Geography

About this course

Geography is one of the most genuinely interdisciplinary subjects available at university level. It spans the natural and social sciences, drawing on geology, biology, climatology, sociology, economics, and politics to understand both the physical world and the human societies that inhabit and transform it. At the University of Bristol, the BSc Geography is a three-year full-time programme that gives you a thorough grounding in both physical and human geography before allowing you to specialise in the areas that interest you most. As the current programme description notes, your first year provides an overview of both physical and human geography and develops a range of geographical and scientific skills. Physical geography engages with the processes that shape landscapes, climate systems, rivers and coasts, soils, and ecosystems, and how these interact with and are affected by human ac

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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