BATH SPA UNIVERSITY / Courses BSc (Hons) Global Development and Sustainability
Global Development and Sustainability
UCAS CODE: LF81 Institution code: B20
If you care about the world we live in, and wish to learn more about the environmental, social, economic and geopolitical issues facing peoples and environments of both developed and developing countries, then this course will be of interest to you. Why choose this course? This course explores the main themes and issues of development and sustainability, focusing on how we can ensure quality of life for all while also maintaining the quality of the environment. It offers an ideal training for students intending to pursue a career in the development sector or employment related to environmental sustainability. About the course This course will enable you to understand contemporary environmental and development challenges and their potential solutions. It approaches development through the underpinning of geographical concepts and the application of geographical methods and techniques to the study and solving of real-world development problems. The opportunities throughout the course will enable you to gain the knowledge, skills, understanding and training that will be valued by employers, particularly in the third sector. During the course you will study geographical concepts and principles in both Physical and Human Geography strands in all three years of your degree to allow you to gain the knowledge, skills and understanding of the
fundamentals of thinking and working spatially. In Year 2 you will participate in a work placement with a relevant organisation and you will have the opportunity to undertake residential fieldwork overseas. In Year 3 you will take more responsibility for your own learning through the dissertation or extended work placement. A community engagement module is also optional in the third year, and involves a period of volunteering with your chosen organisation. Field work is central to the Bath Spa learning experience and most modules have a field day. In Year 2, overseas field experience is gained in Northern India, where we explore a variety of issues including urbanisation and modernisation, hazards and vulnerability, water management, consumption and identities. The optional modules at all levels enable you to personalise your own degree and specialise further in areas in which you are particularly interested. Sample modules Global Development, Economics and Globalisation, Environmental Hazards, Climate Change and Sustainability, Development and Disasters, Education and Development, Living and Working in the Global Economy.’
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Typical offers: 260–320 UCAS tariff points with a minimum of 80 points in Geography or a related subject. Location: Newton Park campus Length: 3 years full-time; part-time available Tuition fee (2013): £9,000 per year (subject to annual inflationary increase) Assessment: Varied assessment methods – mostly through coursework but with some written exams. More information: www.bathspa.ac.uk
Careers There are various career opportunities available to BSc GDS graduates from careers in the development charity sector, humanitarian relief, natural resource management, disaster management, development planning and public service provision, to careers in business, education, tourism, marketing, retail and further study. This course aims to give you the theoretical knowledge, practical training, and vocational and problembased learning to give you the best chance of securing a good career.
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01 Investigating alternative ways of living more sustainably 02 Exploring dynamic and vulnerable environments through a fieldtrip to Northern India
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