
Greg Spellman
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science
Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
DiscoverUCAS Code:
BSc: F800
BSc with Foundation: F801
Level:
Undergraduate
Duration:
Full Time: 3 years
Full Time Foundation: 4 years
Part Time: 4 years
Starting:
September
Fees UK 24/25:
Full Time: £9,250
Part Time: £1,540 (per 20 credits)
Integrated Foundation Year: £9,250
Fees International 24/25:
Full Time: £15,200
Integrated Foundation Year: £15,200
Location:
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What physical and human factors impact on our environment? How are they being addressed at local, national and international levels? How can we influence change?
Our BSc Geography degree at UON explores these questions, using small group teaching and one-to-one tutorials to ensure you get individual support from our team of enthusiastic, experienced and research-active academic staff. There are opportunities to attend field trips throughout the degree, and you will complete a short work placement in your final year. There is flexibility in the programme, enabling you to specialise in human geography or physical geography in the second and third years of their degree if you wish to.
This programme has 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.
Updated 21/11/2023
We offer an innovative approach to enhancing your employability. Career planning workshops take place in all years of study. In addition, there is a career planning module, which focuses on developing your awareness of jobs you can do with a Geography degree, recruitment processes, and your own subject-specific and transferable skills. The module also includes a short work placement. We work closely with careers advisers to ensure students get one-to-one career guidance and support.
Guest speakers from a range of businesses and organisations – including lots of our own Geography graduates – contribute to the curriculum. This gives you ‘real-world’ insights into current issues, provides up-to-date information about the workplace, and gives opportunities for networking with potential employers.
Our graduates gain employment in a wide range of sectors such as planning, environment, transport, education, energy, insurance, and local government.
Examples of the roles secured by recent graduates include: Flood and Coastal Risk Management Officer; Sustainability Projects Officer; Net-Zero Data Analyst; Graduate Transport Planner; Geography Teacher; Trainee Land Surveyor; Graduate Planning Officer; Community Protection Officer; Graduate Project Officer; GIS Technician; Researcher.
You will learn to use a wide range of field survey equipment throughout your geography degree, mapping changes to our dynamic environment. We will provide you opportunities to use specialist equipment that you may use in your future career. This includes survey-grade Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for precision topographic surveying and a Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) for 3D imaging.
You will have access to a range of modern and well-equipped IT laboratories across the Waterside campus. As part of your studies you will also get an ESRI ArcGIS software license to use at home. This will help you develop highly desirable digital skills using an industry-standard Geographic Information System (GIS) for mapping and spatial analysis. As part of your studies, we will also provide you with access to historical and contemporary Ordnance Survey mapping data via the Edina Digimap service.
You will have access to our Geographical and Environmental Sciences laboratory, allowing you to work on projects alongside our team of active internationally-recognised researchers. Our laboratories are well equipped and include a laser granulometer and gamma-ray spectrometer that you can use for environmental surveys and assessments.