University of Liverpool Geography Department Guide 2011

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GEOGRAPHYTheUniversity of LiverpoolRoxby BuildingLiverpoolL69 7ZTT:+44 (0)151 7942874F:+44 (0)1517942866E: [email protected]

www.liverpool.ac.uk

MEMBEROF THERUSSELL GROUP


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Weare oneof thelongestestablished

Geographydepartmentsin theworld,with

courseson offer since 1886.We continue to

build ontheselong traditionsoffering a vibrant

learningenvironmentwhere students are able

todeveloptheirinterestsandskills through

a variedprogrammeof study.

Weare proud ofour fieldwork programme,

whichgives opportunities for fieldwork

in allthreeyears,includingtripsabroad.

Thisprogramme, combinedwith tutorials,

seminars,practicalclassesand lecturesgives

students a rangeof learningopportunities.

WehaveErasmuslinkswithuniversitiesin

Europeenabling students to studyoverseas

duringtheir secondyear.

Studying herewilldevelop your geographical

knowledgeand valuableskillssuchas

numeracy,literacy,laboratoryskills, critical

thinking, teamwork, projectmanagement,

Geographical InformationScience(GIS),researchdesign,policyanalysis andmany

more.Thismeans thatourGeographydegrees

open upa range ofcareeropportunities.

Ourstaffhas a broad range of research

interests reflected in thediversityof our

undergraduateprogrammes.Withinhuman

geographywehave international expertise

in areas including populationand migration,

geodemographics,GIS, environmental

economics, socialand culturalchange,

urban andruralgeographies, aswellas

politicaland environmentalmovements.

Physicalgeography research focuses

mainly on:the reconstructionand impact

of environmentalchanges; dynamicsof

earthsurface processes; naturalhazards

anddisastersand coastal change.

WHYCHOOSE GEOGRAPHYATLIVERPOOL?Excellentfieldwork opportunities.Geographystudents benefitfrommanyopportunities

to getoff-campusandexperiencehands-on

fieldwork andLiverpool is verywell-located

forsomemajor fieldwork areas,eg the

Lakes,NorthWalesand thePeaks,as wellasmajorurban centres for investigatinghuman

geography issues. Thereis alsothe opportunity

forfieldwork abroadandour international

staffand theirnetworks provideinteresting

opportunities aroundtheworld forthis.

GeographyEconomy, globalisation, sustainable environments,earth system responseto climate change. Geographycovers these andother pressing contemporary issuesin the student-centred learningenvironmentof theSchool of Environmental Sciences.

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ContentsIntroduction to Geography01Research in context04An investment in your future06Programme details 08Applications and admissions 20

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HOWYOU AREASSESSEDOurcourses utilisea varied range of

assessmenttypesaimedat maximising

skills andemployability.Forms of assessment

includefield projects, laboratory reports,

computer practicals, policybriefs,postersand

oralpresentationsalongsidemoreacademic

essays,examsand research reports.Single

Honours Geography students completea

compulsory,10,000word, dissertation intheir final yearon a topic oftheir choice.

Supportiveenvironment.Geography isstudentcentred,friendly andsupportive.

Teachingis of equalimportance to research

andacademic staffat alllevelsare involved

in teaching undergraduates.

Skillsdevelopment.The tutorial systemoperates in allthreeyears andis closely

linkedto skills development.

Impressivefacilities.Geography studentsaretaught in ournew23millionCentral

TeachingLaboratoriesand ourGeographical

InformationSystems/Cartographysuite

housesa computingcentreandoneof only

a fewremainingstaffedmapcollections in

thecountry, containingover100,000maps,

600atlasesandCD ROMs allowingaccess

todigitaldata.

HOWYOU LEARNTo helpstudentsmeet the intellectual and

practicalchallengesof studyingGeography,

ourcourses aretaught using a student-

centered approach, involvinga rangeof learningexperiences.Theseinclude:

Small tutor groups(typically 8 students)

through allyears

Highlevelsof field andlab-based teaching

withinthe Departmentand in Europes

mostadvancedteaching laboratories

An emphasison active,problem-based

learning(learningby doing)

Hands-onexperienceof cutting-edge

laboratorytechnologies in Physical

Geography,and innovations in research

methodologyandcommunity consultation

in HumanGeography

Supervisedindependentand groupproject

work, including(for singlehonours degrees)

a final year independent research-based

dissertationsupervisedby a dedicated

expert in thefield.

Facultyof Scienceand Engineering> Schoolof EnvironmentalSciences> Geographywww.liverpool.ac.uk/geography

KeyFacts

90%

55%of researchactivitydeemedworld leadingor internationally

excellentand afurther35%internationallyrecognised.

91%of Geographystudents

reportoverall satisfactionwiththeircourse

(NSS2011).

86%

ofour graduatesareemployed or undertakingfurther

studywithin sixmonthsof graduating.

2010 APPLICATIONSNumberof places:124

Numberof applications: 463

RESEARCH (RAE 2008)55%of researchactivityhas beendeemed

world-leading or internationallyexcellent,

anda further35%internationallyrecognised.

FACTS AND FIGURES94%of recentGeographygraduateswould

havechosento studyGeographyat the

Universityof Liverpoolagain in a recent

studentsurvey.

86%ofourgraduatesareemployedor in

furtherstudywithinsix months ofgraduating.

(DestinationsofLeaversFromHigher

EducationReport 2008/09.)

In201286%ofourstudentsgraduated

with a1stor2:1degree.

RESOURCES26experienced staff providingtutorialand

welfare support;Establishednetworkof field

studylocations;Recently refurbishedphysical

laboratories, includingstate-of-the-art

particle sizeand x-rayanalysisequipment;

GeographicalInformationSystems/Cartography

suitewith computingcentrea mapcollection

containingover100,000maps,600atlases

andCDROMsallowing accessto digital data.


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ResearchincontextThe University of Liverpool is a research-intensiveuniversity, and academic staff in Geography areleading researchers in their fields. What this meansfor you as a student is that your learning will beinformed by the very latest developments in the area.

An exampleof an areaof currentresearch

is a projectentitledQuantifyingWeather

andClimateImpactson Healthin Developing

Countries(QWeCI),whichis fundedby the

EuropeanCommissionSeventhFramework

programme andled byDr AndyMorse.

Theprojectfocuseson climateand disease

inSenegal, Ghanaand Malawi andaims

togive decisionmakers thenecessarytimeto deploy interventionmethodsto

helppreventlarge scale spreadofdiseases

suchasRiftValley fever andmalaria. It

is thought that climatechangewill alter

globaldisease distributions, andalthough

scientists havesignificant knowledge of

theclimate triggers forparticulardiseases,

theQWeCIproject bringsmuch needed

research tohelp understandhow farinto

thefuture theseeventscan bepredicted.

Theproject aims to understand at amore

fundamental level theclimate drivers ofthe

vector-bornediseases ofmalaria,Rift Valley

fever, andcertaintick-borne diseases,which

allhavemajor humanand livestock healthand

economic implicationsin Africa,in order to

assistwith theirshort-termmanagementand

make projectionsof their futurelikelyimpacts.

Theproject is an exampleof howgeographersatLiverpoolare atthe forefrontof climate

changeresearchwhichhas a significant

humanitarian impact.

Thesubjectsthroughoutmydegreehavebeenreallyinterestingandrelevant:fromoildepletiontoyourowntopicforyourdissertation.Throughoutyourdegree,andespeciallywithyourdissertation,youhavealotoffreedomtoinvestigatetheareasthatareofmostinteresttoyoupersonally.Ialsolikethefactyouhavetoorganiseandmanageyourownworkload.

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raduate

P r o f i l e

IgraduatedfromLiverpoolwithFirstClassHonoursandIthoroughlyenjoyedmytimethere.ImovedontomyMScwithafundingscholarshipfromtheNationalEnvironmentalResearchCouncil.NextyearIaimtotakeonaroleofatraineeweatherforecasterattheMetOffice,orcontinuestudyingfora PhDrelatedto extremeweathereventsandtheir impactontheeconomyandthereinsuranceindustry.ChoosingLiverpoolisoneofthebestdecisionsIhaveevermade,andhasgivenmeagoodfoundationformycurrentcareerprospects.RACHAELFORDHAMCURRENTLY STUDYINGFOR AN MSCIN METEOROLOGY, UNIVERSITYOF READINGGEOGRAPHYBSC (HONS)

AninvestmentinyourfutureGeography graduates have found employmentin a wide range of careers, including in the last fewyears Planning Assistant; Geotechnical Assistant;Governmental Researcher; Project DevelopmentOfficer; Public Health Intelligence Officer; Ranger;Graduate Law Training; Trainee CharteredAccountant; Trainee Chartered ConstructionManager; Conservation Volunteer; CharteredSurveyor; Town Planner; Graduate Transport

Planner; and Teacher.

In a recentgraduatesurvey, former students

identified that thekey skills which they

developed atLiverpool areessentialin any

workplace. Theseinclude abstracting and

synthesising information; independentandself-

motivatedlearning;recognisingand respecting

other viewpoints;essayand reportwriting;

oral presentation;planning andexecution

ofa research project; andproblem solving.

POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

Forstudentswhomight wishto continuetheir studiesat postgraduate level, there is

a range ofMastersprogrammes. Thereare

alsoopportunities forPhD studydrawing

on staffspecialisms.

WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIESOur fieldworkprogrammegivesopportunities

forfieldwork in allthreeyears.We have

Erasmuslinkswithuniversitiesin Europe

enabling students tostudyoverseas during

theirsecond year.

Students have theopportunity to undertake

awork-baseddissertationwhichcombinesan

independent research projectwith a placement

in industry.

Ournumerous fieldworkopportunitiesofferthechance towork directlywitha range of

stakeholders fromindustry, thepublic sector

andNGOs.


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Degreesat a Glance UCAS C ode Page

Single Honours

Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) F750 13

Geography BA (Hons) L700 09

Geography BSc (Hons) F800 11

GeographyBSc (Hons)(4yea rro ute inc ludinga F oundat io nYe ara t CarmelCollege) F 808 1 3

JointHonours offered by otherDepartments

Geography and Archaeology BA (Joint Hons) LV74 16

OtherProgrammes thatGeography contributes toGeology and Physical Geography BSc (Hons) F6F8 17

Geology and Physical Geography MESci (Hons) FF68 18

Oceans Climate and Physical G eography BSc (Hons) FF78 16

Programmedetails


Amongstseveral specialistmodules at Year

Threethere are opportunities for overseasfield

study in destinationssuchas Barcelona,Santa

Cruz (California)and Singapore. Fieldwork

is centralto yourdegree atLiverpool and

thereare plentyofopportunitiesto gather

andinterpretinformation in thefieldas well

as frompublished anddocumentary sources.

Practicals (inour new23millioncentral

teaching labs) andproject workare carriedoutbothindividuallyand in groups,andyou

will learn statistical procedures, computing

techniques, specialistGIS, dataanalysis, policy

analysisand presentationskills.An assigned

tutorwillhelp youdevelop your personal skills

through allthreeyears.

Year OneFourcompulsorymodules:

StudySkills andGIS

(includesresidential fieldweekend)

Research Frontiers in HumanGeography

HumanGeography throughMerseyside

(includes practical andfieldwork)

NewHorizons inHumanGeography

LivingwithEnvironmentalChange

PlusFourOptional Modules:

Ecologyand Conservation

TownandCountryPlanning:An Introduction

ContemporaryTownPlanning

Urban andEnvironmentalEconomics

SocialChangeandSocialPolicy

InContemporary Society1

SocialChangeandSocialPolicyIn

ContemporarySociety2: Changing

InequalitiesFoundations in InternationalPolitics

Experimentsin Physical Geography1

Changesin EarthSurfaceProcesses

(includes5-6 days fieldwork)


Geography BA (Hons)*UCAS code: L700Programme length: 3 years

E: [email protected]

Globalisation,geopolitics , healthand

sustainability areamongstthe largest

challengesconfrontingsociety in the21st

century. Geography enablesyou to understand

theseissuesand theways inwhich they

shape theworld.Youwill need tohave an

open-mindedapproachto theissuesraised

in this programme,as wellas anabilityto

think abouthow they interact.

PROGRAMME CONTENTYou canchoosefrom awide selection of

modules, depending onyour particular area of

interest.In order togive a strongfoundationto

your degreeall students takecoremodules in

YearOne:New Horizonsin HumanGeography;

HumanGeography throughMerseyside

(includes practical andfieldwork); Research

Frontiers inHumanGeographyandalsoLivingwith EnvironmentalChange. In addition

students canchooseoptionalmodulesboth

fromwithin humanand physicalgeography,

orfromotherdisciplines such asCivicDesign,

Sociology, Psychology, Archaeology, Irish

Studies,Politics,History, Oceanography,

Earth SciencesandLifeSciences.

InYearTwo skills developmentis a central

partof thecourse, withcoremodules covering

themes of researchdesignand implementation,

theoreticalcurrents and fieldworkexperiences.

Inadditionto awiderange ofhumangeography

optionsat YearTwo, thecourse offerstheflexibilityto choosephysical geography

modulestoo.

InYearThreestudentscompletean

independent dissertation whichbrings

together theskillsand techniqueslearntin

your degreeas youproduce anindependent

pieceof academicresearch.

WHICH DEGREE?Geographymaybe studiedon itsown

orin variouscombinationswithother

subjects. If youare interested ingeography

alone then ourtwo straightGeography

programmesare probably foryou. The

BAand BScprogrammesin Geography

aredesigned togive youtheopportunity

topursuespecialistpathwaysin Human

orPhysical Geography, or tocombine both

sub-disciplines throughoutyour degree.

Weofferspecialisedmodulesinformed

by research atthe forefrontof debatesinHumanand PhysicalGeography, along

withmoduleswhich allow youto explore

theinteraction betweensociety andthe

environment.

Wealsooffera four-year routeto the

GeographyBSc (Hons)degree,which

includes a foundationyear atCarmelCollege.

Ifyou want tostudygeography integrated

withanothersubject,thenweofferjoint

honours programmeswithsubjectsuch

asArchaeology, Geologyand Ocean

Science. Alternatively,if youare interested

inGeographybut wantto combinethis

witha subjectthatwe donot offer, the

threeCombinedHonoursprogrammes

giveyouthe flexibility tocreateyourown

courseof study.

Forfull entryrequirementsand current module detailssee www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses


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All students can takeoneor twoapproved

modulesoutside of Geography.Popular

outsideoptions includeEnvironmental

Sciences,Earth andOceanSciences,Civic

Design,Sociology, Archaeology, Politics,

History, Life Sciences andPsychology.

Year TwoThreecompulsorymodules:

Research Skills (Geography and

EnvironmentalScience)

Principles andTheory inGeography

Statistics forSocialScientists

Field Class

Fouroptional modules:

An introductionto EnvironmentalHistory

AppliedGISandGeographicalModelling

PoliticalEconomiesofGlobalisation

Population andSocieties

RuralGeographies

SocialandCulturalGeographies

EnvironmentalChange

Soils,Slopesand Environment

Hydrology

Climatology

Geomorphology

Cities andRegions

EnvironmentalSustainability

UrbanSociology

ComparingWelfareStates

Crime, deviance andculture

SocialExclusion

Genderand Sexuality


Year ThreeOnecompulsorymodule:

Dissertation orWorkBased Dissertation

(30creditdoublemodule)

Oneoptionalfield classmodule:

Singapore, Barcelonaor SantaCruz


Plussix optional modules

(four if takingan optional field class):European Population Trends

GeographiesofChildhoodand Youth

GeographiesofResistance

Issuesin Geography

Earthquakes, volcanoes andsociety

Geographiesof Energyand Natural

Resources

Geographical InformationSystems

Human-environment interactions

ClimateChange: ACriticalReview

CoastalEnvironments:

Spatialand TemporalChange

FluvialEnvironments

UnderstandingSocialExclusion

Theculturaleconomyof cities

Gender, thebodyandidentity

Race,community and identity

Note: Precisemoduleson offer may

varydue to staffingand other changes.

Students areable toattenda numberof

fieldprogrammes (includingan optional

overseastrip in thefinalyear) totest your

powersof observation, fieldmeasurement

andinformation gathering.Youwill alsospend

timein thelaboratory, doing projectwork,

conductingexperiments andanalysingdata

using thelatestin ITequipment.An assigned

tutorwillhelp youdevelop your personal

skills through allthreeyears.

Year OneFive compulsorymodules:

StudySkills andGIS



Changesin EarthSurfaceProcesses

(includes5-6 days fieldwork)


LivingwithEnvironmentalChange

Plusat least threemodulesfrom thefollowing:


Research Frontiers in HumanGeographyNewHorizons inHumanGeography

Earthstructure andplate tectonics

Climate,atmosphereand oceans

Mathematics andphysicsfor

EnvironmentalScientists

Minerals,magmas andvolcanoes

Introductionto sedimentary rocksand fossils

Ocean chemistry andlife

Geography BSc (Hons)*UCAS Code: F800Programme length: 3 years


Geography is a dynamicand excitingsubject

ofgreatrelevancein meetingthe challenges

ofthe 21st century. Is theplanetableto sustain

an increasing population thatconstantlydrains

itsnatural resources?If youare interested

in environmentalissuesand likethe ideaof

addressingproblems atglobalto local scales

then thiscouldbe theprogrammefor you.

PROGRAMME CONTENTMost peoplewhotaketheGeography

BSc(Hons) programme tend tochoosethe

Physical Geographymodules, which aremore

scientifically based,but thefull range ofHuman

Geographymodulesis alsoopento you.

Modulesin YearOne includeExperiments in

Physical Geography(in ournewlybuilt teaching

labs);Changes in Earth SurfaceProcesses(includes five-sixdays fieldwork) andLiving

withEnvironmentalchange.

InYearTwomodulesmay includeHydrology;

Climatology;Geomorphologyand Soils,

slopesandthe environmentaswellas core

European fieldwork.

Year Threestudents completean independent

dissertation which brings together theskills

andtechniques learnt inyour degreeas you

producean independentpieceof academic

research. Amongst severalspecialistmodules

atYearThreethere areopportunitiesfor

overseas field study in destinationssuchasAlmeria(Spain) andSantaCruz (California).

You canalso takemodulesofferedby other

departments suchas CivicDesign,Sociology,

Psychology,Irish Studies,Archaeology,

Politics,History,Oceanography,Earth

Sciences andLifeSciences.



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Year ThreeOnecompulsorymodule:

Dissertation orWorkBased Dissertation


Oneoptionalfield classmodule:

FieldClass: Almeria(Spain)or Santa Cruz


Plussix optional modules

(four if takingan optional field class):Human-environment interactions

ClimateChange: ACriticalReview

CoastalEnvironments:

Spatialand TemporalChange

FluvialEnvironments

Issuesin Geography

Earthquakes, volcanoes andsociety

Geographiesof Energyand Natural

Resources

Geographical InformationSystems

Further optionalmodules:

FieldClass:Singapore, BarcelonaorSantaCruz (30creditdoublemodule)

European Population Trends

GeographiesofChildhoodand Youth

GeographiesofResistance

Note: Precisemoduleson offer may



Year TwoThreecompulsorymodules:

Research Skills (Geography

andEnvironmentalScience)

Principles andTheory inGeography

Field Class (LakeDistrict)

Plusat least fivemodules from thefollowing:

An introductionto EnvironmentalHistory

EnvironmentalChangeSoils,Slopesand Environment

Water andAir

Geomorphology

Statistics forEnvironmentalScientists

AppliedGISandGeographicalModelling

EnvironmentalSustainability

Estuaries:their Geochemistry andLife

Magmatismand VolcanicHazards

Sedimentary Processes and

Depositional Environments

PalaeobiologyandEvolution

PoliticalEconomiesofGlobalisation

Population andSocieties

RuralGeographies

SocialandCulturalGeographies

Cities andRegions

Year ZeroYour first year (Year 0) is basedatCarmel

College, StHelens,aboutninemiles from

themainUniversity campus.The college

offerssmall class sizes andhighstandards

of academicachievement.The programme,

which ismoderated byUniversity staff,

comprisesintroductorymodules in Geography,

Mathematicsandonemodulechosen from

Chemistry, Physics,InformationTechnology

andBiology.

YearsOne, Two and ThreeIn thesecond, third andfourth years,

students followtheir chosenmodules

from theBScGeographylist onthemain

Universitycampus.

Environmental Science (BSc)UCAS code: F750Programme length: 3 years


Thiscourseoffers awidebreadthof study

opportunities from acrossthe Schoolof

EnvironmentalSciences. It providesyou with

anopportunityto either takea broad range

ofmodulesthroughoutthe threeyearsof your

study, orto tailor a degreefrom themodules

availablethroughouttheSchool.If youare

interested in theenvironmentand recognise

thatthe solutions to futureenvironmental

challengeswill requiresolutions fromacross

traditional disciplines,then theEnvironmental

Sciencedegree atLiverpool is foryou.

Geography BSc (Hons)(4 year route includinga Foundation Year atCarmel College)UCAS code: F808Programme length: 4 years

Keycontact:Carmen NunezE: [email protected]

Interestedin studying fora BSc(Hons)Geographydegree,but feel that youlack the

appropriatescience backgroundor have a

non-standardacademic background?Then

here is a programme thats beendesignedfor

you. Yourfoundationyearis spent atCarmel

College, after which studiestransfer tothe

University site. Carmel Collegeis in StHelens,

whichisabout 9milesawayfrom themain

UniversityCampus.TheCollegeoffers small

class sizes andhigh standardsofacademic

achievement thatare moderated by University

staff.A separatebrochure called The

Universityof LiverpoolFoundationDegree

Programmeat CarmelCollege canbeobtained fromCarmen Nuez.

PROGRAMME CONTENTYouwill gaina solidgrounding in a range

of sciencesubjects includingGeography

andMathematics andwill havea choiceof

Chemistry, Physics,InformationTechnology

orBiologymodules.On completingthe

foundationyearyou willthenchoosemodules

from theGeographyBSc (Hons)programme

andbe based atthe mainUniversitycampus

withtheoptionto transferontotheF6F8,FF78orF800 programmes.



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Year TwoCompulsorymodules:

Research Skills

Statistics forEnvironmentalScientists

Field Class LakeDistrict

Inaddition,students take fivemodules from

thefollowing,withat least onemodule from

eachgroup.

Group A:EnvironmentalChange; SedimentaryProcessesandDepositional Environments;

Soilsand theEnvironment;Geomorphology;

Waterand Air;Estuaries.

Group B:AquaticEcology; EnvironmentalSustainability;People,Resourcesand Time:

An Introductionto EnvironmentalHistory;

MarineResourceExploitation;Marine

Pollution;MarineBiologyPracticalSkills;

PalaeobiologyandEvolution; An Introduction

toEvolutionary Ecology; UrbanEcology


PROGRAMME CONTENTEnvironmentalScienceis an interdisciplinary

field that allows youto explorethe relationship

betweenphysical andbiological sciences

in thestudyof theenvironment.A greater

understanding oftheserelationships is vital if

weare toaddressthegreatchallengesfaced

by theplanet, such asclimatechange,water

quality, foodsecurityand naturaldisasters.

EnvironmentalSciencedraws onsolutions

fromacrosstraditional fields, helpingdevelop

anintegratedapproachto tacklingbothnatural

andhumaninduced problems.

Aswell as developing in depthscientific

knowledge, anEnvironmentalSciencedegree

alsoprovides youwithexpertise inmonitoring,

analyzingand managing theenvironment.

Awide varietyofmodulesare availableand

thecourse offersfield classesin allthreeyears.

Practical andproject workare undertakenboth

individuallyand in groupsand youwill learn

statistical procedures, computing techniques,

dataanalysisand presentation skills.As

assigned tutorwill helpyoudevelopyour

personal skills through allthreeyearsand

providepastoral care.

Year OneCompulsorymodules:

StudySkills andGIS


Biodiversityof MicrobesandPlants

Biodiversity of Animals

Experimentsin PhysicalGeography1


Changes in EarthSurface Processes

Practical Skills forEcologists

Plusat least twomodules fromthefollowing:

Mathsand Physicsfor EnvironmentalScientists

Livingwith EnvironmentalChange

Introductionto Sedimentary

Rocksand Fossils

Patternsof Biodiversityand Production

in theMarineEnvironment

Human Impacton MarineEcosystems

EnvironmentalChemistry

Ocean,Chemistryand Life

TownandCountryPlanning:An introduction

Climate,Atmosphereand Oceans

EarthStructure andPlateTectonics

ContemporaryTownPlanning

UrbanandEnvironmentalEconomics

Year ThreeCompulsoryModules:

Contemporary Issuesin Ecology

andEnvironment

DissertationORWork-basedDissertation

In additionstudentsmusttake fivemodules

from thefollowing:SurvivingtheMarine

Environment:Adaption; Human-Environment

Interactions:Learning fromthe past;

Geographiesof Energyand NaturalResources;

Politicsof theEnvironment;Earthquakes,

Volcanoesand Society;OceanDynamics;

PlanningLawand Governance;Fieldclass

SantaCruz; Urban andRegionalGIS; Fluvial

Environments;Coastal Environments:spatial

andtemporal change; Field Class:Almeria;

MarineEcology andManagement;Issues;

ClimateChange ACriticalReview.

Note:Precisemoduleson offer may




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Geology and PhysicalGeography BSc (Hons)UCAS code: F6F8Programme length: 3 years

Keycontact:Pat BradyE: [email protected]

TheEarthsurface systemis dynamicand

diverse,withchanges driven by theinterplay

of physical,chemical, geological andbiologicalprocesses in awiderangeof environments.

Drawingon the complementaryexpertise

ofstaffin GeologyandPhysical Geography,

this integrated degreeprogrammeprovides

a clear viewof thecontrollingprocessesthat

link landscapeevolutionwithenvironmental

changeand naturalevents that impact

humanactivity.In contrast tosimilarly titled

programmes elsewhere, taughtmodules

andfieldwork in YearsTwoandThreeare

exclusivelydesigned forthis degree,thus

specificallyaddressing theacademicneeds

ofan integrateddiscipline.

Thisprogramme is recognisedunder the

Accreditationof Geoscience FirstDegree

schemeof theGeological Societyof London,

satisfyingthe requirementsof Fellowship and

CharteredGeologiststatus.

PROGRAMME CONTENTYour trainingwill includethe comprehensive

study ofsurfaceandnear surfaceprocesses,

relevantto many industrial,engineeringand

environmentalemployment sectors.A research

based dissertation is undertakenin YearThree

on a geological and/orgeomorphological

topic.A third year twoweekfield class to

southeastern Spain,designed exclusively

forGeology & Physical Geographystudents,

integratesall aspectsof thedegree.

PROGRAMME CONTENTYour trainingwill covercoretopics in

PhysicalGeography, Fossils, Sedimentary

Rocks, OceanChemistryand Life,Climate,

Atmosphereand Oceanswithoptions

inMinerals, Magmas andVolcanoes,

MathematicsandMathematicalMethods.In

addition, youwill takemodules in Environmental

Change,Geomorphology,MarinePollution,

ExperimentalPhysicalOceanography, Mass

SpectrometryandTraceAnalysis,Physics

ofthe AtmosphereandOcean,Processes

andVariability inthe Oceanand Atmosphere,

aswell asmodulesin IT andCommunication

Skills.Therewill be theopportunityto

participatein field/projectworkusingthe

Universityresearchvesselthroughoutthe

courseof yourstudies, aswellas a fullsea

practical using otherUKmarine facilities

duringyour final year. Youwill undertake

amajor research project.Studentswithout

mathematics, physicsor chemistry atA level

willbe requiredto take remedialcourses.

Formoreinformationon thisprogramme, seewww.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesor requestthe Earth andOceanSciences departmental brochureby calling

T:+44(0)151 7945927

Degreesofferedbyotherdepartments

GeographyandArchaeology BA (Joint Hons)UCAS code: LV74

Programme length: 3 yearsKeycontact:Admissions tutorE: [email protected]

If youare interestedin people andtheir

relationship to theenvironment,both now

andin thepast,youwillenjoythis programme.

Usingbotharchaeologicalmethodsand

geographical approaches, youwill study

theinteractionsbetweenhumansandtheir

environments,in a degreewhichcombinesan

interestin thepast,combinedwiththestudyof

humanand/or physicalgeography. Thedegree

is veryattractiveto employers becauseof its

multi-disciplinary natureand thewide range

ofskills andexperiencestudentsgain.

PROGRAMME CONTENTIn thefirstyear students take introductory

modulesin ArchaeologicalMethods and

choosethree furthermodules in Archaeology

rangingfromWorldPrehistorythroughto

Greekand EgyptianArchaeology.Students

acquirekey skills inGeographyin twomodules

that aretied toa weekendfield trip. They will

alsobuildon their geographical knowledge

viathreemodules inPhysicalandHuman

Geography forexample, Planet Earth

andEnvironmentandPeople.

Thisbalanceof modulesbetween Archaeology

andGeographycontinues intothesecondand

third years,wherea broaderrangeof options

allowsspecialisation in specificareasof

Archaeology, and in areassuch asClimate

Change, Geomorphology, Soils orPopulation

andCulturalGeography. Thirdyear students

alsohavethe optionof participatingin a field

course(currentlyin Portugal orCalifornia)as

oneof their Geographymodules.As withall

ourdegrees,a particular feature ofthe final year

is a dissertation based onpersonal research.

Formoreinformationon thisprogramme,see

www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesor requestthe Earth andOceanSciences departmental brochureby calling

T:+44(0)151 7945927

Oceans, Climate and PhysicalGeography BSc (Hons)UCAS code: FF78Programme length: 3 years

Keycontact:Pat BradyE: [email protected]

Theway that theEarthbehaves as a system

resultsfrominteractionsbetweentheland, the

oceansand theatmosphere.Complexissues

such asclimatechange, sealevelrise and

environmental pollution canonlybe fully

understoodif allthe differentfacetsof the

Earths behaviour areconsidered. Thiswas the

first UKuniversity programme tocombine land,

oceanand climatestudiesin anintegrated

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PROGRAMME CONTENTYour trainingwill focuson practicaland

quantitativeaspectsof geological and

geographicalsciencethroughstudy of the

interactionof surfaceand nearsurface

processes on theEarth.Research-based

dissertationsare undertaken in YearsThree

andFouron projects that aregeological and/

or geomorphological. Year Fourincludes

additional field coursesto Dorset(applied

geology) andTenerife(volcanic processes).

Theunique rangeof skills thatMESci Geology

andPhysicalGeographystudents develop

make themattractiveto employers in the

geotechnicaland resource exploration

industries aswell asthe environmental

monitoring, surveyingand planningsectors.

Formoreinformationon thisprogramme,see

www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesor requestthe Earth andOceanSciences departmental brochureby calling

T:+44(0)151 7945927


Graduates fromthis degreeprogramme

eithergainemployment directlyor proceed

tovocationalMSc (such asRecent

EnvironmentalChange, Engineering

Geology) or PhDdegreeprogrammes.

Formoreinformation onthis programme,see

www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesor requesttheEarth andOceanSciencesdepartmentalbrochureby calling

T:+44(0)151794 5927

Geology and PhysicalGeography MESci (Hons)UCAS code: FF68Programme length: 4 years

Keycontact:Moira GinnellyE: [email protected]

Thisuniquefour-yearMESci Geology and

PhysicalGeographydegree is a strongly

integrated programmebenefiting fromthe

complementary research expertiseof staffinGeologyandPhysicalGeography. The

degreeprovides thoroughtraining in the

multidisciplinary approach requiredto

document andunderstand spatialand

temporalvariations in physicalprocesses

operating onthe Earth.

The first twoyearsaresharedwith theBSc

programme. Thefinaltwo years provide

awider choiceof taughtmodulesanda

comprehensivefieldwork programme. In

addition,studentshave theopportunity

todesignand undertake amajor individual

research projectthatwill providethemwith

skills in analysis, synthesis,problemsolving,

and reporting.

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The information thatfollows is a brief guide

toapplyingforprogrammesof studyatthe

University ofLiverpool.For fulldetails ofour

applications andadmissions policy, please

visitourwebsiteat www.liverpool.ac.uk/ug-admissions

MAKING AN APPLICATIONTHROUGH UCASYoumustapply for all full-timeprogrammes

onlinethroughUCAS, using theonline

application systemat www.ucas.comTheUniversityof Liverpoolinstitution

codeis LVRPLL41.

WHENTO MAKEYOUR APPLICATIONForup-to-date information pleasevisitwww.ucas.com

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTSForinformation onEnglishlanguageentry

requirementscontact the International

Recruitment andRelations Teamon

T:+44 (0)151794 6730orE: [email protected]

MATURE STUDENTS

Wewelcomeapplicationsfrom candidateswhoare notapplying directlyfromschoolor

college, whohavenon-standardqualifications,

orwho wishto have work orlife experience

takeninto account aspartof their application.

Ouradultlearners come tous through a variety

of different routes.For moreinformation

seethewebsitewww.liverpool.ac.uk/maturestudents

STUDENTSWITH DISABILITIESWegive equal considerationto allapplicants

andwelcomeapplications fromstudents

withdisabilities.Please contact theDisability

SupportTeamon T:+44 (0)151794 4714/5117/6676,Minicom: 0151794 4713orE: [email protected] todiscussyoursupportneedsbefore yousubmit

yourUCAS application.

DISCLAIMEREvery efforthas beenmadeto ensurethat

information containedwithinthis brochure

is accurate at thetimeof going topress.

However, thematterscovered aresubject

tochange from timeto time, bothbefore

andaftera candidates admission.

Applicationsandadmissions

FINDOUT MOREAccommodation: www.liverpool.ac.uk/accommodationFeesand finance: www.liverpool.ac.uk/moneyLifein Liverpool:www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/cityStudent support: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/support

Forfull entryrequirementsand current moduledetailsseewww.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses

Documents

University of Liverpool Geography Department Guide 2011