A-Level Programme - Geography

Our A-Level in Geography will help you develop and apply a wide range of skills and methods to geographical situations, enabling you to effectively collate, represent, quality, analyse, interpret and evaluate information, sources and data.

On our A-Level programme, you will study three or four subjects. Please apply for three or four subjects and use our course selector here to check what options you can do!

What will I study?

Physical Geography

Earths physical properties and the processes that have shaped it.

Human Geography

The relationships between people and their environments and a wide range of geo-political issues facing the world today.

You will be required to undertake fieldwork in relation to processes in both physical and human geography. You must undertake four days of fieldwork during your A-level course. Fieldwork can be completed in a number of ways: locally or further afield, on full days or on part days. The college will direct you to the most appropriate ways to complete this fieldwork.

The course is delivered through group and individual field investigations, lectures, presentations, discussions, one-to-one work with tutors, online research, library research and activities involving the development of geographical skills and data-response exercises.

You will be expected to devote at least 5 hours of directed study (homework, preparation, and reading) per week.

The course is assessed in two 2 hour and 30 minute examinations (each worth 40% of A Level) and a 3000-4000 word independent investigation (20% of A Level) based around a field study

You will need:

• 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and maths and, for this specific subject;

• GCSE grade 5 or above in geography