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BSC Geography with a Year Abroad (GEOU16)     ML

2016 - 2017

 
 

Year 1


units (100 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
GEO117  New Horizons in Geography AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO120  Information and Communication Skills for Geographers AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
GEO115  Introduction to Environmental Geographies SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO116  Introduction to Geographical Methods SPR SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
GEO113  Introduction to Physical Geography ACAD YR 20 credits

units
1B
Achieve More
A student will take

Semester 1
IPS101  State of Sheffield - Global perspectives on local issues AUT SEM 0 credits

units (20 credits)
1C
A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

Year 2


units (40 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
GEO256  Statistical Analysis for Geography and Environmental Science AUT SEM 10 credits
GEO262  Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
GEO248  Research Design for Geography and Environmental Science SPR SEM 10 credits
GEO249  Physical Geography Fieldclass: Spain SPR SEM 10 credits

units (40 credits)
2B
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GEO258  Geographies of Development AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO261  Quaternary Paleaoenvironments AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO268  Glaciers and Ice Sheets AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO269  Social and Cultural Geographies AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
GEO243  Political Geographies SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO245  Environmental Pollution and Quality SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO246  Environment, Society and Politics SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO259  Atmospheres and Oceans SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO260  Earth and Ecosystem Dynamics SPR SEM 20 credits

units (40 credits)
2C
A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 40 credits.

Year 3


3A

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department. 


3B

During the Year Abroad, the student will attend courses of study in the host university. Examinations in that university in the subjects studied will carry a value of one hundred and twenty credits for which no University of Sheffield grades will be awarded. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements will normally be required to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc Geography (GEOU202).


units (120 credits)
3C
A student will take

Full academic year
GEO391  Geography Year Abroad ACAD YR 120 credits

Year 4


units (40 credits)
3A
A student will take

Full academic year
GEO356  Geographical Research Project ACAD YR 40 credits

units (60 credits)
3B
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GEO336  Development and Global Change AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO354  Contemporary Climate Change and Processes AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO385  Specialised Topics AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO386  Global South Fieldclass AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO387  Geographies of Consumption AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO388  Glacial Environments AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO392  California Fieldclass AUT SEM 20 credits
GEO393  New York Fieldclass AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
GEO380  New Zealand Field Class SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO381  Geographies of Politics and Society SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO382  Landscape Development and Tectonic Processes SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO383  Urban Transformations SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO384  Critical Ecologies SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO385  Specialised Topics SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO390  Professional Skills for Environmental Science SPR SEM 20 credits
GEO394  Natural and Environmental Hazards SPR SEM 20 credits

units (20 credits)
3C
A student will take unrestricted F5 or F6 units to the value of 20 credits.

4

A student may be required to undertake vacation fieldwork as part of the attendance requirements for certain units, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2016/17 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.