What you can study

At Bristol, you can study with world-leading experts in the fields of human and physical geography. Our teaching emphasises a multidisciplinary approach to the natural environment, and equips students with key theories and methodologies for the study of cultural, economic and social geography.

You will find units on:

• climate change, sustainability and conservation
• glaciology, hydrology, oceans and waterways
• qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• diverse regions, including: Asia, Africa, rural and urban
• inequality, politics, and philosophy

Pre-requisites

At UK universities, students specialise from their first year and rarely take units outside their degree subject. This means that:

• Year 1 units are suitable for all students.
• Year 2 units require some university study in the discipline.
• Year 3 units require a strong background in the discipline.

Subject pathway students

If you have been nominated to Bristol on the Study Abroad (Geographical Sciences pathway), you must take the majority of your credits from this guide.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3