Year 1: Earth's changing surface; geographical data analysis i and ii; information and communication skills for geographers; physical systems at the global scale; practical methods for physical geography; statistical data analysis in geography. Year 2: research design in physical geography; atmospheres and oceans; dryland geomorphology; environmental change; glacial environments; environmental modelling; introduction to geographic information systems; introduction to remote sensing; socio-spatial analysis. Year 3: geographical research project; extended geographical essay; contemporary climate change and processes; development geographies field class; development and global change; drylands environments fieldclass; environmental impact assessment; geographic information systems and the environment; geographical information systems and the social sciences, geographical impact of the European Union; geographies of health; geography of elections; geography of Europe field class; geological hazards; glacial geology and sedimentology; glacial and periglacial geomorphology; marine environments; palaeocology and evolution; planetary geoscience; social geography of Europe; urban field class.
The University of Sheffield has a fantastic reputation
for research. It is part of the elite Russell Group of
universities*
and makes a significant contribution
across many fields every year
The latest Research Excellence
Framework (REF 2014) placed the
University of Sheffield in the top
10 per cent of all UK universities.
86 per cent of the research
submitted was rigorously
judged as world leading or
internationally excellent.
Located in the heart of the UK just 11 km from the Peak District National Park, and two-and-a-half hours from London by train.
Sheffield is well served by national road and rail networks and has excellent local transport. The university campus is on the western edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car, bus and tram.
England’s fourth city is famously friendly, excellent for student social life and entertainment.
Greenest city in England, with 150 woodlands and 50 parks.
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