Geography

专业详情

Geographers study some of the biggest challenges facing our planet, from food security, climate and biodiversity emergencies to pandemics and globalisation, and social inequalities and urbanisation to volcanoes and melting ice sheets. Our Geography course tackles these issues. You do not have to choose whether to specialise in physical or human geography as you can do both in all three years.

Facilities and resources

Our library, at the heart of the Department, contains around 20,000 books, journals and periodicals, and is also a fantastic study space. You will also work in our computer suite and physical geography labs, with some teaching taking place at the Scott Polar Research Institute, another integral part of the Department.

Fieldwork and travel

We are committed to fieldwork, a fundamental part of the course, providing an enjoyable way to develop research skills. There are one-day excursions each year, depending on your choice of papers and a compulsory field class of five to eight days in either September at the start of the second year, or in the second year Easter vacation. Recent locations include destinations in both mainland Europe and the British Isles and we are aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of these trips. Students are required to contribute to the cost of residential field trips, but the costs are very substantially subsidised, and financial help is available for eligible students.