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Course Overview

The BSc (Hons) Geography program at the University of Winchester is a three-year full-time or six-year part-time course that explores the earth's processes, both natural and human. The program takes a hands-on, practical approach, with field exploration being a major component of the course.

Course Features

• Study the climate emergency and responses to it and how the natural world interacts with today's changing society and how we can plan for the future
• Geography graduates have a high rate of employability and have a wide range of career paths open to them
• Variety of teaching and learning methods, including fieldwork, class seminars and workshops, laboratory and IT sessions and independent research
• Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)

Course Details

Our aim is to shape 'confident learners' by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market.

You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups.

In addition to the formally scheduled contact time such as lectures, seminars, practical workshops (IT and lab) and in the field, you are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team and the wide range of services available to you within the University.

Independent Learning

Over the duration of your course, you will be expected to develop independent and critical learning, progressively building confidence and expertise through independent and collaborative research, problem-solving and analysis with the support of staff. You take responsibility for your own learning and are encouraged to make use of the wide range of available learning resources available.

Overall Workload

Your overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity.

While your actual contact hours may depend on the optional modules you select, the following information gives an indication of how much time you will need to allocate to different activities at each level of the course.

Year 1 (Level 4): Timetabled teaching and learning activity*

• Teaching, learning and assessment: 276 hours
• Independent learning: 924 hours

Year 2 (Level 5): Timetabled teaching and learning activity*

• Teaching, learning and assessment: 288 hours
• Independent learning: 912 hours

Year 3 (Level 6): Timetabled teaching and learning activity*

• Teaching, learning and assessment: 216 hours
• Independent learning: 972 hours
• Placement: 12 hours

*Please note these are indicative hours for the course.

Assessment

Our validated courses may adopt a range of means of assessing your learning. An indicative, and not necessarily comprehensive, list of assessment types you might encounter includes essays, portfolios, supervised independent work, presentations, written exams, or practical performances.

We ensure all students have an equal opportunity to achieve module learning outcomes. As such, where appropriate and necessary, students with recognised disabilities may have alternative assignments set that continue to test how successfully they have met the module's learning outcomes.

Percentage of the course assessed by coursework

The assessment balance between examination and coursework depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose. The approximate percentage of the course assessed by different assessment modes is as follows:

Year 1 (Level 4)*:

• 84% coursework
• 12% written exams
• 4% practical assessment

Year 2 (Level 5)*:

• 87% coursework
• 13% written exams
• 0% practical assessment

Year 3 (Level 6)*:

• 87% coursework
• 13% written exams
• 0% practical assessment

*Please note these are indicative percentages and modes for the programme.

Feedback

We are committed to providing timely and appropriate feedback to you on your academic progress and achievement in order to enable you to reflect on your progress and plan your academic and skills development effectively. You are also encouraged to seek additional feedback from your course tutors.

Modules

Year 1

• Global Risks 30 Credits
• People and Place in a Global World 30 Credits
• Physical Geography and Environmental Management 30 Credits
• Geographical Skills and Techniques 30 Credits

Year 2

• Geographical Research Methods 30 Credits
• Fieldwork and field project planning 30 Credits
• Environmental Geography and Development 30 Credits
• Optional Modules:
  • Climate and Landscape Change
  • Diversity in Society: Race, Ethnicity and Migration

Year 3

• Dissertation 30 Credits
• The Natural World and Conservation 30 Credits
• Optional Modules:
  • Resource Competition and Development in the Global South
  • Drylands: Processes, change and population mobility
  • Managing Environmental Hazards
  • Critical Geopolitics
  • New Geographies of Crime
  • Environmental Hydrology

Entry Requirements

UK International

104-120 points

Our offers are typically made using UCAS tariff points to allow you to include a range of level 3 qualifications and as a guide, the requirements for this course are equivalent to:

• A-Levels: BC-BBB from 3 A Levels or equivalent grade combinations (e.g. BBB is comparable to ABC in terms of tariff points)
• BTEC/CTEC: DMM from BTEC or Cambridge Technical (CTEC) qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: To include a minimum of 2 Higher Level certificates at grade H4
• T Level: Merit in a T Level

Additionally, we accept tariff points achieved for many other qualifications, such as the Access to Higher Education Diploma, Scottish Highers, UAL Diploma/Extended Diploma and WJEC Applied Certificate/Diploma, to name a few. We also accept tariff points from smaller level 3 qualifications, up to a maximum of 32, from qualifications like the Extended Project (EP/EPQ), music or dance qualifications.

In addition to level 3 study, the following GCSE's are required:

• GCSE English Language at grade 4 or C, or higher. Functional Skills at level 2 is accepted as an alternative, however Key Skills qualifications are not.

If you will be over the age of 21 years of age at the beginning of your undergraduate study, you will be considered as a mature student. This means our offer may be different and any work or life experiences you have will be considered together with any qualifications you hold.

300-320 International points required

If English is not your first language, a formal English language test will most likely be required and you will need to achieve the following:

• IELTS Academic at 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all four components (for year 1 entry)

We also accept other English language qualifications, such as IELTS Indicator, Pearson PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and TOEFL iBT.

Tuition Fees

2025/6 Course Tuition Fees

UK / Channel Islands / Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland	International
Year 1*	£9,535	£16,700

*(UK / Channel Islands / Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland) £9,535 for the 25/26 academic year. Fees for future academic years will be determined in line with our Terms and Conditions. The fee is currently subject to a governmental fee cap for each academic year. It is our policy to charge tuition fees at the level of the cap set by the Government. If the cap set by the Government changes, then we may increase our Fees in line with governmental policy.

*(International) £16,700 for the 25/26 academic year. Fees for future academic years will be determined in line with our Terms and Conditions. We decide the annual level of increase of our Tuition Fees by taking into account a range of factors including the cost of delivering the course and change in governmental funding.

Additional Costs

As one of our students all of your teaching and assessments are included in your tuition fees, including, lectures/guest lectures and tutorials, seminars, laboratory sessions and specialist teaching facilities. You will also have access to a wide range of student support and IT services.

There might be additional costs you may encounter whilst studying.

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

We have a variety of scholarship and bursaries available to support you financially with the cost of your course. To see if you’re eligible, please see our Scholarships and Awards page.

Career Prospects

Throughout your studies, your future employability is a key priority for us and careers guidance is on hand. Our Geography graduates have the analytical and research skills to secure roles within the Government, the public, private and voluntary sectors, teaching, cartography and surveying, planning, environmental consultancy, nature conservation and sustainability.

The University of Winchester ranks in the top 10 in the UK for graduates in employment or further study according to the Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023, HESA.

Programme Leader

Dr Darren Jeffers

Dr Jeffers earned his undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Oxford and went on to complete his D.Phil investigating environmental change in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon during the last glacial period at the same institution.