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Geography

Entry requirements


Access course in a relevant subject from an Open College Network accredited course with 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4, and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

UCAS Tariff

112-120

This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example: BBC-BBB at A Level including a relevant subject(s), DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject, Merit overall from a T Level Qualification in a relevant subject, or a combination of qualifications, (which must include a relevant subject(s) and may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies).

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

4 years | Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Geography

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**

**Course summary**

- Develop your practical skills through fieldwork in the outdoors.

- Gain knowledge in all key areas of geography or specialise in your areas of interest.

- Apply your knowledge to real-world problems and issues using geographical ideas, skills and techniques.

- Have the opportunity to work abroad — with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus+ programme (until 2023) or the Turing Scheme.

Develop an advanced understanding of human, physical and environmental geography on a practically focused course. You will combine both the academic and vocational aspects of geography, preparing you for a career in the environment.

**How you learn**

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

Learning from first-hand experience is a key part of our approach to study on this course. You will be encouraged to use skills taught in the classroom on real-life projects.

You learn through:

- fieldwork

- work placements

- laboratory classes

- IT sessions

- lectures and seminars

- tutorials and workshops

- field trips

There are opportunities to study abroad at one of our partner universities with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus+ programme (until 2023) or the Turing Scheme.

**Applied learning**

**Work placements**

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Recently our students have gained placements at local authorities, wildlife trusts, the Environment Agency, Transport for London, Global Vision International and Peak District National Park Authority.

You could choose a placement abroad; our students have recently gone to Tampere in Finland and Sognaogfjordane in Norway to study. We also have links in countries including France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Spain. We also have similar links with international universities outside Europe, including the University of Queensland in Australia and Ryerson University in Canada.

Many of our European partner institutions teach in English, but to support your international placement, or future international aspirations, you can study a foreign language.

**Field trips**

As well as our onsite facilities, we also use the outside world as a resource for our teaching, including urban and rural areas in the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Tenerife and Iceland. Fieldwork is important for putting your learning into context and these are some of the richest learning experiences on the course.

**Networking opportunities**

We have an active student Geography Society that organises social and academic events including a programme of invited speakers.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

**Year 1**

**Compulsory modules**

Approaches To Human Geography
Climate Change And Sustainability For Geographers
Planet Earth
Professional Geographer

**Year 2**

**Compulsory modules**

Fieldwork For Global Challenges
Geographical Research And Practice
Geographies For A Just Future

**Elective modules**

Contemporary Debates In Human Geography
Environmental Pollution

**Year 3**

**Compulsory modules**

Placement

**Final year**

**Compulsory modules**

Dissertation, Employability, And Communication

**Elective modules**

Creating Sustainable Cities
Development And The Global South
Geographies Of Everyday Life
Glaciology
Living With Hazard And Risk
Nature And Society

Assessment methods

Coursework

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,655
per year
International
£16,655
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

The Uni


Course location:

Sheffield Hallam University

Department:

College of Social Sciences and Arts

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

65%
Geography

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Geography (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
85%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
69%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

73%
Library resources
81%
IT resources
77%
Course specific equipment and facilities
58%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
61%
Male students
39%
Female students
92%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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D
C

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