OPIS KIERUNKU
Geografia ma kluczowe znaczenie w naszym globalnie połączonym świecie. Pomaga 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 przyszłośc. Kierunek obejmuje tematy geograficzne, w tym globalne zmiany środowiskowe i wpływ człowieka, modelowanie miast, migracje. 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 możliwość podjęcia zagranicznych kursów terenowych w takich miejscach, jak Berlin, Nowy Jork i Vancouver.
Jeśli nie spełniasz wymagań na ten kierunek, żeby rozpocząć go od pierwszego roku, możesz skorzystać z opcji Foundation Year.
WHY GEOGRAPHY AT SWANSEA?
Geography at Swansea University attracts students from across the world.
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%
- 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.
Our BA and BSc Geography degrees have Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) accreditation, and Swansea University also holds a TEF Gold award, UK Government recognition for excellent teaching in UK higher education.
YOUR GEOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
A flexibly structured degree path means you have the opportunity to study abroad for a year or work in industry for a year, either locally, nationally or overseas. Your degree can also be customised with a mixture of human and physical geography modules.
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and discussion groups, supported by practical classes and field courses.
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 New York, Berlin, and Sikkim in the Indian Himalayas.
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 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.
GEOGRAPHY 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.
