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BA Geography with Year Abroad
at University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 18,000
Country Rank-
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

This degree is perfect for you if you wish to experience the full breadth of Geography, but would like specialise primarily in Human Geography. After a common first year with BSc students, in Years 2 and 3, we offer a diversity of optional Human Geography modules, covering topics like migration, environmental governance and justice, climate change, gentrification, energy and food security and geopolitics. There remain some Physical Geography module options in years 2 and 3, so you can tailor your degree to become a generalist, or a specialist in Human Geography, depending on your interests.

Throughout your degree, there will be an emphasis on critical thinking and the development of a suite of quantitative and qualitative research skills. We encourage and train our students to be both critical and creative in their research approaches and methods. We use innovative teaching and assessment methods and encourage our students to reflect upon the role Human Geographers play in the modern world.

If you decide at the end of Year 1 that you want to specialise in Physical Geography, you can transfer to the Geography BSc degree.

Course Content
Year 1

You will study a broad range of physical and human geography topics in order to understand the breadth of the subject. A UK-based residential field trip will get you out of the lecture theatre and into the field where you will develop fieldwork skills and do project work.

Modules
- Human Geography for a Globalized World
- Environment, Nature, Society
- Evolution of the Earth System
- Exploring our Digital Planet
- Human Geography Fieldcourse: The dynamics of people and place
- The Contemporary Earth System
- Skills for Professional Geographies
- Working with Geographic Information
Apart from the field course, this is the same as the BSc in Geography, enabling you to switch between the two degrees at the end of your first year if your grades in BSc modules allow this.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2

During this year you will begin to focus on human geography, covering topics such as environmental justice, gentrification, and the politics of development. Your second year will involve an international field trip (previous locations have included New York). A physical Geography option remains and you will take the interdisciplinary Climate Change module in semester one.

Core modules
- Geographical Research in the Field (Human Geography Overseas Field Course)
- Histories and Philosophies of Human Geography
- Research Design and Methods (with Dissertation Planning)
- Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
- Geographical Information Science
Option modules
Choose two option modules from:
- The Dynamic Biosphere
- Environment and Development
- Social and Cultural Geography
- Economy, Society and Space
Then choose one option module from:
- Political Geography: Space, Territory and Power
- Geography in Education (This module has limited spaces)
- Remote Sensing for Geographers
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad or in Industry (optional)

If you want to, you can spend the third year of the BA studying abroad at one of our partner institutions or working in an industrial placement. Alternatively, you can opt to continue studying at the University and complete your degree in three years.

Final Year

Your final year incorporates a blend of teaching and research. You will select a topic to research in your dissertation and choose from a wide range of optional modules.

Choose six option modules from:
- Critical Digital Geographies
- Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Cities of the Global South
- Geographies of the Market Place
- Information Visualisation
- Migration, Place and Diversity
- Critical, Symbolic and Emotional Rural Geographies
- Berlin Fieldcourse: Tracing Geopolitics in Urban Space
- Understanding the Tropical Forests of SE Asia
- Research Communication
- Neotropical Rainforests*
Plus your Dissertation

*On the BA programme, the prerequisite for this module is The Dynamic Biosphere

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Entry Requirement
If you have completed the standard XII awarded by the CISCE/CBSE, or another recognised state exam board, with at least 75% overall, you may be considered for admission to a first year Bachelors degree. For many courses at the University of Leicester, you will need 80% overall or higher, along with higher individual marks of 85% in relevant subjects.
If you are studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree.
If you have already completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university, you may be considered for entry to the first or second year of a Bachelors degree if you have studied relevant subjects and/or modules.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£18000 per year

Career Prospect

Our degrees are designed to broaden your horizon and to help you acquire the skills sought by employers. Leicester geographers are highly competitive in the job market because of our research-based approach to teaching and learning, which fosters your analytical capabilities, creativity and confidence.

We have dedicated careers support in the School to help you realise your career goals. During term time you will also receive information about careers fairs, job opportunities and career development courses, and other practical information to help you on your way.

A second year module 'Geography in Education' provides placements in local secondary schools. Working closely with teachers you can develop skills and experience beneficial to a career in teaching.

We also organise dedicated Geography Careers Events. Recent speakers represented the Civil Service, Selfridges & Co, Hatch Regeneris, the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, the Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

The School has well-established links with many businesses and Government departments, including Natural England, the European Space Agency, the Home Office, BP Exploration, and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

Cost Of Studying At University of Leicester

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA Geography with Year Abroad at University of Leicester