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Human Geography
Key Information
Why study this course?

Course type

This course will take you to fascinating fieldwork destinations in the UK
and overseas, where you’ll add to your growing skills in understanding
and influencing the way humans relate to the environment. In the lab,
the field and the archive, you’ll explore the characteristics, diversity,
interdependence and changing nature of places. You’ll understand the
applications and possibilities Human Geography provides in solving
problems, creating wealth and improving quality of life. You’ll collect
and analyse spatial, social and environmental data, and become familiar
with industry standard GIS software for analysing, visualising and
integrating that data.

For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

In 2015, Human Geography at Keele was ranked in the top ten nationally
for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.

Indicative modules

First year
• Geography and Geographers*
• Human Geographies
• Geographical Skills
• People and the Environment
• Practising Human Geography
• The Politics of Sustainability*
• Global Warming or a New
Ice Age?*
Second year
• Dynamic Geographies
• Practical Human Geography
• Geographical Research Training
• Space and Society
• City, Culture and Society*
• Regional Land Systems*
Third year
• Dissertation
• Applied GIS
• Inspirational Landscapes
• Postcolonialism in South Asia
• Economic Development and
Environmental Transformation
• Geographies of Children
and Youth
• Rural Geographies
• Sustainability and
Social Justice**
• Home, Belonging, Locality
and Material Culture**

What will this mean
for my future?

In addition to providing very
specific human geography
skills, this course will enhance
your abilities in communication,
make you proficient in various
methods such as GIS or primary
data collection, and develop your
creativity in problem solving.
This will all be invaluable as you
address social, environmental,
ethical and global problems as
part of your studies or in the world
of work. You might go on to work
as a planning and development
surveyor, logistics manager,
residential surveyor, town planner,
international development worker,
transport planner or market
researcher.

*Single Honours only
**Single Honours and Major route only

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/gge

Single honours, dual
honours, major, minor

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
Single honours ABB

Dual honours, major, minor
ABB to BBB
For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

Emily Heades

Geography and Biology,
graduated 2014
I work as a Geospatial Analyst for
the Defence Geographic Centre.
My degree was incredibly varied
which is an advantage of the dual
honours programme and the course
staff were keen for students to
pursue opportunities outside of
study, for example I gained practical
lab experience working in the Huxley
insectaries. The staff in Geography,
Geology and the Environment are
extremely supportive and really help
you to recognise your abilities so that
you can achieve your full potential.
Smart minds choose Keele

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