A Level Geography aims to provide a view of the world that focuses upon the connection between physical processes and people. Major areas of study include: · Water and carbon stores at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. · The global distribution and size of major stores of water and carbon in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and atmosphere · Factors driving change and change over time related to systems theory · The impacts of climate change and future sustainability/security issues · Coastal systems, processes and landscapes, · Coastal management including traditional and sustainable approaches · Natural hazards including tectonic, weather and wild fires and their impacts on an ever increasing and vulnerable world population · Plate tectonic theory and related volcanic and seismic activity and hazards, with links to human mitigation and adaption · Storm and wildfire hazards – their causes, impacts and human responses · Global systems and global governance including critique · Globalisation and global systems – economic, political, social and environmental interdependence in the contemporary world · International trade and access to markets · Changing places and peoples engagement with place · Changing relationships, connections, meaning and representations in place on local, regional, national, international and global scales · Local and contrasting place studies · Contemporary urban environments – urbanisation and urban forms · Urban climate, drainage, waste and disposal and contemporary urban environmental issues · Sustainable urban development · Geographical fieldwork investigation – quantitative and qualitative research skills
A LEVEL - In order for students to study A Level courses, they will need the following:- An Average Point Score of 5.5 or more at GCSE Level, including at least a grade 5 in GCSE English Language and at least a grade 5 in GCSE Maths. Grade 6 in Geography (or related subject)
Unit/Component: Physical Geography; Section A: Water and Carbon Cycles Section B: Coastal Systems and Landscapes Section C: Hazards Weighting: 40% Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute exam Unit/Component: Human Geography; Section A: Global Systems and Global Governance Section B: Changing Places Section C: Contemporary Urban Environments Weighting: 40% Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute exam Unit/Component: Geography Fieldwork Investigation Weighting: 20% Assessment: 3,000-4,000 word research document In Higher Education Geography is unique in that it can be studied as either a BA. or a BSc degree. Geography is a facilitating A level and can give access to a wide variety of courses depending upon the student’s own interests. It can be used as a fourth Science or as a Humanities qualification giving access to courses ranging from Natural Sciences to the Law or Journalism. The combination of hard and soft skills needed to study the subject means that a Geography graduate is equipped to enter a wide range of professions.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Enfield |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Sussex Way, Cockfosters, Barnet, EN4 0BL |
A Level Geography aims to provide a view of the world that focuses upon the connection between physical processes and people. Major areas of study include: · Water and carbon stores at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. · The global distribution and size of major stores of water and carbon in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and atmosphere · Factors driving change and change over time related to systems theory · The impacts of climate change and future sustainability/security issues · Coastal systems, processes and landscapes, · Coastal management including traditional and sustainable approaches · Natural hazards including tectonic, weather and wild fires and their impacts on an ever increasing and vulnerable world population · Plate tectonic theory and related volcanic and seismic activity and hazards, with links to human mitigation and adaption · Storm and wildfire hazards – their causes, impacts and human responses · Global systems and global governance including critique · Globalisation and global systems – economic, political, social and environmental interdependence in the contemporary world · International trade and access to markets · Changing places and peoples engagement with place · Changing relationships, connections, meaning and representations in place on local, regional, national, international and global scales · Local and contrasting place studies · Contemporary urban environments – urbanisation and urban forms · Urban climate, drainage, waste and disposal and contemporary urban environmental issues · Sustainable urban development · Geographical fieldwork investigation – quantitative and qualitative research skills
A LEVEL - In order for students to study A Level courses, they will need the following:- An Average Point Score of 5.5 or more at GCSE Level, including at least a grade 5 in GCSE English Language and at least a grade 5 in GCSE Maths. Grade 6 in Geography (or related subject)
Unit/Component: Physical Geography; Section A: Water and Carbon Cycles Section B: Coastal Systems and Landscapes Section C: Hazards Weighting: 40% Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute exam Unit/Component: Human Geography; Section A: Global Systems and Global Governance Section B: Changing Places Section C: Contemporary Urban Environments Weighting: 40% Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute exam Unit/Component: Geography Fieldwork Investigation Weighting: 20% Assessment: 3,000-4,000 word research document In Higher Education Geography is unique in that it can be studied as either a BA. or a BSc degree. Geography is a facilitating A level and can give access to a wide variety of courses depending upon the student’s own interests. It can be used as a fourth Science or as a Humanities qualification giving access to courses ranging from Natural Sciences to the Law or Journalism. The combination of hard and soft skills needed to study the subject means that a Geography graduate is equipped to enter a wide range of professions.
