Geography

Course summary

Geography is the study of the rapidly changing world in which we live. It develops a knowledge and understanding of the interaction between the physical and human environment. Geographers understand the importance of planning and managing our resources for both present and future generations. Geographers ask questions. Students are encouraged to use them to explore the world; by identifying and analysing a range of evidence they can learn to form balanced opinions. As a department, the aim is to empower all students to build the tool kit necessary to formulate their own complex answers to questions like: • What do pirates have to do with Geography? • What do photographs and films of Reading tell us about local people’s geographies? • How does the use of my phone affect people on the other side of the world in the Congo? • What do geographers have to add to the study of tropical diseases?