“The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance.” Lyndon B Johnson, 36th American President
Typical entry requirements A levels: ABB IB: 33 points, 16 at higher level Intake: 15 Average applicants per place: 5 Selection process: UCAS application Degree | UCAS code | Duration BSc (Social Sciences) Population and Geography | subject to validation | 3 years For all other geography degree programmes see page 120
Population and Geography
Located at Highfield Campus
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Population and Geography is a joint degree programme that focuses on the mechanisms that drive changes in populations (births, deaths and migration), and their implications for society and nature. To do this, it is necessary to understand a broad and complex range of social, spatial, economic, political and biological factors that contribute to population dynamics across the world. By studying population processes in both the developed and developing world, the links between population, geography and development, poverty, environmental and social change are explored. The course is multidisciplinary and based on a core set of theories and techniques. Questions that face society and policy makers are discussed. For example, what are the causes and consequences of international migration? What can we do about global inequalities in health? Are the numbers of children born in developed and developing countries sustainable? How long can we expect to live after retirement? This degree will also equip you with key transferable skills highly prized by employers, such as report writing, presentation skills, data analysis and research abilities.
“What is exciting about our degree programme is that our students learn about the ways populations change and how that will affect lives, careers, societies and nations. Learning how to study these changes means developing crucial skills that businesses and organisations are increasingly seeking in an ever more competitive international workplace.” Professor Nyovani Madise Demography and Social Statistics
Population and Geography will involve a combination of compulsory and optional modules, with some flexibility to develop your studies in other disciplines such as economics, sociology or environmental sciences.