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3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
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Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
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Location
Singleton Park Campus
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Sep 2021 £ 18,550
4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry
UCAS Code
F273
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
ABB-BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
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Sep 2021 £ 18,550
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Campus Based
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Singleton Park Campus
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Sep 2021 £ 18,550
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
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F8R9
Mode of Study
Campus Based
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ABB-BBB - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 18,550
4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry
UCAS Code
F273
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Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 18,550
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  • Top 15 Graduate Prospects [Complete University Guide, 2021]
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Shanghai Ranking 2020Our BSc Geography degree is suitable for students who have more of an interest in physical geography. You will cover geographical themes including glacial environments and processes, climate change, meteorology and plate tectonics.

Why Geography at Swansea?

Geography at Swansea University attracts students from across the world. Our department is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay.

Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Tavi Murray, Professor Adrian Luckman, and Dr Amanda Rogers

Swansea University holds a TEF Gold award, UK Government recognition for teaching excellence.

Related courses
BSc Geography with a foundation year - for students who don't meet the necessary requirements to enter onto the first year of a degree course.
BA Geography BA Human Geography
BSc Physical Geography BSc Geography and Geographical Information Science
BSc Environmental Geoscience BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency

Your Geography Experience

  • A flexibly structured degree path which can be customised with a mixture of human and physical geography modules. Students will  have the opportunity to study abroad for a year or work in industry for a year, either locally, nationally or overseas.
  • At Swansea we place a strong emphasis on fieldwork. Our field-courses take students to areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Gower Peninsula, and to locations across the world such as Borneo, The Indian Himalayas and Mallorca.

Geography Employment Opportunities

Our graduates have become Catchment Scientists, Ecologists, Geographical Data Processors, Surveyors, Housing Officers, Meteorologists, Journalists, Government Advisors and Lecturers.

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Modules

Following early compulsory modules including the earth’s changing face, global environmental change and global shifts, you will be able to craft your own personalised path throughout the degree.

You will select from a wide range of optional modules, with the chance to mix human and physical geography modules, leading to a dissertation in your final year.

BSc 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GEG132 Period September-January20Dynamic Earth Systems
Optional Modules
GEG100/GEC100 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC100 Period September-January20Sgiliau Daearyddol
GEG100 Period September-January20Geographical skills
AND
GEG133/GEC133 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC133 Period January-June20Peryglon Naturiol a Chymdeithas
GEG133 Period January-June20Natural Hazards and Society
AND
GEC135/GEG135 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC135 Period September-January20Cynaliadwyedd a'r Argyfwng Hinsawdd
GEG135 Period September-January20Sustainability and the Climate Emergency
AND
GEC140/GEG140 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC140 Period January-June20Prosiect a Dulliau Ymchwil
GEG140 Period January-June20Project and Methods
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG130 Period September-January20Globalisation
GEG131 Period January-June20Cities
GEL121 Period January-June20Introducing Planet Earth: an overview of geology

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC275 with GEG275, GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
GEG276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC277 Period September-January20Dulliau ac Ymagweddau Daearyddol
GEG277 Period September-January20Geographical Methods and Approaches
AND
Compulsory Skills and Data Analysis 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC278 Period January-June20Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd Hir
GEG278 Period January-June20Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation Skills
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG252B Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Berlin
GEG252M Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Mallorca
GEG252MB Period January-June20Geographical Field Work Skills: Malaysian, Borneo
GEG252N Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: New York
GEG252V Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Vancouver
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC269 is taught through the medium of welsh GEC275 is the welsh equivalent of GEG275

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GE-200Academic Year0Professional Development and Career Planning
GEG211 Period September-January10Glacial Environments
GEG229 Period September-January10Marginal Cultural Geographies
GEG236 Period September-January10Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental Change
GEG251 Period September-January10Political Geographies
GEL203 Period September-January10Earth history
GEC269 Period January-June10Cyfathrebu Gwyddoniaeth
GEC275 Period January-June10Iaith, Gofod a Chymdeithas
GEG202 Period January-June10Rivers
GEG221 Period January-June10Regional Economic Development
GEG230 Period January-June10 Social Geographies
GEG269 Period January-June10Sustainable Land Management
GEG275 Period January-June10Language, Space and Society
GEL204 Period January-June10Geological Record of Past Environments

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Dissertation GEG331/GEC331 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC331 Period September-June30Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth
GEG331 Period September-June30Dissertation Report: Geography
AND
DSG GEG332/GEC332 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC332 Period September-June10Cefnogaeth Traethawd Hir
GEG332 Period September-June10Dissertation Support: Geography
AND
GEC333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEC333 Period January-June20Ffiniau Ymchwil Daearyddol
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change
OR
GEG333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEG333 Period January-June20Geographical Research Frontiers
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GEG132 Period September-January20Dynamic Earth Systems
Optional Modules
GEG100/GEC100 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC100 Period September-January20Sgiliau Daearyddol
GEG100 Period September-January20Geographical skills
AND
GEG133/GEC133 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC133 Period January-June20Peryglon Naturiol a Chymdeithas
GEG133 Period January-June20Natural Hazards and Society
AND
GEC135/GEG135 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC135 Period September-January20Cynaliadwyedd a'r Argyfwng Hinsawdd
GEG135 Period September-January20Sustainability and the Climate Emergency
AND
GEC140/GEG140 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC140 Period January-June20Prosiect a Dulliau Ymchwil
GEG140 Period January-June20Project and Methods
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG130 Period September-January20Globalisation
GEG131 Period January-June20Cities
GEL121 Period January-June20Introducing Planet Earth: an overview of geology

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC275 with GEG275, GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
GEG276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC277 Period September-January20Dulliau ac Ymagweddau Daearyddol
GEG277 Period September-January20Geographical Methods and Approaches
AND
Compulsory Skills and Data Analysis 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC278 Period January-June20Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd Hir
GEG278 Period January-June20Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation Skills
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG252B Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Berlin
GEG252M Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Mallorca
GEG252MB Period January-June20Geographical Field Work Skills: Malaysian, Borneo
GEG252N Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: New York
GEG252V Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Vancouver
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC269 is taught through the medium of welsh GEC275 is the welsh equivalent of GEG275

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GE-200Academic Year0Professional Development and Career Planning
GEG211 Period September-January10Glacial Environments
GEG229 Period September-January10Marginal Cultural Geographies
GEG236 Period September-January10Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental Change
GEG251 Period September-January10Political Geographies
GEL203 Period September-January10Earth history
GEC269 Period January-June10Cyfathrebu Gwyddoniaeth
GEC275 Period January-June10Iaith, Gofod a Chymdeithas
GEG202 Period January-June10Rivers
GEG221 Period January-June10Regional Economic Development
GEG230 Period January-June10 Social Geographies
GEG269 Period January-June10Sustainable Land Management
GEG275 Period January-June10Language, Space and Society
GEL204 Period January-June10Geological Record of Past Environments

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GE-S00 Period September-June120Year Abroad (Geography)

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Dissertation GEG331/GEC331 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC331 Period September-June30Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth
GEG331 Period September-June30Dissertation Report: Geography
AND
DSG GEG332/GEC332 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC332 Period September-June10Cefnogaeth Traethawd Hir
GEG332 Period September-June10Dissertation Support: Geography
AND
GEC333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEC333 Period January-June20Ffiniau Ymchwil Daearyddol
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change
OR
GEG333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEG333 Period January-June20Geographical Research Frontiers
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change

BSc 4 Year Full-time (with a year in Industry)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GEG132 Period September-January20Dynamic Earth Systems
Optional Modules
GEG100/GEC100 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC100 Period September-January20Sgiliau Daearyddol
GEG100 Period September-January20Geographical skills
AND
GEG133/GEC133 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC133 Period January-June20Peryglon Naturiol a Chymdeithas
GEG133 Period January-June20Natural Hazards and Society
AND
GEC135/GEG135 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC135 Period September-January20Cynaliadwyedd a'r Argyfwng Hinsawdd
GEG135 Period September-January20Sustainability and the Climate Emergency
AND
GEC140/GEG140 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC140 Period January-June20Prosiect a Dulliau Ymchwil
GEG140 Period January-June20Project and Methods
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG130 Period September-January20Globalisation
GEG131 Period January-June20Cities
GEL121 Period January-June20Introducing Planet Earth: an overview of geology

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GE-200Academic Year0Professional Development and Career Planning
Optional Modules
Compulsory GIS 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Cannot select GEC275 with GEG275, GEC276 with GEG276, GEC277 with GEG277 and GEC278 with GEC278 as they are the Welsh and English equivalent of the same module.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
GEG276 Period September-January20Geographic Information Systems
AND
Compulsory Methods and Approaches 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC277 Period September-January20Dulliau ac Ymagweddau Daearyddol
GEG277 Period September-January20Geographical Methods and Approaches
AND
Compulsory Skills and Data Analysis 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC278 Period January-June20Sgiliau Dadansoddi Data a Pharatoi Traethawd Hir
GEG278 Period January-June20Data Analysis and Dissertation Preparation Skills
AND
Field Course 

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module has been pre-allocated to your module selections after our application process in April. Therefore any selection made here will be overwritten by the Geography Department

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG252B Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Berlin
GEG252M Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Mallorca
GEG252MB Period January-June20Geographical Field Work Skills: Malaysian, Borneo
GEG252N Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: New York
GEG252V Period January-June20Geographical Fieldwork skills: Vancouver
AND
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEC269 is taught through the medium of welsh GEC275 is the welsh equivalent of GEG275

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEG211 Period September-January10Glacial Environments
GEG229 Period September-January10Marginal Cultural Geographies
GEG236 Period September-January10Earth from Space: Monitoring Global Environmental Change
GEG251 Period September-January10Political Geographies
GEL203 Period September-January10Earth history
GEC269 Period January-June10Cyfathrebu Gwyddoniaeth
GEC275 Period January-June10Iaith, Gofod a Chymdeithas
GEG202 Period January-June10Rivers
GEG221 Period January-June10Regional Economic Development
GEG230 Period January-June10 Social Geographies
GEG269 Period January-June10Sustainable Land Management
GEG275 Period January-June10Language, Space and Society
GEL204 Period January-June10Geological Record of Past Environments

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
GE-E00Academic Year120Geography Industrial Placement Year

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Dissertation GEG331/GEC331 

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC331 Period September-June30Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth
GEG331 Period September-June30Dissertation Report: Geography
AND
DSG GEG332/GEC332 

Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEC332 Period September-June10Cefnogaeth Traethawd Hir
GEG332 Period September-June10Dissertation Support: Geography
AND
GEC333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEC333 Period January-June20Ffiniau Ymchwil Daearyddol
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change
OR
GEG333  

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : GEB301 applications for this module will be during teaching block 2 in your 2nd year. If successful your allocation of this module will be added by the Student Information Office directly onto your profile. Can only select two modules out of GEB301/GEC333 or GEG333 and AR-400

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
GEB301Academic Year20Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
GEG329 Period September-January20Animating Migration Theory
GEG336 Period September-January20Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
GEG342 Period September-January20Geographies of National Identity
GEG344 Period September-June20The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
GEG345 Period September-January20Humid Tropical Environments and Landscapes
GEG346 Period September-January20Capital and Labour in the 21st century
GEG347 Period September-January20Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
AR-400 Period January-June20Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice
GEG333 Period January-June20Geographical Research Frontiers
GEG338 Period January-June20Plant Biogeography
GEG341 Period January-June20Contemporary Rural Britain
GEG348 Period January-June20Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics
GEG352 Period January-June20World Cities
GEG358 Period January-June20Measuring Climate Change

Entry Requirements

A levels: ABB-BBB including Geography or related subject.

BTEC: DDM any subject plus Grade B in A Level Geography.

Scottish Highers: ABBBC to include Grade B in Geography (or a related subject)

Access - Science or Humanities Accepted: 24 Distinctions and 15 Merits. Minimum of 3 Distinctions in Geography.

Welsh Baccalaureate: Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade

IB: 32 overall with 5 in Higher Level Geography

IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test

All applications will be considered on an individual basis, and we will look at the whole application when deciding whether to make an offer of a place, including: the balance, nature and quality of A-level, AS and GCSE subjects (or equivalent); personal statement and referee’s comments.

General Studies and Key Skills qualifications are normally excluded from our offers.

How You're Taught

Teaching during Covid19

Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, this course will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some teaching will be done online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you. 

The exact mix of these activities will vary by discipline and year; not all activities will be used in all cases.  

 LIVESELF-DIRECTED
ON-LINE
  • Induction and welcome activities       
  • Zoom lectures and seminars
  • Academic mentoring
  • Office hours
  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Canvas quizzes and learning activities    
  • Independent study
  • Electronic Readings Assessment
ON-CAMPUS
  • Local field classes
  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Workshops
  • Academic mentoring
  • Group work
  • Projects
  • Campus tours

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

  • An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
  • The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
  • Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
  • Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
  • The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
  • A Welsh-speaking academic tutor.
  • One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

Professional Body Accreditation

Our programmes have been accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in geographical knowledge and skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of the world beyond higher education. The accreditation criteria require evidence that graduates from accredited programmes meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, technical ability and transferable skills.

Meet Your Lecturers

You will be taught by world-class lecturers who are all active researchers. Their research activities in areas such as climate change, glaciology, poverty alleviation through control of disease and pollution risks from wildfire ash, help to change the world for the better.

  • Dr Joanne Maddern, Programme Director
  • Dr Rhian Meara, Admissions Tutor

See all of the Geography staff

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date UK EU International
September 2020 £ 9,000 £ 9,000 £ 18,000
September 2021 £ 9,000 £ 18,550 £ 18,550

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date UK EU International
September 2020 £ 9,000 £ 9,000 £ 18,000
September 2021 £ 9,000 £ 18,550 £ 18,550

4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry

Start Date UK EU International
September 2020 £ 9,000 £ 9,000 £ 18,000
September 2021 £ 9,000 £ 18,550 £ 18,550

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

EU Transitional Bursary available for September 2021.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Our degree schemes in Geography are eligible for the Ysgoloriaeth Cymhelliant scholarships, as we offer 40 credits or more through Welsh at all levels. Our BSc Geography scheme, with 80 credits available at all levels, is also normally eligible for the Prif Ysgoloriaeth scholarship. We also welcome students who may  wish to study just one or two specific modules through the medium of Welsh.

More information on scholarships

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Level 2 Single Honours:

  • Students choose from a range of overseas fieldcourses, all of which are subsidised but require an additional payment, which varies according to destination, e.g. Austria or Berlin, approximately £250; Vancouver or New York, approximately £900.

Level 2 Joint Honours:

  • Students may attend an international fieldcourse as space allows but pay the full cost of the fieldcourse (e.g. currently £450 for Mallorca).
  • Non-Physical Earth Science students can select GEL204 which includes a Pembrokeshire field weekend at a cost of £65 (for non-PES students).

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Geography is a popular subject because it provides a critical understanding of the modern world.

This understanding can be broadly applied in the world of work, creating a diverse range of employment opportunities for geography graduates.

These are a small number of their recent destinations. 

  • Multi Site Supervisor (Phase Eight)
  • Data Analyst (PHS Group)
  • Account Manager Support (Handelsbanken)
  • Geographical Data Processor (Western Power Distribution)
  • Catchment Scientist (Welsh Water)
  • Ecologist (Natural England)

Swansea University helps you to prepare for your future career by helping you to find work placements and relevant part-time jobs, offering year in industry options. In addition, our Geography degree programmes have a bespoke work experience module offered in Year 3 where students can undertake a four-week placement and gain experience as a professional geographer.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Our lecturers operate an ‘open door’ policy so you can chat with them about any concerns you may be having. These do not have to be just course related; our academic staff are there to help you with anything at all during your time in Swansea.

Each course has a student rep. They are there to make sure that every student voice is heard. Their role is to listen and feedback on your opinions, attend regular meetings and make sure that the people who can make changes listen to the people who really matter - you!

We offer both academic mentoring and peer mentoring. All students on our undergraduate courses are assigned an Academic Mentor, who will offer you not only Academic Guidance, but advice on finding and accessing help with personal issues. Our Peer mentoring scheme is in place to help new students settle into university life here at Swansea. You will get a chance to talk to your mentor who can tell you about their experiences as a student and also chat about student life. The peer mentoring scheme is a great way to meet students and widen your friendship circle while at Swansea.

You can also get help with personal issues from our wide range of student support such as CampusLife, Inclusive Student Support Services and The Centre for Academic Success.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad. To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Additional Information

All of our Geography courses have modules that involve a field course. Swansea University is an ideal place to study Geography as we have outstanding locations on our doorstep for both human and physical geography disciplines. We make the best of our locality by visiting the coastal Gower peninsula, the mountainous Brecon Beacons and looking at the local urban and industrial centres of South Wales.

Further afield, past field course destinations have included New York, Berlin, Mallorca, Austria, Borneo, and Vancouver. These trips of a lifetime are a great way to learn about other environments and people, and also to bond and work collaboratively with your fellow students and lecturers. There is also an opportunity to apply for a place on our field course to Sikkim, in the Indian Himalayas, where you’ll be working with students and staff from our Biosciences department.

BSc Geography with a year abroad

As part of this degree scheme, you will be able to study at one of our huge range of partner universities in your third year. Studying abroad is a great opportunity to experience another culture, make friends from around the world and gain valuable experience to prepare you for the world of work after you complete your studies.

Places and availability change annually so specific destinations can’t be guaranteed, but previously Geography students have completed their year abroad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the USA.

Not only do we match you with a partner university, and offer you support in all stages of the process, we also offer a range of dedicated bursaries and grants to help you fund your international experience. Find out more at our Go Global pages

BSc Geography with a year in industry

Studying Geography at Swansea  will help you to better understand the world around you and will equip you will all the skills needed to move seamlessly into the workplace. Our Year in Industry degrees will help you hone your employability skills, getting you ready for the wider world of work. After your year of work you will return to our beautiful beachside campus to complete your studies and graduate with our Year in industry degree, making you more desirable to prospective employers.

Although securing a placement is the responsibility of the student, we work with a number of organisations who provide a range of placement opportunities. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies you will transfer onto the equivalent degree programme.

 

Geography, BSc (Hons)

Geography with a Year Abroad, BSc (Hons)

Geography with a Year in Industry, BSc (Hons)

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