Geography

Course summary

Geography is an increasingly popular subject at Dean Close with many opting to continue to study some aspect of Geography at university. Staff are passionate about the subject and have a wide range of experience both in the classroom and in the wider school setting. Specific interests include Geology, Glaciation, GIS, Demography and Urban Regeneration. Geography is concerned with the multicultural society and interdependent world in which we live, where incidents in one place are caught up in chains of events spanning the globe. The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before and as geographers our understanding of that change is more important than ever. Students will at all times be encouraged to look beyond the classroom and enhance their geographical skills by an active awareness in all contemporary environmental issues using the full range of media resource. Geographers more than any other subject group, have considered the inter-relationships between different aspects of economic, social, environmental, political and cultural issues. Geography looks to the future and will prepare students for the world of the 21st century – Geography provides an education for life. Geography Career path - Geography has never been so important to industry, commerce, retail, economics and the environment. A level Geography enables students to develop a wide variety of transferable skills that are in great demand, including the collection, analysis and interpretation of data and the effective communication of the findings through a variety of mediums. Literacy, numeracy, statistical and ICT skills will be enhanced throughout the course.