Programme structure: Geography (BSc) - what's running in 2014/15

All units (with the exception of Open Units) in this year of study are must pass. The definition of must pass units can be found in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes Glossary of Terms.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Spatial Modelling 2	GEOG25010	20	Mandatory	TB-4
One of the following pathways:
Pathway B - all of the following:
Cryosphere 2	GEOG25040	20	Optional	TB-4
Hydrosphere 2	GEOG25050	20	Optional	TB-4
Environmental Change 2	GEOG25060	20	Optional	TB-4
Pathway C - all of the following:
More-than-Human-Geographies: Ecological Imaginaries & Animal Geographies	GEOG20001	20	Optional	TB-4
Political Economy 2: State, Economy and Society	GEOG20110	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography	GEOG25110	20	Optional	TB-4
Pathway A:
EITHER:
One from:
Cryosphere 2	GEOG25040	20	Optional	TB-4
Hydrosphere 2	GEOG25050	20	Optional	TB-4
Environmental Change 2	GEOG25060	20	Optional	TB-4
Plus both of:
Political Economy 2: State, Economy and Society	GEOG20110	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography	GEOG25110	20	Optional	TB-4
Or both of:
More-than-Human-Geographies: Ecological Imaginaries & Animal Geographies	GEOG20001	20	Optional	TB-4
Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography	GEOG25110	20	Optional	TB-4
OR:
Two from:
Cryosphere 2	GEOG25040	20	Optional	TB-4
Hydrosphere 2	GEOG25050	20	Optional	TB-4
Environmental Change 2	GEOG25060	20	Optional	TB-4
Plus one from:
Political Economy 2: State, Economy and Society	GEOG20110	20	Optional	TB-1
More-than-Human-Geographies: Ecological Imaginaries & Animal Geographies	GEOG20001	20	Optional	TB-4
Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography	GEOG25110	20	Optional	TB-4
Depending on their choice above all students take:
Both of:
Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography	GEOG23350	20	Optional	TB-4
Study and Field Skills C	GEOG25150	20	Optional	TB-2
Or both of:
Research Methods in Physical Geography	GEOG25020	20	Optional	TB-4
Study and Field Skills B	GEOG25070	20	Optional	TB-2
Instead of GEOG23350 students can choose:
Conducting a Research Project using secondary data	SPAI20014	20	Optional	TB-2
Diploma of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).