BSc Geography and Oceanography
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography and Oceanography, an undergraduate degree examining earth systems, atmospheric processes, and marine environments. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: DIVERSITY, PROCESSES AND THREATS, QUANTITATIVE SKILLS FOR ECOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY, and INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATION, alongside optional choices including ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. The second year progresses to advanced analysis via CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, CLIMATOLOGY, SAMPLING THE OCEAN, and OCEANOGRAPHY, PLANKTON AND CLIMATE, with options like MARINE POLLUTION. The final year involves practical fieldwork and independent study, featuring compulsory modules CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE SCIENCES, SEA PRACTICAL, and INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT. Optional modules in the final year allow further study in areas such as GEOGRAPHIC DATA SCIENCE, OCEAN DYNAMICS, and COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGE.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 90%: 47 offers from 52 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
Modules
- CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
- EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
- MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: DIVERSITY, PROCESSES AND THREATS
- THEORY AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN EARTH SURFACES PROCESSES
- QUANTITATIVE SKILLS FOR ECOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY
- INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATION
- STUDY SKILLS (MARINE SCIENCE)
- ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
- ESSENTIAL MATHS
- LIVING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
- CLIMATOLOGY
- GEOMORPHOLOGY: ICE, SEA AND AIR
- KEY SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS
- SAMPLING THE OCEAN
- OCEANOGRAPHY, PLANKTON AND CLIMATE
- RESEARCH AND CAREER SKILLS
- CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY
- MARINE POLLUTION
- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE SCIENCES
- SEA PRACTICAL
- INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
- GEOGRAPHIC DATA SCIENCE
- OCEAN CARBON AND CLIMATE
- INTRODUCTION TO QUATERNARY MICROPALAEONTOLOGY
- OCEAN DYNAMICS
- FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENTS
- COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGE
- CARBON, NUTRIENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BSc Geography and Oceanography at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level.
What is the offer rate for BSc Geography and Oceanography at University of Liverpool?
90% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 47 offers from 52 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.