BSc Geography with International Study / Course details

BSc Geography with International Study allows you to study the natural processes of the Earth and examine human impact on the global environment - exploring a wide range of topics such as environmental pollution, ecology and environmental restoration, glacial and fluvial dynamics, long-term landscape evolution and climate change, before spending your third year overseas, anywhere from Europe, the US and Canada, to Australia or South East Asia. 

Here at The University of Manchester, we've been teaching Geography for more than 125 years - after all, where better to study the subject than this rapidly changing metropolis, with its surrounding national parks and stretching coastlines? 

The field is our classroom - you will have the opportunity to engage in field-based learning around Manchester and in destinations such as Greece, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Brazil and the Czech Republic. 

The wide range of teaching and research interests of our academics - who have an impressive international research reputation - will make it easy for you to be flexible about what, and how, you learn.  

This allows you the maximum choice to tailor your studies to suit your interests. 

Not sure if you're a human or physical geographer just yet? Don't worry - our course allows you to study both human and physical geography in your first year, before specialising to study for a BA or a BSc later in your course.  

You don't need to apply to both courses either - apply for just one via UCAS, and you'll be allowed to switch after beginning your course.

Employability  

Our Skills for Geographers course is designed to support students as they begin exploring their future career paths, and what they need to get there.  

This includes practicing core and transferrable skills and identifying areas of expertise. 

Fieldtrips   

Fieldwork options during the degree currently include trips to Crete, Spain, Amsterdam, Morocco, and the Czech Republic - and, of course, around the city of Manchester itself. 

For more information, see  Fieldwork . 

Manchester University Geographical Society (MUGS)  

You can also join the Manchester University Geographical Society (MUGS), a society run by Geography students for Geography Students. 

For more information, see  MUGS . 

Pre-course fieldtrip  

Our pre-course field trip for new geography students is a tradition amongst Manchester geographers.  

The trip takes place in Keswick, the Lake District, over three days in the week before Welcome Week in September. 

The residential trip is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow students and future tutors.  

It's the first chance to meet some friends who you'll remain close to throughout your course and - in many cases - for long after you graduate.

Teaching methods include fieldwork, lectures, seminars, small group learning and individual tutorials. 

Assessment methods include essays, team projects, coursework, presentations, written exams and a dissertation.

Read more about Joshua's experience on the course in his student profile or chat to Joshua and other students about student life.

We're one of Europe's best-equipped universities for geography, with excellent library, cartography, computing and laboratory facilities.  

You can learn professional computer-based skills such as coding and programming - as well as how to use industry-standard software such as image processing, GIS, GPS and cartographic representation - in our Humanities computer labs. 

The University's Main Library is the largest university library system in the UK (apart from the copyright libraries) and has many different working spaces.  

It is home to the University Map Collection, which comprises about 100,000 map sheets of every part of the world. 

We also have our very own Kantorowich Library, which contains many of the teaching and learning materials that you will need, from books and journals to past dissertations. 

Depending on your interests you may also take advantage of our excellent physical geography labs, which offer a wide spectrum of advanced equipment for environmental analyses, including dedicated sediments, microscopy, spectroscopy and X-ray facilities. 

For more information, see  Facilities .