Our field-study-based Geography programme at Oxford Brookes University is supported by laboratory facilities that enable you to perform scientific tests ranging from detailed soil analysis of core samples gathered on field trips, to experimental modelling and rainfall simulation.ÊGeographyÊBSc (Hons) - single BA (HonsÊis offered by Oxford Brooke University.

Why choose this course?

• We pride ourselves on our internationally recognised, long-term track record of innovative, research-led teaching and learning. This means that you are taught and supported by staff with research interests that link directly to your studies.
• Within six months of graduating with a Geography degree, 90% of all students were employed or engaged in further study, so you can feel confident in your investment at Oxford Brookes (Source: Unistats).
• Content is organised around three areas in which staff have active research experience: Human Origins and Landscapes through Time, Social and Cultural Change, and Environment and Conservation Management. You will learn how these issues affect everyday lives, be encouraged to discuss them critically, and think about alternative ways of solving problems associated with them.
• This course helps you to understand and engage with important contemporary world issues and the intimate connections between culture, nature and landscape. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between society and its environment, both physical and human-constructed.
• Oxfordshire's beautiful countryside offers plenty of local field-trip opportunities and the cosmopolitan and vibrant city centre boasts internationally renowned museums along with a wide range of social and cultural diversity.

• Core compulsory modules are complemented by choices at each stage of your degree. You'll be able to select from optional modules in your first year, with a greater range on offer in your second and third years. You can focus on either Human Geography or Physical Geography as well as the inter-relations between them.

Career prospects

A degree in Geography from Oxford Brookes will equip you with a very wide range of skills with which to enter further study or future employment.

Many of our graduates have followed vocational interests and have established careers in cartography, environmental management, conservation, leisure and tourism, and geography teaching both at secondary level and above. However, most of our geography graduates find that their broad skills base makes them attractive candidates for posts in various professions such as advertising, banking, the Civil Service, the arts and media, and services management.