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BA in Geography

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Programme Code: UBGY2

Department: Geography and Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations



Students on this programme have the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. See the details at the bottom of this page for more information.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Please also note that permission to take unlisted outside courses may be given in exceptional circumstances but would require approval by the Academic Mentor and Departmental Tutor

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below:

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100A The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5)

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100B The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: How can we control AI? (0.5)

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100C The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5)

Year 1

Paper 1

GY100 Introduction to Geography (1.0)

Paper 2

GY140 Introduction to Geographical Research (1.0)

Paper 3

GY144 Human Geography and the City (1.0)

Paper 4

EITHER

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

GY103 Contemporary Europe (1.0)

 

GY120 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (1.0)

 

GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0)

 

OR

An approved paper taught outside the Department to the value of 1.0 unit from the following: A

 

AN100 Being Human: Contemporary Themes in Social Anthropology (1.0)

 

EC1A3 Microeconomics I (0.5) # and EC1B3 Macroeconomics I (0.5) #

 

EC1A5 Microeconomics I (0.5) and EC1B5 Macroeconomics I (0.5) #

 

GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0)

 

HY113 Empires and Resistance in Global History (1.0)

 

SO110 Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology (1.0)

 

OR

A language option to the value of 1.0 unit from the following:

Language Courses List 1

Skills Course

GY101 Succeeding in your degree: Critical skills for Geography and Environment students (0.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

GY245 Quantitative Methods in Geography and GIS (0.5) #

 

GY246 Field Methods in Geography (0.5)

Paper 6

GY212 Pathways in Human Geography (0.5) #

 

One course to the value of 0.5 units from the following:

 

GY204 Political Geography (0.5) #

 

GY206 Urban Geography and Globalisation (0.5)

 

GY207 Economy, Society and Place (0.5)

Papers 7 & 8

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following, other than what is selected under Paper 6: B

 

GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0)

 

GY204 Political Geography (0.5) #

 

GY206 Urban Geography and Globalisation (0.5)

 

GY207 Economy, Society and Place (0.5)

 

GY209 The Economic Geography of Trade, Production and Development (0.5) #

 

GY210 The Economics of Cities (0.5) #

 

GY220 Environment: Science and Society (1.0)

 

GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0)

Language Courses List 2

Year 3

Paper 9

GY350 Dissertation (1.0) #

Papers 10, 11 & 12

Course(s) to the value of 3.0 units from the following: C

 

GY307 Regional Economic Development (0.5)

 

GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

 

GY309 The Political Geography of Development (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

 

GY310 Urban Politics (0.5)

 

GY311 The Political Economy of Urbanisation (0.5)

 

GY313 Firms and Economic Geography: Location, Technology and Innovation (0.5) #

 

GY314 The Economics of Housing Markets and Migration (0.5) #

 

GY315 Geographies of Race (0.5)

 

GY316 Gender, Space and Power (0.5)

 

GY317 Geographies of Urban Violence (0.5)

 

GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5)

 

GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5)

 

GY328 Political Ecology of Development (0.5)

 

GY329 Applied Economics of Environment and Development (0.5) #

 

GY331 Geographies of Global Migration (0.5)

Language Courses List 3

Language Courses List 1

LN100 Russian Language and Society 3 (advanced) (1.0) #

LN101 Russian Language and Society 1 (beginner) (1.0) #

LN102 Russian Language and Society 2 (intermediate) (1.0) #

LN104 Mandarin Language and Society Level 1 (Beginner) (1.0) #

LN110 German Language and Society 3 (advanced) (1.0) #

LN112 German Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) (1.0) #

LN120 Spanish Language and Society 3 (advanced) (1.0) #

LN121 Spanish Language and Society 1 (beginner) (1.0) #

LN122 Spanish Language and Society 2 (intermediate) (1.0) #

LN130 French Language and Society 3 (advanced) (1.0) #

LN131 French Language and Society 1 (beginner) (1.0) #

LN132 French Language and Society 2 (intermediate) (1.0) #

LN140 Mandarin Language and Society 3 (Advanced) (1.0) #

LN142 Mandarin Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) (1.0) #

LN200 Russian Language and Society 4 (proficiency) (1.0) #

LN210 German Language and Society 4 (proficiency) (1.0) #

LN220 Spanish Language and Society 4 (proficiency) (1.0) #

LN230 French Language and Society 4 (proficiency) (1.0) #

LN240 Mandarin Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) (1.0) #

LN320 Spanish Language and Society 5 (mastery) (1.0) #

LN330 French Language and Society 5 (mastery) (1.0) #

LN340 Mandarin Language and Society 5 (Mastery) (1.0) #  (not available 2024/25)