Introduction
This course encourages students to gain enjoyment, satisfaction and a sense of achievement as they develop their knowledge and understanding of the subject. This A Level course will enable students to be inspired by their geographical understanding, to engage critically with real world issues and places and to apply their geographical knowledge,
theory and skills to the world around them.
Where does it lead?
Geography combines well with both arts and science subjects. It is a broad based subject that fits well for future progression. For careers in urban regeneration, energy supply, retail location, town planning, managing the effects of hazards and climate change, law, human rights, international relations or welfare, geography is an obvious choice.
Course details
Topics Include:
- Climate Change
- Coastal Landscapes
- Global Migration
- Changing Spaces
- Making Places
- Powers and Borders
- Earth’s Life Support Systems
- Hazardous Earth
There will be 4 days of fieldwork based outside of school - 2 human geography investigations and 2 physical geography investigations.
The aims and objectives are to enable students to build on their knowledge and skills to:
- recognise and be able to analyse the complexity of people - environment interactions at all geographical scales
- improve their understanding of the ways in which values, attitudes and circumstances have an impact on the relationships between people, place and environment.
Assessment
Paper 1: Physical landscapes (1hr 30min exam) 66 marks
Paper 2: Human Interactions (1hr 30min exam) 66 marks
Paper 3: Geographical Debates (2 hrs 30 min exam) 108 marks
Non-exam assessment: Independent investigation 60 marks 20%.