Geography A Level

Board: AQA

A grade 5 or above in GCSE Geography.

In the course you will study themes such as: Changing Places Global Cycles (Water and Carbon) Global Governance Tectonic Hazards Contemporary Urban Environments Coasts Ecosystems You will: Use a range of fieldwork techniques and research methods. Participate in a residential fieldtrip and in local fieldwork. Learn how the world is contested and the dilemmas facing us in the future. Learn and use a variety of transferable skills including collecting, analysing and interpreting data, communicating findings in different ways, and identifying and developing links between different parts of the subject

The course consists of two examinations worth 80% and an independent investigation, worth 20%, based on fieldwork and research.

Geography will appeal to you if you are interested in: Investigating the features of the natural environment around you and understanding the processes that form these features. Investigating the processes that shape and change human environments. Investigating the interactions between these natural and human processes. Using fieldwork techniques and research methods as part of your investigations. Getting out into a range of different physical and human environments during your study. Gaining a broad based, academically rigorous qualification, which includes elements of the sciences and the humanities.

Taken with sciences like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology, Geography supports applications for almost any science-based university course such as geography, geology, environmental sciences, oceanography, engineering, maths, chemistry, physics or biology. Taken with humanities like English, Sociology, History or Business, Geography supports an equally wide range of university courses such as business, law, politics, philosophy, history, and English.

For more information about the course, please see Mrs Patterson