Geography

Students must have a IGCSE/GCSE grade 5 or equivalent in Geography and preferably a minimum of 4 further passes including Maths and English Language.

There are 14 areas of study in the full A level syllabus over a two-year timescale.

For the AS syllabus in Year 1 study centres on the core aspects of physical and human Geography. These include:

• Hydrology
• Atmosphere and Weather
• Rocks and Weathering
• Population
• Migration 
• Settlement Dynamics

For the A Level course in Year 2, additional topics covered are:

• Tropical Environments
• Coastal Environments
• Hazardous Environments
• Hot and Arid Environments
• Production Location and Change
• Environmental management
• Global Interdependence 
• Economic Transition

For the full A level there will be four 1 and a half hour examinations.

If the AS option is selected, 2 of these examinations will be at the end of Year 1.

Following the study of Geography at A Level, degree level studies can be pursued in Geography, Humanities, Environmental Sciences, Surveying, Bio-Medical Sciences and more.