Geography University of Salford

Overview

In a Nutshell

Accredited, engaging learning

Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society, the Geography programme of the University of Salford is designed to immerse you in physical geography. Across a range of carefully-designed modules packed with real-world relevance, you will explore the ecological impact of changes in our natural world. Led by research-active practitioners, you'll learn about climate change and its effect on people and places. You'll explore glaciers and global water resources. You'll examine fluvial processes, river restoration and management strategies.

Out in the field

Fieldwork is at the heart of your learning. We've aligned trips with specialist modules, so you develop applied skills and gain practical experiences that reinforce your knowledge. Typical destinations include the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales, Sheffield and Liverpool. You'll also experience residential field courses across the UK and other international locations -  a recent trip took us to Scandinavia. You can also include a placement to boost your real-world experience.

Career-focused approach

With a focus on your future career, we'll nurture you to critically evaluate policy and research, and be confident with computer-based mapping and modelling using Geographical Information Systems and Science (GIS) and remote sensing techniques. You'll also experience small group teaching and support from our friendly, accessible academic team, who will include you in exciting environmental research projects at Salford.

You will:

• Learn about climate change, glaciers, fluvial processes and river restoration and how they impact on people and the environment

• Gain real-world, hands-on experience as you participate in fieldwork trips

• Build a strong skillset as you benefit from a small group teaching approach

Employment

The course is designed to help you to develop a range of personal and professional skills which will make you highly-employable. These include report writing and presentation skills, data interpretation and IT skills and team work and project management skills.

There is growing demand for professionals with environment-based skills. A wide range of organisations need skilled professional to help them to comply with legislation and conform to standards. Many environment-focused not-for-profit organisations are also increasing the range of roles to help tackle the impact of climate change.

Geography graduates typically secure roles with environmental consultancies, utility companies, and not-for profit organisations. Global interest in the natural world often takes many overseas. Some graduates have chosen to share their knowledge through education and teaching. A growing number are also choosing to progress their subject knowledge through postgraduate studies in a geographical discipline.