BSc Geography and Environment

Structure and Syllabus

Please note: the following unit information sheets are in pdf format.

Standard Route
100 courses
1	GY1009 Human geography
2	GY1147 Physical geography: fundamentals of the physical environment
3	ST104A Statistics 1 (half course) and GY1148 Methods of geographical analysis (half course)*
4	One course (or two half courses) from Selection groups F(i) or F(ii)

200 and 300 courses
5, 6, 7	Three courses chosen from:
	GY2149 Biogeography (GY1147)
	GY2150 Geomorphological processes (GY1147)
	GY2151 Environmental change (GY1147)
	GY2152 Hydrology (GY1147)
	GY2164 Economic geography
	GY3068 Society and the environment
	GY3153 Space and culture (09)
8, 9, 10	Three courses chosen from:
	GY2109 Geographies of development
	GY3154 Geomorphological applications (GY2150)
	GY3155 Biodiversity (GY2149)
	GY3156 Tropical land management (GY2149 or GY2150 or GY2152)
	GY3157 Independent geographical study (GY1148)
	One 300 course (or two half courses) from Selection groups D, E G or S
11	One 300 course (or two half courses) from Selection groups D, E, G or S
12	One 100, 200 or 300 course (or two half courses) from any Selection group
*GY1148 Methods of geographical analysis must be taken with or after ST104A Statistics 1

Notes:

The structure shown above is subject to confirmation in the 2011-2012 Regulations. The Regulations also contain full details on the rules that govern the choice of any course. Students already registered on the programme should consult the current Regulations section of our website.
To be eligible for the award of a degree, you must attempt all 12 courses and pass a minimum of 10 (although this would result in a drop in the class band of the degree award). On the Graduate Entry Route, you must successfully pass all 9 courses to be eligible for the award of degree.
In your first year of study you must demonstrate the capacity to succeed at Level 4 (100) courses before advancing to Level 5 (200) or Level 6 (300) courses, unless you have received accreditation of prior learning.
Prerequisites - courses which you must have already passed - are shown in brackets.
Course codes are new from the 2011–2012 academic year and replace any previous year’s examination numbers. This change does not affect the syllabus or course content. Please note that the course information sheet displays the old code – this will be updated in due course.