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A Levels

A-Level Geography

  • Course Type: A Level

What can this course lead to?

On successful completion of your A Levels, you could progress to university to study a range of different degrees including:

  • Environmental Planning
  • Business
  • Social Services
  • Teaching

Who is it for?

This course is for students who want to develop their knowledge of locations, places, processes and environments locally and globally. You will learn about the complexity of people/environment interactions and understand some of the key issues facing the world today, such as climate change and migration. You will also develop quantitative and qualitative skills including observing, collecting and analysing geo-located data applied to fieldwork and research.

What is covered?

The A Level Geography qualification develops students’ understanding of
physical and human geography from a local through to a global scale. They
develop practical fieldwork skills as they explore and think critically about
the interactions between people and the environment and the issues arising. You
will study the following units:

  • Physical Systems
  • Landscape systems - Earth Life's Support Systems
  • Human Interaction - Changing Spaces
  • Making places- Global Connections
  • Geographical Debates
  • Investigative Geography

Geographical and fieldwork skills are integrated into all aspects of the subject, helping
students to ‘think geographically’.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

5 GCSEs at grade 5/C or above including English and maths plus a science based GCSE subject.

Start date: 01/09/2025

Course Code

SAL3AL5AF-GO

Duration

2 Years

Full-time courses are fully funded for 16 to 18-year-olds. For age 19+, various funding options are available.

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