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Undergraduate

BSc Geography and Environment

Structure and Syllabus

You will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination for 12 units on the Standard Route of the degree.

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Prerequisites are shown in brackets. However, most students normally take the Foundation units first because, as their name suggests, they are the 'building blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.

Standard Route
Foundation units
1	09 Human geography*
2	147 Physical geography: fundamentals of the physical environment*
3	148 Methods of geographical analysis (half unit)* and 04a Statistics 1 (half unit)*
4	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection group F(i) , F(ii) *

Further units
5, 6, 7	Three units chosen from:
	45 Economic geography
	68 Society and the environment
	149 Biogeography (147)
	150 Geomorphological processes (147)
	151 Environmental change (147)
	152 Hydrology (147)
	153 Space and culture (09)
8, 9, 10	Three units chosen from:
	109 Geographies of development*
	154 Geomorphological applications (150)*
	155 Biodiversity (149)*
	156 Tropical land management* (09)
	157 Independent geographical study * (04a +148)
	One unit (or two half units) from Selection group G, D, S or E
11	One unit (or two half units) from Selection group G, D, S or E
12	One unit (or two half units) from any Selection group*

Notes:

• †04a Statistics 1 must be taken before or with 148 Methods of geographical analysis.
• *Available from 2008, first exams 2009 (syllabus details to follow).
• This page is intended for use by prospective students as a guide. The structure shown above is subject to confirmation in the 2008-2009 Regulations. The Regulations also contain full details on the rules that govern the choice of any unit.