BA (Hons) Geography and Tourism
Course overview
| Qualification | Bachelor's Degree |
| Study mode | Full-time |
| Duration | 4 years |
| Intakes | September |
| Tuition (Local students) | Data not available |
| Tuition (Foreign students) | Data not available |
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Entry Requirements
- GCSE: For all applicants Grade C or above, or Grade 4 under newly reformed GCSE grading, in English Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.
- A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.
- Relevant subjects: Geography, Environmental Studies, Land and Environment
- EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
- Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; to include 30 level 3 credits at merit.
- Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.
Curriculum
Foundation year (Year 0)
- Environment and Sustainability
- Society, Economy and governance
- Development and Place
- Data Analysis and Design
- Foundation Project in Sustainability.
Year one
- Understanding Tourism
- Culture, Society and Place
- Geographies of Globalisation
- Field study in Human Geography
- Geographical Skills.
Year two
- Planning Sustainable Tourism
- Researching Human Geography
- Culture, Geography and Tourism
- Professional Development for Geographers
- Practising Sustainability.
And you will select two of the following optional modules:
- Managing Global Resources
- Migration, Policy and Society
- Regenerating Cities
- Rural Change and Development
- Geographies of Security.
Optional Placement Year
All students are encouraged to spend their third year in a work placement. Undertaking a placement is a fantastic opportunity to gain a foothold on the employment ladder. The curriculum in the second year provides support in securing a relevant placement.
Final year
You will study the following compulsory modules:
- International Tourism Development and the Environment
- Contemporary Issues in Tourism.
If you have not undertaken a placement year, you will also study the module:
- Final Year Project.
If you have completed a placement year, you will also study the modules:
- Placement
- Independent Project.
Plus select one of the following optional modules:
- Transforming Cities
- GIS and Remote Sensing
- Advanced Geographical Expedition
- Environmental Management in the Global South.