Geography with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Geography BSc (Hons)**<br/><br/>Explore the Earths dynamic patterns and systems to help predict and protect its future. From climate change to sustainability, tackle real-world problems with research-active academics to gain the skills to enter a wide variety of careers.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?** <br/><br/><br/>- Top 20 for Geography (Guardian University League Table, 2023)<br/><br/><br/>- Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) <br/><br/><br/>- Our 600-acre campus offers a fantastic natural environment to perform fieldwork <br/><br/><br/>- International year and work placement options<br/><br/><br/>- Develop practical geographical skills that are valued in the workplace<br/><br/><br/>Geographers understand the complexity of the natural world, monitor how it changes and use this information to address some of the world’s most pressing issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water resource management, pollution, and natural hazards.<br/><br/>Our Geography BSc will enable you to learn about the impact of climate change on society and the systems and processes that shape our Earth and its landscapes. From glacial and coastal environments to the lakes and ecosystems upon which we rely, you will explore how we can manage and protect natural resources including water, energy and soils.<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. <br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. <br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.