect of human or physical geography. There’s a wide range of optional modules in human or physical geography, plus the option of taking a work experience module to prepare you for your first job.
Assessment methods
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-geography-with-foundation-year
The Uni
University of Plymouth
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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