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Geography 1 Introduction to Physical Geography: During the first session, you will be introduced to physical geography at University level and what that entails. A Doctoral Student in the geography department at Sussex who works as a climate scientist will then provide you with a mini lecture focusing on the hot topic of climate change. You will then have the opportunity to create posters highlighting the factors influencing climate change and the effect it has on people through group discussion. Importance of Quantitative Methods: The second session will focus on the importance of quantitative skills in geography. It is essential to know how significant your research results are and the way to test this is through statistical analysis. During this session, you will have a chance to work out some statistics on a small dataset. This will highlight the importance of understanding such metrics such as average, standard deviation and correlations. 2 Field Trip: On the second day you will have the exciting opportunity to visit the white chalk cliffs at the Marina. This geological feature is currently being studied by one of Sussex’s geography students testing effects of different temperature on slope failure. The second part of the trip will include learning how to use a GPS and find specific locations and mark them. 3 Introduction to Human Geography: On the final day students will be introduced to the concept of human geography with a focus on sustainability and how to achieve it. Students will have the chance to create mind maps of the concept of sustainability and how it should be measured using 3 pillars of understanding: environment, economy and society. This aims to show students the importance of critical thinking and how to weigh up trade-offs and complementarities in real world scenarios. The Sussex Study Geography Experience will provide you with an opportunity to explore, critique and understand the different aspects within geography. Through engaging seminar and group work sessions you will be provided with an opportunity to challenge contemporary issues in geography such as climate change and impacts on society and what that means and what can be done about it. It is important to understand that geography is not only about the physical changes that occur in the world due to natural hazards or climate change but the influence those changes have on people and how to measure that effect on society.