BSc Geography

The BSc Geography course offered by the University of Birmingham is a diverse and flexible programme that allows you to choose between a broad range of topics reflecting your interests and passions. Taught by world-leading experts in a friendly and supportive environment, the course explores critical global issues such as climate change, sustainable development and environmental management.Course Content: The coursework covers a broad spectrum of geography, including physical and human aspects, research methods, and global challenges. Historical geography, water and bio-geographical processes, the geography of health, and the business of sustainability are among the topics discussed. Students have the option to take a 'Year Abroad' or 'Year with Industrial Placement', and there are additional optional modules in every year that allow students to specialise further in their favourite areas.Key Modules: Some of the main modules covered in the course are ‘Geographical Techniques’, ‘Engaging Geography’, ‘Global Environmental Change’ and ‘Living with Climate Change’.Accreditations: The programme is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG).Future Careers: The skills and knowledge acquired over the duration of the course can be applied to a wide range of careers. Alumni of the course have gone on to careers in conservation management, environmental consulting, the public sector, teaching, and further academic research. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.