Study Schemes
BSC Physical Geography / Education [FX83]
Academic Year: 2013/2014Joint Honours scheme - available from 2006/2007
Duration (studying Full-Time): 3 years
Part 1 Rules
Year 1 Options
Core (10 credits). Welsh medium (DA) and English medium (GG) modules. Welsh speaking students are encouraged to take DA11900/10 instead of GG11900/10.
Semester 1 DA11900 Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 1
Semester 2 DA11910 Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 1
Year 1 Options
Core (30 credits). Students must take 30 credits from the list below.
Semester 1 EA12210 The Atmosphere And The Water Cycle
Semester 2 GG10410 Global Ecology And Soil Systems
GG12710 Global Environmental Issues
Year 1 Options
A further 20 credits must be selected from the list below or from appropriate modules offered elsewhere in IGES or in the university. DA10110 and GG14410, DA10210 and GG10210 cannot be taken together.
Semester 1 GG10210 The City And Country: Processes Of Conflict And Change
GG14210 Power, Place And Development
Semester 2 DA10910 Methodoleg Maes Amgylcheddol
GG10810 Climate Change: Impacts, Perceptions, Adaptations
Year 1 Options
OPTIONAL MODULES (20 CREDITS). You can take up to 20 credits from the following modules.
Semester 1 ED10620 Early Years Provision: Principles And Practice
Semester 2 ED10810 Introduction To Working With Groups
Year 1 Options
CORE MODULES (60 CREDITS). You must take either the ED or the AD modules
Semester 1 AD10120 Polisiau A Materion Mewn Addysg
ED10120 Policies And Issues In Education
Part 2 Rules
Year 2 Core (10 Credits)
The following modules are core.
Semester 1 GG21700 Analysis And Presentation Of Geographical Data
Semester 2 GG21710 Analysis And Presentation Of Geographical Data
Year 2 Options
Core (10 credits). Welsh medium (DA) and English medium (GG) modules. Welsh speaking students are encouraged to take DA22100/10 instead of GG22100/10.
Semester 1 DA22100 Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 2
Semester 2 DA22110 Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 2
Year 2 Options
(40 credits) Students must take 40 credits from the modules below. DA22510 and GG22610 cannot be taken together.
Semester 1 GG23910 Glacial Processes And Landforms
Year 2 Core (20 Credits)
CORE MODULE (20 CREDITS). You must take:
Semester 1 ED20120 Psychology Of Learning And Thinking
Year 2 Options
OPTIONAL MODULES : You must take 20/40-60 credits, ensuring a total of 100-140 credits over the 2nd and final years, from:
Semester 2 ED20420 Cultural Diversity In Education
ED20820 Making Sense Of The Curriculum
Final Year Options
(20 credits) The following modules are core. Welsh speaking students are encouraged to take DA34200/20 instead of GG34200/20.
Semester 1 DA34200 Prosiect Daearyddiaeth Anrhydedd Cyfun/prif Bwnc
GG34200 Geography Joint Honours/major Project
Semester 2 DA34220 Prosiect Daearyddiaeth Anrhydedd Cyfun/prif Bwnc
GG34220 Geography Joint Honours/major Project
Final Year Options
(40 credits) Students must take 40 credits from the list below.
Semester 1 DA31620 Adnoddau Dwr A Hydroleg Bydol
EA30520 Oceanography And Marine Geology
GG30420 River Systems And Global Environmental Change
GG32020 Earth Observation From Satellites And Aircraft
GG32820 Geographical Information Systems
GG33120 Palaeoenvironmental Change Beyond The Ice Sheets
Semester 2 EA30420 Volcanic Activity: Hazards And Environmental Change
EA34120 Welsh Mineral Resources: Origins, Exploitation And Planning
GG30920 Monitoring And Modelling Hydrological Systems
GG33020 Soil, Geochemistry And Environment
GG33720 People, Climate And Environment: A Palaeoenvironmental Perspective
Final Year Core (20 Credits)
CORE MODULE (20 CREDITS- THIS IS A MUST PASS MODULE). You must take:
Semester 1 ED30120 Critically Reflecting And Evaluating Learning And Skills
Final Year Options
OPTIONAL MODULES : You must take 20/40-60 credits, ensuring a total of 100-140 credits over the 2nd and final years, from
Semester 1 ED30320 Mathematical Development In The Early Years
Semester 2 ED33020 Communicating Science: The Scientists, The Media And The Public
Aberystwyth University Standard Awards
- Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
- Sports Bursary
- Music Bursary
- International Excellence Scholarship
- Residential Bursary
- Aberystwyth Bursary
- Care Leaver Bursary