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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have consulted our course options information for first years (delivered in Welcome Week).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 40 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Student Advisor.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad in Y3 must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their exchange. It is compulsory to have passed 240 credits by the June progression board.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.

AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum.

Students wishing to take an honours elective outside of Geography should consult with their Student Advisor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 9

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note: Geography Small Research Project is normally only taken where a student is unable to attend one of the fieldwork foundation courses because of Exceptional Circumstances which have been approved by the Exceptional Circumstances Committee.
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Students wishing to take an honours elective outside of Geography should consult with their Student Advisor.

Whilst you are free to select any of the available courses (subject to availability), to assist with your selection, courses with GeoSciences (Schedule N) have been identified as complementary to your studies by the Degree Programme Convenor.

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Students wishing to take an honours elective outside of Geography should consult with their Student Advisor.

Whilst you are free to select any of the available courses (subject to availability), to assist with your selection, courses with GeoSciences (Schedule N) have been identified as complementary to your studies by the Degree Programme Convenor.
AND

MA Geography Year 4 Options

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses

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