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COURSE OVERVIEW
Geography is an exciting and ever changing subject, you will cover engaging contemporary issues such as tectonic hazards, coasts, globalisation and regeneration. Themes such as changing landscapes and human development as well as dynamic landscapes and places, physical systems, sustainability and human systems and geopolitics are also covered.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Students need 5 GCSE’s 9/A* – 4/C including English Language, Mathematics and Geography or a Science. You will require a good general Geography knowledge of places and human/physical processes in the world. You will also be required to complete a GCSE to A Level Transition Project, prior to enrolment.
You will have a wide range of study options at Higher Education and many career pathways including Urban or Rural Planning, Leisure & Tourism, Business, Teaching, Environmental Risk Management, Geo-Engineering, Government, Cartography.
This is a two-year linear A Level where you are examined on the whole syllabus at the end of the second year. Each project is assessed as a portfolio of work. There will be 3 exams and a coursework element worth 20%. To prepare you for external exams, you will carry out a programme of weekly tests, exam style assessments and Formal Progress Points where you will monitor your attendance, how hard you are working and your academic progress. All Year 1 students will progress through a Year 1 Gateway that will allow you to progress to Year 2.
You will be required to buy your own textbooks, stationery and any subject-related equipment.
During the second year of study there is a residential field trip with associated costs of approximately ÂŁ350.00 (if finance is an issue, there may be support available for qualifying students).