Geography (with a year in industry) BScH BSc (Hons)
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Location

Inverness

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

5 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Location

Inverness

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

5 Years

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Geography & Environmental Science
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If you are inspired by understanding the world around you and want the opportunity to gain industry experience then this BSc (Hons) Geography (with a year in industry) is for you. At both local and global levels, many of the main challenges facing the world in the 21st century are related to geography. Studying an exciting mix of physical, environmental and human geography, this course will equip you with the wide range of knowledge and skills needed for the modern workplace. This course also ...Read more

If you are inspired by understanding the world around you and want the opportunity to gain industry experience then this BSc (Hons) Geography (with a year in industry) is for you. At both local and global levels, many of the main challenges facing the world in the 21st century are related to geography. Studying an exciting mix of physical, environmental and human geography, this course will equip you with the wide range of knowledge and skills needed for the modern workplace. This course also allows you to spend a year working in industry to gain invaluable skills and improve your CV, giving you greater career potential upon graduating from university.Field trips are a valuable and memorable part of studying geography. Being located in the stunning Scottish Highlands bring you to the doorstep of one of the richest natural classrooms in the world, and we make the most of it! This course includes several day trips in the local area, as well as residential field trips in Scotland* and an international fieldtrip in Iceland*. *you will be required to pay a contribution towards the costs of these trips. Further information is available upon request.

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A level:

CC Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

CCC Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM Grades / Points required

Including Geography and one science related subject

Must include Geography or a related science and humanities subject: see website for further details

Relevant Access to HE diploma

or DD and above in a related subject

Uni info

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
UHI Inverness 1 Inverness Campus Inverness Highland IV2 5NA United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Inverness  0.2 miles away

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