Human Geography (with integrated year studying abroad)
BA · Prifysgol Aberystwyth · 4 years
About this course
Human geography is the study of the relationships between people, places, and the spaces they inhabit and create. Where physical geography examines natural systems, human geography focuses on the social, economic, cultural, and political forces that shape how landscapes are produced and experienced, how cities and regions develop, how migration and mobility occur, and how inequality and power are expressed spatially. It is a discipline that asks why places look and function the way they do, and what the consequences of those arrangements are for different groups of people. At Aberystwyth University, this four-year full-time programme includes an integrated year studying abroad, giving you the opportunity to encounter human geography in a different country and institutional context. Aberystwyth's Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is one of the most established in the UK, and the
Where its graduates go
The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
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