BSc (Hons) Geography with Placement Year

Our BSc (Hons) Geography degree explores the relationships between physical processes, nature and environmental change. All our geography degrees provide students with the knowledge and skills to understand and tackle the biggest global challenges facing the planet and humanity; and our modules do this by engaging with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. You will learn from expert, accessible, and supportive staff who are skilled researchers in their field. Your learning has a strong emphasis on applied skills and career development, with an optional placement year offering work experience. Plymouth is the ideal setting as a vibrant urban environment surrounded by iconic rural and coastal landscapes. All of our degrees are fully accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences’scholarship scheme recognises and rewards students joining our degree courses who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. The University of Plymouth has been named among the top 5% of universities globally in 2022 for its contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals*, in particular, work on marine issues and on climate change. In the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, sustainability is at the heart of our research and teaching. From sustainable cities, affordable and clean energy, to climate policy, biodiversity, and natural hazards, our academic staff work with partners locally and overseas to help understand, communicate and solve fundamental and pressing sustainability challenges. Key features Your degree pathway is flexible, as you can choose human geography (GGH) modules, even if you have entered to study a BSc (physical geography)course.A BSc (Hons) Geography degree would typically comprise more physical geography (GGP) option modules than human geography option modules.Teaching is innovative and student-centred. You will learnthrough lectures, seminars, practicals, national and/or internationalresidential fieldwork, tutorials and one-to-one dissertation support. Learn to use Geographical Information Systems to analyse andcommunicate complex spatial data. Take the opportunity to spend your second year studyingabroad in Europe, Canada, Australia, USA or elsewhere through our exchangeprogramme.Our focus on employability and applied geography supportsstudents to pursue a range of career opportunities. Choose an optional work placement programme providingskills, experience and contacts in a wide range of employment sectors. Benefit from our unique location, in the heart of thehistorical city of Plymouth, bordered by Dartmoor National Park as well as theTamar Valley and South Hams Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Devon andCornwall have glorious beaches, coasts, rivers and estuaries.