Geography – Geography A Level

The world we live in is changing. Geography allows us to see why and how it is changing. It can enhance communication skills, literacy and numeracy skills, IT literacy, spatial awareness, team-work and problem solving skills, as well as environmental awareness.

“Geography is the study of Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. It is, quite simply, about the world in which we live.” Source RGS

Students will cover a wide range of topics and experience a variety of learning and teaching approaches.

Course Specific Trips & Visits

Geography students have the opportunity to take part in a variety of course related experiences. In the last couple of years, these have included:

• 2 day trip to the South Coast including an overnight stay at Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre (compulsory)
• Additional day trips to explore geographical theories (compulsory)
• university taster days (non-compulsory)
• Humanities trip to the USA (New York and Washington DC) in October 2019 (non-compulsory)
• Trip to Beijing in China (non-compulsory)

Many of our students go on to take a degree in Geography or a closely related subject. Employers like Geographers because they develop skills in literacy, numeracy, IT and spatial awareness; additionally they develop team skills and can articulate and analyse complex problems. Geography is an excellent facilitating subject for any professional career.

Studying Geography opens up a wide range of careers, including Environmental Management, Business and Marketing, Planning, International Relations and Geographical Information Systems. Teachers will be able to advise students about university entry and careers of an environmental or geographical nature.

Students wishing to include A Levels in their programme need to have (or expect to achieve) at least five GCSE passes, with at least two at Grade 5 or above (and a satisfactory school reference) in order to be accepted on an A Level/BTEC Level 3 Programme.

In addition, there are different entry requirements for students with and without GCSE Geography:

• Grade 5 in English Language and Grade 5 in Maths, plus Grade 4 in both Core and Additional Science and Grade 5 in Geography, if taken