Geography with a Year in Industry
UCAS Code: L704
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
or ABC. Science A-levels must include a pass in the practical element. Critical Thinking and General Studies are not accepted.
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About this course
**About This Course**
How do we respond effectively to climate change? How do we manage our dwindling resources? How do we deal with population growth in cities and the challenges of more sustainable lifestyles?
Learn to tackle today’s biggest global challenges, including natural hazards, climate change, resource management, health, migration and poverty. You’ll also get to experience many of these issues first-hand on your third-year placement.
This degree is for you if have ambitions to address the adverse effects of human challenges such as inequality, and environmental challenges such as climate change, by learning more about the interaction of society and the environment.
It’s also ideal if you’re excited about taking part in field work and gaining real-world experience with a year in industry.
**Overview**
Our BA Geography with a Year in Industry focuses on the human impact of a changing world. As the world develops – whether through technology, politics, culture or climate – our understanding of it must change too, as well as our ways of living within it. You will explore some of humanity’s most pressing problems, such as energy, food and water provision, alongside biodiversity and sustainability.
You will enhance your studies and employability by spending your third year on an industrial work placement, giving you hands-on experience whilst developing your skills and knowledge.
Throughout this course you will gain the skills and knowledge to understand and investigate these challenges, with an emphasis on the geographical dimensions of societal change through the study of communities, cultures and their environment.
You will develop a broad understanding of geographical concepts and issues, as well as how to formulate research questions, collect and interpret data, present results, and develop practical transferable skills. You’ll also take part in field work, and have the chance to work on group projects.
During your first year you will gain a solid understanding of the challenges facing the natural environment and human society. As the course progresses, you will have the opportunity to develop valuable practical experience through fieldwork, and to acquire specialist theoretical knowledge in such areas as biodiversity conservation and human society, climate change or environmental politics.
You will study in a progressive, world-renowned and diverse School. We produce some of the most important research in the country. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework we were ranked first in the UK for the impact of our world-leading research in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (Times Higher REF2014 analysis), demonstrating the crucial role we play in influencing both the scientific community and environmental policy-makers.
The School of International Development also has an extremely prestigious reputation. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) UEA was ranked fourth in the UK for overall research quality in Anthropology and Development studies (Times Higher REF 2014 analysis). Over 70% of research in this area was classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
You’ll have the chance to study with world-leading academics in cutting-edge facilities, and to take your pick from a wide variety of modules thanks to the diverse expertise in our departments.
**Disclaimer**
Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: **www.uea.ac.uk**
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