Geography

Specification

Entry Requirements

Grade 6 or better in GCSE Geography.

Course Content

This A Level offers some familiar topics such as Hazards, Urban Change and Coastal Systems but there are also some new topics with a twist which link in to university skills and demands. These include Global Governance (organisations working at an international / cross border level – eg NATO, EU, UN , NAFTA and NGO’s) and the Water and Carbon Cycles. There is also an independent Geography Fieldwork Investigation which requires students to write up a 3,000-4,000 piece of work from their own data collection and research.

Component 1: Physical Geography

Component 2: Human Geography

Component 3: Geography fieldwork Investigation

Assessment

By written examination (80%) & Coursework (20%).

Progression Routes

• Geography offers a path to university or other forms of higher education.

• Career paths after university are highly varied as geography is rated highly by employers for the range of skills that it fosters.