From exploring landscapes and how they are shaped, to interpreting satellite Earth observation and GIS data, to monitoring environmental changes from Space, the study of geography is more relevant than ever.
If youre particularly focused on enhancing your employability and have a keen interest in physical geography, this scheme will equip you with highly desirable practical, numerical and computational skills for a wide range of careers. These include regional planning, environmental management, local authority work, financial planning, computing or business and retail mana...
From exploring landscapes and how they are shaped, to interpreting satellite Earth observation and GIS data, to monitoring environmental changes from Space, the study of geography is more relevant than ever.<br/><br/>If youre particularly focused on enhancing your employability and have a keen interest in physical geography, this scheme will equip you with highly desirable practical, numerical and computational skills for a wide range of careers. These include regional planning, environmental management, local authority work, financial planning, computing or business and retail management.<br/><br/>We are ideally placed to offer exceptional fieldwork opportunities.. Just a short drive from the UKs first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Gower Peninsula, you will have easy access to Bannau Brycheiniog, rural west Wales and the urban and industrial landscapes of South Wales. Youll also have an opportunity to carry out fieldwork overseas in Austria, Malaysian Borneo, Mallorca or Vancouver.<br/><br/>Through this degree, you will explore topical issues such as glacial environments and processes, global environmental change, global geophysics and plate tectonics. Youll also get the chance to develop some valuable transferable work skills in your penultimate year of study through an industrial placement. Youll have access to our high-performance computer lab for processing and interpreting satellite Earth observation and GIS data, a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer, a climatic test chamber, mineral magnetic characterisation equipment and an automatic organic carbon analyser.<br/><br/>You will learn from internationally renowned academics including Professor Tavi Murray, the first woman to be awarded Polar Medal by HM Queen, Professor Adrian Luckman, who has achieved global media coverage for his climate change research, Professor Peter North, who received international coverage of his work with NASA, and Professor Siwan Davies, whose work focuses on the dramatic changes to our climate.<br/><br/>All the lecturers were incredibly helpful and committed to the students. Definitely choose to study at Swansea, not only will you receive an outstanding level of teaching from all lecturers, you will have an incredible experience outside of University exploring everything Swansea has to offer.<br/><br/><br/>- Jack Philpott, BSc Physical Geography<br/><br/><br/>We guarantee that you will be made a conditional offer for a course at Swansea University. Subject requirements will apply. Please come along to our next Open Day or get in touch for further information. Book an Open Day here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/our-open-days/
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
Singleton Park Campus
Provider Details
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Course Code
F932
Institution Code
S93
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffScottish HigherAccess to HE DiplomaScience or Humanities Accepted: 24 Distinctions and 15 merits. Minimum of 3 Distinctions in Geography. International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade A level |
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