Geography with Foundation Year (BSc)

Birkbeck’s BSc Geography with Foundation Year gives students the skills and knowledge to understand the changing physical and social environment, and how this impacts on the challenges facing the world in the twenty-first century. Learning from leading researchers in the field, students will discover the multiple connections between space, place, human culture and the physical landscape in which we live, addressing issues such as climate change, the causes and impact of inequalities, and how we live together in an increasingly urban world. Students will learn key geographical skills in their first year and then tailor their degree to their interests, by drawing from a range of option modules in the fields of human, physical, and environmental geography, geographic information systems (GIS) and international development. These modules cover a range of subjects from globalisation to food security, water resources to gentrification, and culture and development to nature conservation. Each student will also complete a dissertation or a literature review in an area of special interest to them, furthering the development of important skills in data collection and analysis. Through a mix of classroom and local and international field-based teaching students will acquire theory and knowledge, practical skills, and research and project management experience, all of which will enhance their employability.