Geography explores the relationships between people, places and the environment. Our diverse degree has a strong emphasis on applied skills and career development. You can choose to specialise or maintain a broad range of interests, and a placement year offers valuable work experience. Plymouth is the ideal setting, giving you hands-on experience of a vibrant, historically-rich, urban environment surrounded by iconic rural and coastal communities and landscapes. You will learn from expert, accessible, supportive staff who are skilled researchers in their field. You’ll enjoy unique open access to our laboratory and resource centre designed for students studying science and engineering courses. You’ll also take advantage of a wide range of study abroad possibilities in Europe and the USA, as well as a residential field course in each year of the course. * Choose from a range of human, physical and environmental geography modules – our stimulating programme of geographical studies includes theory and practical elements. * Develop your understanding of the ways in which humans interpret, organise and respond to aspects in their social, cultural, economic, political and physical environments through teaching that includes lectures, seminars, international residential fieldwork, tutorials, information and communications technology and geographic information systems. * Learn from expert, accessible, supportive staff who are skilled researchers in their field. * Experience a valuable work placement programme, opening up a range of career opportunities such as consultancy, policy development and management, teaching, planning and conservation.

In your first year, modules will introduce you to the latest developments in human and physical geography. Undertake residential fieldwork and develop your practical and applied skills through lab work. You’ll also take part in small group tutorials. In your second 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 Ireland or Brittany. In your final year, you’ll have the option of an overseas field-course (recent courses have run in USA, Iceland, Borneo, Denmark and Portugal). You’ll also 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.

9% of assessment is by exam, 79% by coursework and 12% practical assessment

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: L700

Institution code: P60

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

Maths and English GCSE at Grade C/4

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Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 89%

For all information about tuition fees, please visit our fees and funding pages at www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees * Fees are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

Drake Circus
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