Course Overview
Geography is one of the most flexible and wide-ranging subjects that you can choose to study. Geography encompasses global and local issues and highlights how they are connected.
Through exciting topics, learners will understand the nature of human and physical geography whilst unpicking the debates surrounding contemporary challenges facing the world today.
It is a subject that not only provides plenty of scope, but it also fosters a multitude of transferable skills that are an asset in any chosen career path and are highly sought after by employers and higher education providers.
The course enables you to analyse the complexity of people-environmental interactions at a range of scales and appreciate how these underpin their understanding of the rapidly changing world in which they live.
At Hartpury, we follow the OCR exam specification for Geography. For further information, please click here.
GCSE | You will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include Mathematics and English Language, as well as:
Grade 6 or above in Geography.
Course Overview
Course information
Geography is one of the most flexible and wide-ranging subjects that you can choose to study. Geography encompasses global and local issues and highlights how they are connected.
Through exciting topics, learners will understand the nature of human and physical geography whilst unpicking the debates surrounding contemporary challenges facing the world today.
It is a subject that not only provides plenty of scope, but it also fosters a multitude of transferable skills that are an asset in any chosen career path and are highly sought after by employers and higher education providers.
The course enables you to analyse the complexity of people-environmental interactions at a range of scales and appreciate how these underpin their understanding of the rapidly changing world in which they live.
At Hartpury, we follow the OCR exam specification for Geography. For further information, please click here.
Entry requirements
GCSE | You will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include Mathematics and English Language, as well as:
Grade 6 or above in Geography.
Why study A-levels at Hartpury College?
We support you to be the best you can be within your academic studies, as well as providing a world of enrichment opportunities. Through our unique Hartpury Certificate, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills and experience that employers or universities are looking for.
Why study A-levels at Hartpury College?
We support you to be the best you can be within your academic studies, as well as providing a world of enrichment opportunities. Through our unique Hartpury Certificate, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills and experience that employers or universities are looking for.
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96.7% pass-rate
With an A-level pass rate of 96.7% (Hartpury College 2024), our outcomes for students are exceptional.
Living in on-site college accommodation at Hartpury, you’ll be part of a vibrant and international community of students of all ages who share their experience of life at college and university together on one campus.
The Hartpury Certificate is an enrichment programme designed to support our students to grow.
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