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Geography (BSc) - Single Honours Full Time - Course Map

For current students who started their course in 2012/13 academic year and later.
  • Course Code: GEODG
  • Course Leader: Phillip Toms
  • Senior Tutor(s):
To achieve your intended award you must meet the overall award requirements for your course.

Programme without a placement year

  • Take 360 CATs in total, with 120 CATs at each Level.
  • Single Honours: take at least 300 CATs from the course including at least 75 CATs at each Level
  • Joints: take at least 135 CATs from each subject including at least 30 CATs at each Level
  • Pass 300 CATs in total with at least 90 CATs at both Levels 4 & 5 (whilst achieving at least 30% in the remaining 60 CATs to allow them to be condoned) and 120 CATs at Level 6
  • Pass compulsory and core modules described in the Course Map

Programme with a placement year

  • Take 480 CATs including a 120 CATs placement module and 120 CATs at each Level.
  • Single Honours: take at least 300 CATs from the course including at least 75 CATs at each Level
  • Joints: take at least 135 CATs from each subject including at least 30 CATs at each Level
  • Pass 420 CATs in total (including the placement module).
  • Pass at least 90 CATs at both Levels 4 and 210 CATs at Level 5 (whilst achieving at least 30% in the remaining 60 CATs to allow them to be condoned) and 120 CATs at Level 6
  • Pass compulsory and core modules described in the Course Map

Level 4

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS4301: Introductory Geographical Research & Fieldwork
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO107
30
NS4302: Earth Systems & Processes
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO103
30
NS4303: Living in a Globalised World
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO104 or SY114
30
NS4304: Data Handling and Presentation
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with BIO109 or GEO109
15
NS4305: Practical Environmental Investigation
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO106
15

Level 5

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS5301: Fieldwork Elective
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO207
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4301 or pass NS4401
15
NS5302: Threats to Civilisation 30
NS5308: Geographical Enquiry
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO208, GEO209, GEO210, NS5402
15
Other modules that can be counted toward your programme include:
NS5001: Internship
Restrictions: Only available to ANB, BIO, CRI, GEO, SY, PY
15
NS5204: Ecological Impact Assessment and Monitoring
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with BIO228
15
NS5205: Biogeography
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with BIO227 or GEO227
15
NS5303: Ice Age Earth
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO204
15
NS5304: Conflict & Development 15
NS5305: Cities: Urban Worlds
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO202
15
NS5306: Fluvial Hydrosystems
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO205
15
NS5307: Geographic Information Systems
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO206
15
NS5403: Crimes against Humanity
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with SY231
15

Level 6

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS6301: Global Futures
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO301
15
NS6333: Geography Dissertation
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO333
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS5301 and pass NS5308
30
Other modules that can be counted toward your programme include:
NS6204: Pollution in Ecological Systems
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with BIO328
15
NS6206: Palaeoecology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with BIO327 or GEO327
15
NS6302: Climate Change
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO305
15
NS6303: The Postcolonial World
Restrictions: Cannot the counted with GEO304
15
NS6304: Cities: Space and Culture
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO302
15
NS6305: River Science and Management
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO306
15
NS6306: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO307
15
NS6504: Global Crime
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI304
15
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