GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Geography and Environment Why choose Geography and Environment at Loughborough? Our students benefit from high-quality, research-informed teaching ensuring the very best learning experience. Studying one of our Geography courses will prepare you for a wide range of exciting and diverse career opportunities. We offer modules that will develop your understanding of our rapidly changing planet. Through the interlinked strands of human and physical geography, our courses bridge the social sciences and natural sciences. With 50 academic, research and support staff and over 450 students, we offer a fantastic learning environment. Our academic staff are driving forward intellectual agendas in physical and human geography, as well as helping to shape national and international policy. This expertise ensures that the knowledge you are getting throughout your degree is at the cutting-edge of scientific research and focused on some of the most important issues in society today.
Accreditation
3RD IN UK FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
98% OVERALL SATISFACTION IN GEOGRAPHY NSS 2019
TOP 10 IN UK FOR GRADUATE PROSPECTS IN GEOGRAPHY THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
All our eligible courses (BA Geography; BSc Geography; BSc Geography with Economics) are accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Employability We pride ourselves in supporting our students to fulfil their potential and to graduate as confident, capable, adaptable individuals equipped with the skills that are demanded by today’s employers. Employability skills are embedded in all our courses and our graduates are appointed in posts across a range of industries and sectors.
Fieldcourses The methods of teaching and learning we use vary from large lecture-based classes to seminars and practical classes, through to individual sessions with an academic advisor. Fieldcourses are available in a range of UK and overseas locations and in recent years these have included Ghana, Singapore, Paris, Namibia and Wales.
Facilities Modern facilities provide the perfect environment for all types of classes, with the latest technology and laboratory equipment available to carry out cutting-edge geographical research. There are also study areas where students can work independently or in groups.
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