Geography

Course summary

Studying geography will enable you to make connections between natural, social, economic, political and technological systems, and make well-informed judgements about environments and have an understanding of sustainable development and global climate. You will also develop meaningful and transferable skills including literacy, numeracy, ICT and enquiry, as well as visual skills through interpreting maps, graphs, diagrams and satellite images. Geographers have a good knowledge of the wider world and a genuine interest in economic, political, social and environmental issues. They are competent at writing essays, completing research projects on their own initiative; and are skilled in information retrieval and data analysis.