Additional Information
Course duration
5-6 years part-time
Pattern of attendance
Daytime: classes are spread across the week, times vary between semesters
Typical entry requirements
BA Geography and BA Geography with Transport Planning: two A Levels including Geography (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications/experience or (for applicants without formal qualifications) successful completion of the University of Leeds Alternative Entry Scheme.
BSc Geography: two A Levels including Geography (excluding General Studies).
BSc Geography-Geology: two A Levels in Geography or equivalent, plus one in any of the following - Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Maths or Physics.
Further information
Please contact the Lifelong Learning Centre
Contact details:
Phone: (0113) 343 3212
email: part-time@leeds.ac.uk
The School of Geography at Leeds is one of the UK’s leading geography departments. Our internationally recognised research underpins teaching at all levels. The syllabus has particular strengths in social and cultural geography, retail planning, urban geography, transport, development, global environmental change, ecology, hydrology, glaciology and environmental management.
BA Geography
This programme focuses on human geography. You will use geographical methods to explore and analyse the complex and reciprocal relationships between human societies and cultures, and the links with the physical landscape. The choice and flexibility of the modules will enable you to specialise or generalise throughout the programme. For more information on the modules you will study as part of this course please see the entry in the programme catalogue.
BSc Geography
This programme focuses on physical geography and enables students to investigate Earth surface processes and study the relationships between the physical components of the Earth, the environment, the landscape and human society. The choice and flexibility of the modules allows you to specialise or generalise throughout the programme. For more information on the modules you will study as part of this course please see the entry in the programme catalogue.
BA Geography with Transport Planning
The programme combines study of human and environmental geography with transport policy in order to develop your understanding of links between transport, development and the environment. Optional modules on a wide range of themes allow you to specialise through the programme and at level 3 you will complete a dissertation on a subject of your choice. For more information on the modules you will study as part of this course please see the entry in the programme catalogue.
BSc Geography-Geology
This programme devotes equal time to the study of physical geography and geology. Initially, you study a range of aspects of physical geography, aimed at providing knowledge of physical sciences comprising studies of the principles of geological sciences, earth history and the properties of rocks and minerals. Later on in the programme you progress to studying the links between geography and geology and gain an understanding of geological processes in interpreting landscape and sedimentary environment evolution. For more information on the modules you will study as part of this course please see the entry in the programme catalogue.
How will I be taught?
Teaching methods include lectures, group work, presentations, tutorials, practicals and fieldwork.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examinations.
Career development
The programmes can open up a wide variety of career paths. Employment opportunities exist within retail planning, marketing, conservation, land and water management and public utilities amongst other fields.
