Geography A Level

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Geography is an incredible subject to have under your belt at A level. It is a subject that teaches you about the physical and human processes around you, allowing you to make sense of the world as it changes. Not only this, geography can take you onto a huge variety of subjects and career paths that you may not have even thought were relevant for geography. This is because Geography is a facilitating subject. It tells universities that not only are you a rounded student that understands the world around you but that you have keen analytical, critical and problem solving skills. Geography is particularly well paired with Maths and the Sciences.

• Tectonic Processes and Hazards – Earthquakes, volcanic and their associated impacts and responses.
• Landscape Systems, Processes and Change – including sub-topic Coastal Landscapes and Change - Coastal landscapes, how they work and how they impact on the places around them
• The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity - Water plays a key role in supporting life on earth. Physical processes control the circulation of water between the stores on land, in the oceans, in the cryosphere, and the atmosphere.
• The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security - A balanced carbon cycle is important in maintaining planetary health.
• Globalisation - Globalisation and global interdependence continue to accelerate, resulting in changing opportunities for businesses and people.
• Regenerating Places - Urban and rural regeneration programmes involving a range of players and involve both place making (regeneration) and place marketing (rebranding).
• Superpowers - The pattern of dominance of the countries of the world has changed over time, today we refer to the countries who hold the most power as Superpowers.
• Global Development and Connections – including sub-topic Migration, Identity and Sovereignty - International migration not only changes the ethnic composition of populations but also changes attitudes to national identity
• The specification contains three synoptic themes within the compulsory 1 content areas:
• Players
• Attitudes and actions
• Futures and uncertainties.
• The synoptic investigation will be based on a geographical issue within a place-based context that links to the three synoptic themes and is rooted in two or more of the compulsory content areas.

To study A Level qualifications: A minimum of 36 points. These points will be accumulated from your top 8 KS4 grades. For example, a student who achieves the following grades would meet the entry criteria.

E.g 6+6+5+5+4+4+3+3 = 36 points (Average grade 4.5)

Some A level qualifications will require a grade 6 to access them (please check with subject curriculum leaders if this applies to their course)

Entry criteria is a guide and interviews will be conducted with candidates to confirm if they are suitable to follow their selected courses.

Geography, Geology, International Development, Civil Engineering, Politics, Environmental Sciences, Ecology and Conservation, Law, Economics, Business Management, Maths