Geography

Course summary

Geography is the study of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere, the human responses to them, and increasingly, the human effects upon them. The study of Geography will give you an insight into issues which affect your everyday life, ranging from physical aspects like coastal systems, hot desert environments and ecosystems, to human geography, covering topics such as global systems, population and urban environments. Geography is often seen as a bridging subject linking the sciences and the arts. It can be easily combined with other A level subjects and helps pupils to keep their future options open. The A level course studies concepts with contrasting themes of contemporary or environmental impact, management and sustainability. The topics are designed to give students the opportunity to exercise and develop geographical skills including observation, measurement and geospatial mapping skills, together with data manipulation and statistical skills. As there is a coursework component, this may entail fieldwork that requires students to visit other parts of the UK or even go abroad and there will, naturally, be a cost to this.