Overview

This programme at the University of Leeds develops a grounding in human geography, examining how the world's societies, economies, and cities are shaped and reshaped in a changing global context. Students build core research and career skills alongside the flexibility to pursue optional modules across a wide range of human and physical geography topics.

What You'll Learn

• Core themes in a changing world, including planetary environmental crisis, economic and political globalisation, and urbanisation

• Neighbourhood and population change, migration, and development

• Quantitative analysis, including social data statistics, spatial data analysis, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

• Geo-politics and international development

• Service planning for changing populations and economic geography

• The development of modern cities, citizenship, and identity

• Natural resource management and sustainable transport

• Optional study of physical geography topics spanning natural planetary systems

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyse the social, economic, and political processes shaping human geography in a changing world. They will be able to apply quantitative and spatial analysis techniques, including GIS, to real-world geographical questions. Students will also develop strong research and career skills, equipping them to examine issues such as urbanisation, migration, and resource management from an informed geographical perspective.