Geography

Course summary

A-Level Geography is recognised for its academic rigour. The knowledge and skills developed include understanding global systems, planning research, report writing, working in a team, using new technologies and communication skills; skills highly prized by employers. Assessment is two written exam papers and a piece of individualised fieldwork (NEA). Physical units include coastal systems, water and carbon cycles, landscapes and hazards. Human units include contemporary urban environments, global systems, governance and changing places; all studied on a local, national and global scale, enabling students to gain both a broad and specific knowledge about the world around them and issues of the 21st Century. Students are expected to keep upto- date with global issues. Included in these units are several opportunities for geography fieldwork investigation as well as the use of a wide range of geographical skills. CAREERS Students with A-Level Geography have access to a wide range of possible career and higher educational opportunities. You learn and use a variety of transferable skills throughout the course. These include collecting, analysing and interpreting data, communicating your findings in different ways and identifying and developing links between different parts of the subject. These skills are have great value to employers, universities and colleges. Jobs and careers where Geography is useful include: cartographer, consultant, surveyor, environmental information systems officer, teacher, researcher, town planner, astronomer, international aid/ development worker, landscape architect, logistics and distribution manager, conservationist, risk analyst, sustainability consultant, tourism officer, etc.