Universities United Kingdom Queen Mary University of London Courses BSc(Hons) Geography

BSc(Hons) Geography

Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 20,000
Country Rank#15
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 100

Program Overview

Study the processes that shape our ever-changing planet and learn about interactions between the natural environment and society.

Our Geography BSc programme explores how physical, chemical, biological and human agents affect the landscape over timescales from milliseconds to millennia.

You can explore a diverse mix of subjects from geomorphology, river science and geoecology to climate change and natural hazards, and learn about novel approaches to environmental management. You can also choose to study human geography modules on subjects including geographies of nature, development, technology and society.

We’ll train you to undertake research using our state-of-the-art field and laboratory equipment, geographical information systems (GIS) and environmental modelling facilities.

You’ll participate in UK-based fieldwork and will have the option to go on international field trips, for example to the Netherlands (other destinations are currently being confirmed).

In the final year you’ll design your own project with guidance from our experts, developing the skills to become a researcher in your own right.

Course Content
Structure
You can complete your Geography degree in three or four years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

YEAR 1
- Ideas and Practice in Geography (GEG4007)
- Geography in the World (GEG4003)
- Research Methods for Geographers and Environmental Scientists* (GEG4004)
- Getting Started In Geography and Environmental Science (GEG4210)
- Global Worlds (GEG4112)
- Earth Surface Science (GEG4209)
YEAR 2

Compulsory
- Environmental Research Methods* (GEG5215)
- Research Design (GEG5214)
Choose from
- Cultural Geographies (GEG5126)
- Society and Space (GEG5127)
- Spaces of Uneven Development (GEG5128)
- Economic Geographies (GEG5129)
- Health, Space and Justice (GEG5135)
- Geospatial Science (GEG5223)
- Ecosystem Science (GEG5224)
- Past Environmental Change (GEG5229)
- Colonial Lives and Afterlives (GEG5142)
- Geomorphology (GEG5225)
- Fragile Environments (GEG5231)
- New York: Nature and the City (GEG5150)
- Future Coasts* (GEG5228)
YEAR 3

Compulsory
- Independent Geographical Study (GEG6000)
Choose from
- Geographies of Home (GEG6102)
- Global Historical Geographies (GEG6105)
- Geopolitics post-9/11: War, Security, Economy (GEG6130)
- The Public Life of Cities (GEG6148)
- Historical Geographies of Childhood and Youth (GEG6143)
- Environmental Hazards (GEG6203)
- Flood Risk Management (GEG6314)
- Advanced Geospatial Science (GEG6230)
- Historical Geographies of Medicine (GEG6145)
- Kinship: Geographical Perspectives (GEG6146)
- Progress in Physical Geography and Environmental Science (GEG6221)
- Nature-based Climate Solutions (GEG6232)
- Volcanoes, Climate change and Society (GEG6229)
- Environmental Pollution (GEG6226)
- Geography, Technology and Society (GEG6134)
- Fragile Environments (GEG6231)
- New York: Nature and the City* (GEG6150)
- Future Coasts* (GEG6228)
- Geographies of Forced Migration (GEG6147)
- Urban African Economies (GEG6151)
- Latin American Debates (GEG6144)
- Contemporary India: Politics, Society and Economy (GEG6129)
- Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (GEG6225)
Entry Requirement
Non-UK students
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.

Student Visa Regulations

If you will require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must meet the minimum English Language requirements to meet the UKVI regulations. The minimum IELTS requirement is 5.5 in all four skills (Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening). However, many of our courses require higher grades.

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

If you fall slightly below our standard English language requirements, you may consider one of our Pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you will require a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) for entry to our Thirteen week pre-sessional courses. Currently, only IELTS for UKVI, PTE Academic (UKVI), LanguageCert International ESOL SELT and Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE) are accepted. The Pre-sessional English course requirements are published according to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administere
Fees & Scholarships
Home fees £9,250

Overseas fees £20,000

Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.
Career Prospect
Many of our graduates use their subject knowledge directly, in environmental policy, town or transport planning or geographical information systems (GIS). Others take their transferable skills into other careers, from business to health.

Recent graduates have been hired by:
- Citizens UK
- Deloitte
- Environment Agency
- Jacobs
- Ordnance Survey
- WWF

Cost Of Studying At Queen Mary University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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