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LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSIT Y
FACULT Y OF SCIENCE
GEOGRAPHY
YOUR FUTURE
STARTS WITH HOPE
240516
Geography Fact File
Faculty:
Year of Entry:
Science
2016
Department:
Fees:
Geography and Environmental Science
The tuition fees for home and EU students for
2016/17 are £9,000 for full-time undergraduate
courses.
Campus Location:
Hope Park
Degree:
Entry Requirements:
BSc Single and Combined Honours
The standard offer level is between 260 - 300
UCAS points, including a minimum of two A/A2
Levels or equivalent. A Level Geography is not a
requirement.
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• Environmental Science
• Tourism
• Tourism Management
UCAS Code:
Contact Details:
F800
Student Recruitment
+44 (0) 151 291 3111
[email protected]
Duration:
Three years
Course Combinations:
Geography and Biology (BSc)
UCAS code CF18
Geography and Early Childhood (BA)
UCAS code XF3V
Geography and Education (BA)
UCAS code XF38
Geography and English Language (BA)
UCAS code QF38
Geography and Human Biology
UCAS code 2W11
Geography and Information Technology (BSc)
UCAS code GF58
Geography and International Relations (BA)
UCAS code FL25
Geography and Mathematics (BSc)
UCAS code GF18
Geography and Media & Communication (BA)
UCAS code FP38
Geography and Nutrition (BSc)
UCAS code LB74
Geography and Politics (BA)
UCAS code FL48
Geography and Psychology (BSc)
UCAS code FLC8
Geography and Social Policy (BA)
UCAS code FL44
Geography and Sociology (BA)
UCAS code LL37
Geography and Sport & Physical Education (BSc)
UCAS code FC86
Geography and Tourism (BA)
UCAS code NF88
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Course Introduction
Geography is about exploring, encountering,
and engaging with the world around us. It
is a dynamic and exciting subject to study.
It looks at how the physical world works;
how people interact both with each other
and with the physical world; how landscapes
(both physical and human) evolve; and the
ways in which the environment needs to
be managed and conserved. Geography
covers many different perspectives and
brings them together to create a distinctive
way of understanding the world. Whether
your interests are more towards physical,
environmental or human geography, we offer
you the chance to develop an integrated,
enriched understanding of what is taking
place on our planet.
Geography at Liverpool Hope is taught by
an enthusiastic and friendly team of human,
physical and environmental geographers
with wide research interests. You will find
that Liverpool is a great place to study
Geography, and an excellent case study
of economic, environmental and social
regeneration, with a hinterland that includes
stunning upland and coastal landscapes.
The Geography degree complements
Liverpool Hope’s moral and ethical
approach to stewardship of the Earth
and responsibilities to present and future
generations. By the very nature of the
degree it prepares students to work
individually and collectively towards an
environmentally sustainable and socially
conscious future.
Studying Geography means you will look at
a wide range of different topics and learn
a broad range of skills. For this reason, a
Geography degree is one of the most valued
subjects among potential employers.
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What you will study
Level C (Year One)
Level H (Year Three)
Foundations in Geography
Advanced Studies in Geography
Core curriculum for Single and Combined
Honours introduces:
Core curriculum for Single and Combined
Honours introduces:
• Human Geographies (e.g. social, urban
and cultural geographical themes, topics)
• Physical Geography (e.g. geological,
geomorphological and biogeographical
systems)
• Concepts of Environmental Stewardship
(e.g. sustainability, conservation)
• Environmental Issues and Concerns (e.g.
energy, climate change, pollution)
• Field-based Investigations
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Earth’s Changing Environments (glacial
or coastal environments processes,
sediments and landforms and landscapes)
• Transforming Human Geographies
(e.g. changing urban landscapes and
environments)
The additional Single Honours curriculum
explores:
• Current Research in Physical
Environments and Human Geographies
• International Fieldwork in an international
setting (e.g. Malta)
• Geographic Information Science (GIS)
• Honours Project (dissertation)
The additional Single Honours curriculum
introduces:
• Contemporary Issues in Tourism
• Nature of Tourism Demand and the
Impacts of Tourism
• Key Issues in Tourism
Recent Honours Project titles include: ‘Time
to sail away’: Identity, self and the cruise
ship passenger’; ‘Engaging with landscapes:
A case study of people’s landscape
preferences’; ‘Abiotic and biotic interactions:
a small-scale characterisation of freestanding urban walls’.
Level I (Year Two)
Explorations in Geography
Core curriculum for Single and Combined
Honours introduces:
Assessment methods typically include:
essays, reports, verbal presentations
(sometimes as part of a group), examinations
(which may involve seen questions),
fieldwork reports, posters, and portfolios.
• Earth Surface Processes
(geomorphological and biogeographical
processes)
• Contemporary Human Geographies (e.g.
social and cultural dimensions)
Fieldwork is a key component of this degree
and takes the form of either short day trips
or longer residential fieldwork - locations
include Malta, the Netherlands, Snowdonia
National Park, the Peak District National
Park and local destinations such as the
North Wirral and Sefton coast.
The additional Single Honours curriculum
investigates:
• Applied Practice in Geography hazard
management
• Research Design
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Employability and Career
Opportunities
Geography graduates from Hope are
numerate, literate, good team workers,
have high levels of computer literacy and
geospatial skills, and can think analytically
and critically across the sciences and
social sciences. Some of our students
enter professions concerned with
environmental management, some enter
the teaching profession and others leave
with a background enabling them to pursue
graduate degrees.
In a national survey carried out by the
Royal Geographical Society, geographers
show not only high employment rates, but
also a concentration within professional
and managerial posts that is second only
to chemistry and physics graduates.
Geographers enter in to a wide range
of careers. In simple terms geography
graduates may enter into one of three career
paths:
• A career position directly related to their
geographical knowledge and skills
• A career position which uses geographers’
wide range of transferable skills
• Further full-time study or training
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Why study this subject at
Liverpool Hope?
• Includes the opportunity for the Honours
Project to be undertaken through the
medium of a work placement to enable
students to gain relevant geographical
work experience so that they can apply
their geographical knowledge and
experiences into a work setting
• Features interdisciplinary perspectives
on various aspects of Geography
such as understanding how natural
processes shape and modify the Earth,
human impacts and interactions with
the environment, how to respond to
environmental challenges, and the
complexity of achieving a sustainable
future
• Builds on existing staff expertise and
good practice in the provision of fieldwork
to national and international destinations
that allows the exploration of key
concepts and aspects of Geography in a
field-based context thereby reinforcing
geographical knowledge
• Has a small teaching team who engender
a friendly and supportive teaching and
learning environment that is focused on
ensuring student success
• Promotes education in modern geospatial
technology particularly in geographic
information systems, remote sensing,
spatial analysis and mapping of physical
and human phenomena; besides field
work geospatial education uses also
cyberspace for exploring new recourses,
increasing economic growth and more
effective management of natural and
human resources.
• Includes low-cost and carbon-conscious
fieldwork, in particular costs and the
associated carbon-footprints are
attempted to be reduced through the
use of local destinations (utilising public
transport) or through students being
able to determine their own travel
arrangements
• Includes e-learning and teaching as a
means to reduce the environmental
impact of teaching
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Graduate Profiles
“I was initially attracted to the ‘village’ style
environment that had been created through
the relatively small size of the university
campus. Studying the BSc Geography
programme, I became captivated by the
broad range of topics that the course
offered. I am currently searching for a
suitable Masters course to pursue a career
in nature conservation and/or environmental
consultancy.”
“I chose Liverpool Hope because
everyone was so friendly and the tutors
in the Geography Department were very
enthusiastic about their course which was
something that I also shared. My main
interest has been in Human Geography as
it relates to the everyday and is constantly
changing. I am now looking for internships in
the area of urban regeneration.”
Nicola
Joe
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Academic Staff Profiles
Dr Kevin Crawford,
Senior Lecturer in
Geography
Dr Janet Speake,
Principal Lecturer in
Geography
Kevin holds qualifications
in geology, geochemistry,
glacial sedimentology and
environmental legislation.
His research expertise and publications are
in the following areas: glacial environments,
geoconservation and geotourism. He is a
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
and is an executive committee member of
the national organisation GeoConservation
UK in addition to being actively involved in
local and regional geoconservation groups.
Dr Speake is a Geographer
with research expertise
in urban and economic
geography, particularly
transforming city centres, culture-led urban
revitalisation and also on the impacts of
satellite navigation on spatial awareness
and graphicacy. She is also widely published
in these areas. She is a Fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society and the Higher
Education Academy.
Revd Professor David
K Chester, Professor
of Environmental
Sciences
Paul Rooney, Senior
Lecturer in Geography
and Assistant Head of
Department
Professor Chester was
awarded his BA (Durham
1973), PhD (Aberdeen
1978), Dip Theol, C.Geol. FGS, FRGS
and has worked on natural hazard and
responses to them for more than 35 years.
He has studied earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions and their impacts, both globally,
and more specifically in Italy and Portugal
(including the Azores). His recent research
has concentrated on religious responses to
disasters, and the reconstruction of historical
catastrophes using a mixture of field and
archival evidence. He is also interested
in Holocene landscape change in the
Mediterranean region, soil erosion and the
history and current practice of geography.
Paul is a Chartered
Geographer, a Chartered
Environmentalist and a
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
He is a full member of the Chartered
Institute of Ecology and Environmental
Management and is active at both regional
and national levels in the Institute. His
research and consultancy expertise is in the
field of coastal management, especially in
the conservation management of coastal
sand dunes. He is published widely in
this area and is the Director of the Sand
Dune and Shingle Network based in the
Department.
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Dr Victoria Kennedy,
Lecturer in Tourism
Dr Kennedy holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in
Tourism Management and
a PhD in Management
from the University of Hull.
She has worked in a variety of tourism and
hospitality management contexts, including
accommodation and marketing. Victoria’s
teaching is in a variety of tourism related
subjects including destination management,
strategic tourism management, events
management and sustainable tourism.
Her research interests include stakeholder
engagement, destination management and
seaside tourism.
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t: 0151 291 3111
e: [email protected]
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