A Level Geography
Course Code: Q100087
Key Information
Course type:
A Levels
Campus:
Sixth Form Campus
Next Start Date:
01 Aug 2027
Duration:
2 years
Attendance:
Full-time
Fees:
Free
Get ready to question the world as you know it, and explore a wide range of topics, places and global issues on this engaging A Level in Geography at City of Portsmouth College.
No two days in the world are the same, and on this course we help you to understand and question this through the development of your knowledge and skills. As the subject is so wide-ranging, and develops high transferable skills, it is very attractive to future employers. Geography is also a facilitating subject, meaning it is highly valued by the top universities in the country. You'll study a combination of physical and human geography, engaging with a broad range of current issues at a range of scales to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the world in which we live.
Units include:
- tectonic hazards
- globalisation
- the carbon and water cycles (can life exist without carbon?)
- urban and rural places
- global variations in health, human rights and conflict
- coastal landscapes
- superpowers.
Four days of fieldwork in human and physical geography is a compulsory part of the course, often as a residential in Dorset.
A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including a grade 5 or above in English language and a grade 4 or above in geography.
You will have a 9.55am start, one lesson in the morning, one in the afternoon and a guaranteed 4.00pm finish. You will also have at least one morning and one afternoon per week free for private study.
Assessments are made up of 20% Coursework and 80% Exams.
You can progress to careers in commerce, industry, transport, tourism and the public sectors. Directly related careers include cartography, surveying, environmental management, market research, teaching, transport and city planning. It engenders many transferable skills which enables careers in less directly related fields such as law, banking, social research, cyber security and risk management. Many progress to higher education, including Russell Group universities.
We work hard to keep our course information up to date. Occasionally we may make small changes to course content, start dates, locations or fees to keep our courses current and relevant. If anything important changes after you apply, we’ll always let you know.
A Level Geography available start dates:
We work hard to keep our course information up to date. Occasionally we may make small changes to course content, start dates, locations or fees to keep our courses current and relevant. If anything important changes after you apply, we’ll always let you know.
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