OPIS KIERUNKU

Stosując nowe technologie do rozwiązywania problemów geograficznych, geografia i geoinformatyka pomagają nam zrozumieć relacje człowiek-środowisko oraz ich zróżnicowanie w czasie i przestrzeni. Geografia pozwala nam odkrywać, rejestrować i kształtować miejsca, w których żyjemy dzisiaj i w przyszłości. Geodezja i tworzenie map zostały zrewolucjonizowane przez zaawansowane systemy cyfrowe, które potrafią inteligentnie gromadzić, analizować i prezentować informacje geoprzestrzenne. Ten trzyletni kierunek jest odpowiedni, jeśli wiesz, że Twoje zainteresowanie leży w dziedzinie geoinformatyki. Jeśli pasjonujesz się informatyką, geografią lub matematyką, a także danymi przestrzennymi, to jest to również jest to kierunek dla Ciebie. W Swansea kładzie się duży nacisk na prace w terenie. Lokalizacja uniwersytetu oferuje łatwy dostęp do środowisk tak różnorodnych, jak Półwysep Gower, Brecon Beacons, wiejska zachodnia Walia i miejskie krajobrazy przemysłowe w południowej Walii. Będziesz miał okazję podjąć zagraniczne kursy terenowe w takich miejscach jak Malezyjski Borneo, Majorka, Austria i Vancouver.

Jeśli nie spełniasz wymagań, żeby rozpocząć ten kierunek od pierwszego roku, możesz skorzystać z opcji Foundation Year.

WHY GEOGRAPHY AND GEO-INFORMATICS AT SWANSEA?

Swansea University has a strong reputation for Geography and Geo-Informatics and attracts students from around the world.

Geology at Swansea is ranked first in the UK for student satisfaction with 100% [National Student Survey 2018].

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay, Geography at Swansea is ranked:

• consistently highly for student satisfaction, with Human Geography 7th in the UK with 95%, and Physical Geography with 94% [National Student Survey 2018]
• In the UK top ten for research impact [Research Excellence Framework 2014] which informs our teaching
• 20th in the UK for research quality [Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2019]

Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Tavi Murray, the first woman to be awarded a Polar Medal for outstanding service to polar research; and Professor Adrian Luckman, who earned global media coverage for climate change research into the Larsen C ice shelf collapse.

Swansea University holds a TEF Gold award, UK Government recognition for excellent teaching in UK higher education.

YOUR GEOGRAPHY AND GEO-INFORMATICS EXPERIENCE

This degree will train you as a geographical information scientist. You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and discussion groups, supported by practical classes and field courses.

You will study themes including Global Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics, Earth from Space – monitoring environmental change, Plate Tectonics and Global Geophysics.

Field courses might take you from areas of outstanding natural beauty on our doorstep in the Gower Peninsula, to locations across the world such as Malaysian Borneo, Colorado and Sikkim in the Indian Himalayas.

You will be prepared for potential postgraduate study in surveying, cartography, remote sensing or Geographical Information Systems.

Our facilities include a £4.2 million suite of state-of-the-art science laboratories and a high-performance computer laboratory for processing and interpreting satellite earth observation and GIS data.

You may also find yourself working with our stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer, our climatic test chamber, our mineral magnetic characterisation equipment, or our automatic organic carbon analyser.

Close relationships with world-leading organisations including the European Space Agency and NASA may prove valuable to you.

GEOGRAPHY AND GEO-INFORMATICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Our Geography degrees at Swansea University are designed so that you have the skills that today’s employers are looking for. Geography graduates have a broad range of career options within sectors which include environmental management, aid and development agencies, conservation and regional and resource planning.

Our degrees will provide you with an understanding of the human world, the natural environment, and interactions between them and equip you with the practical, numerical and computational skills that are valued by many employers.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your essential transferable skills, such as team working, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

We offer CV workshop and you will have access to our Employment Zone, which advertises work placements, part-time vacancies and graduate jobs. We have dedicated staff who will always be on hand to provide employability support, throughout your studies.

We take Employability seriously and you will leave Swansea University with much more than a degree, gaining invaluable life skills and experiences on your journey.