If you love Geography,

why not choose it?

It fosters transferable skills which

employers look for!

Get to know the physical and human

world through

fieldwork!

Geography is about the future and

encourages flexible thinking!

Make wise decisions that balance the environment, economic and social concerns in the context of

sustainable development!

Geography graduates are among the most employable. They possess the skills that employers look for. In part this is because Geography brings together all other subjects. To study geography will give you an oversight that no other subject can give. It therefore combines well with any GCSE subject.

Nationally, Geography has one of the best graduate employment records in the country!

Care about the planet?Estate ManagerForestry RangerEnvironmental ConsultantPollution AnalystConservation Officer

Discover new places!

Travel Agent

Tourism Officer

Eco-Tourism Advisor

Tour Guide

Media Researcher

Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil Conservationist

Interested in Weather?

Weather Presenter

Disaster Manager

Flood Prevention Officer

Risk Assessor

Water Supply Coordinator

Fascinated by maps?

GIS Specialist

Cartographer

Utilities Manager

Remote Sensing

Analyst

Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent

Want to know why people

work where they do?Economic Developer

Location AnalystRetailerRegional DeveloperTransport Manager

Interested in world

events?

Aid Worker

Diplomat

Refugee Advisor

Charity Coordinator

-PGCE (teaching qualification).

-MSc (e.g. environmental assessment, land management, pollution andenvironmental control, information systems engineering, rural resource management).

- MA (e.g. cultural geography, society space, international business,town planning).

- PhD (e.g. glaciology, geography of finance, quaternary environmentalchange, geography of health care).

Unit Title and Description Assessment and Duration WeightingKey Geographical ThemesFour key themes will be studied in this unit. You will be examined upon three of these four themes. The Four themes are:1.Natural Hazards2.Rivers and Coasts3.Economic Systems and Development4.Population and Settlement

Written exam 1hr 30 min

50% of final grade

Sustainable Decision Making Exercise.Develop real life skills that are relevant to future decision- making. One of four key themes will be assessed in this unit (1. Natural Hazards 2. Rivers and Coasts 3. Economic Systems and Development 4. Population and Settlement). The exercise will be supported by pre-release materials.

Written exam 1 hour

25% of final grade

Geographical EnquiryConsists of two tasks:1.Fieldwork Investigation (1200-1500 words).2.A geographical issues investigation (600-800 words). This is linked to one of nine topics (Disease, Trade, Ecosystems, Sport, Fashion, Crime, New Technologies and Tourism). This work can be submitted electronically.

Controlled Assessment (This is the new name for coursework and is to be carried out in lesson time under supervision).

25% of final grade(Fieldwork Focus 15%)(Geographical Investigation 10%)

*OCR B Specification