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A LEVELS
GEOGRAPHY
CODE
COURSE TITLE
LEVEL
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
PROGRESSION
DURATION
MA021
A-level Geography
3
A-level entry requirements, including:
• English Language grade 9-5
• Geography grade 9-4 (if studied)
Higher education or
employment
2 years
Geography is an engaging and flexible course allowing you
to study the relationships between human populations and
their physical environments at a variety of levels from local
to global.
You will consider your own role in relation to the key
issues studied, as Geography plays a huge part in all of our
everyday lives. Jobs may be found in all areas, from drilling
for oil in the middle of the ocean, to conservation work in
tropical ecosystems.
POSITIVE
FUTURES
SKILLS FOR JOBS
SKILLS FOR LIFE
Positive Futures is a set of essential
qualities, embedded throughout
your study programme, that we
seek to develop in all students:
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Commitment
Collaboration
Confidence
Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive
Futures Careers Programme,
developing key employability
skills through a diverse range of
activities including work placements,
volunteering, employer talks,
industry study visits and employment
and university fairs.
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Geographers help to find natural resources and research
into alternative energy technologies. With qualifications
in Geography, you can help to change the future.
As part of your course you will have the opportunity to
engage in practical fieldwork activities.
TOPICS YOU
WILL STUDY
HOW YOU WILL
BE ASSESSED
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• 80% exams
• 20% coursework – investigative
geography
Landscape systems
Rebranding and placemaking
Earth’s life support systems
Carbon and water cycles
Disease dilemmas
Disease diffusion and eradication
Hazardous Earth
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Global migration
Globalisation and flows of ideas
Powers and borders
Sovereignty and territorial integrity
Geographical skills
Coursework (fieldwork skills)