BSc Geography utilises a range of teaching and assessment methods and a large part of this course is delivered via lectures, seminars, and practical activities in both the lab and field, to help you master core professional skills.
Once you have built up your core skillset, assessments will be undertaken via a range of methods including reports, presentations, seen exams, and posters. Around 70% of your course will be assessed via coursework, with the remaining 30% assessed by exam.
Annual field trips to destinations in the UK and Europe will further allow you to contextualise key issues and apply your skills in a real-world environment.
Modules
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
Year one
- KE4001 -Introduction to Human Geography (Core,20 Credits)
- KE4003 -Geography Fieldwork (Core,20 Credits)
- KE4005 -Exploring Geographical and Environmental Data (Core,20 Credits)
- KE4006 -Dynamic Earth (Core,20 Credits)
- KE4010 -Academic Skills and Personal Development (BSc) (Core,20 Credits)
- KE4014 -Introduction to Physical Environments (Core,20 Credits)
- KE5023 -Academic Language Skills for Geography (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year two
- KE5002 -Cold and Palaeoenvironments (Core,20 Credits)
- KE5003 -Meteorology and Oceanography (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE5014 -Fundamentals of Ecology (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE5017 -Earth Observation and GIS (Core,20 Credits)
- KE5023 -Academic Language Skills for Geography (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
- KE5027 -Research and Fieldwork in Physical Geography (Core,20 Credits)
- KE5028 -Coastal Monitoring and Management (Core,20 Credits)
- KE5029 -Green cities and nature-based solutions (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE5033 -Environmental Cycles: Air, Water, Soil (Optional,20 Credits)
- TE5507 -Student Tutoring (Optional,20 Credits)
Year three
- AT5004 -Year in International Business (This is made up of modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
- KA5029 -International Academic Exchange 1 (Optional,60 Credits)
- KE5023 -Academic Language Skills for Geography (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
- KE5034 -Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- KE5054 -Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- KE5055 -Work placement semester (Optional,60 Credits)
Year four
- KE5023 -Academic Language Skills for Geography (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
- KE6000 -Geography and Environment Dissertation (Core,40 Credits)
- KE6001 -Cold Landscapes (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6002 -Modelling, Computation and Data Manipulation (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6003 -Palaeoecology and Biogeography (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6017 -Development and Disasters (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6018 -Advanced Geospatial Applications (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6019 -Public Health and Occupational Safety (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6023 -Applied Ecology and Conservation Management (Optional,20 Credits)
- KE6031 -Environmental Pollution and Health (Optional,20 Credits)
