The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geography and Sport Science is a joint honours degree which aims to develop students' understanding of how physical and social processes affect our rapidly changing planet, as well as enhance their knowledge of sport science. Students will spend equal amounts of time studying each subject in each year and there is the opportunity to explore the relationship between geography and sport science in an optional final year dissertation.
In the first year of the program, the geography modules span human and physical geography, ensuring students have a firm understanding of how social and physical processes vary within the context of places and regions. In second and final year of this course students can specialise in either human or physical geography, or they can choose to maintain the equal balance between the two. In Geography, the department's academic staff are driving forward intellectual agendas in physical and human geography, as well as helping to shape national and international policy. This expertise ensures that the knowledge students are getting throughout their course is at the cutting-edge of scientific research and focused on some of the most important issues in society today.
From the Sport Science course, students will also develop a theoretical, critical and practical understanding of sport science with the help of the United Kingdom’s leading School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. The sport science modules focus on developing students' knowledge of physiology, physical activity and health, psychology, sociology and pedagogy. The knowledge gained in the sport science section of the Geography and Sport Science program will support a variety of careers in sport, health and/or education.
