Geography (A Level)

Course Specification

Subject Specific Entry Requirements

Grade 5 in Geography; Grade 5 in English Language.

APS* of 5 or above.

* Your APS (Average Points Score) is the average of the GCSE points you achieve across your best 8 subjects including English Language and Maths.

Costs Associated with this Course

Students are requested to purchase their own revision guide (£16.00).

Fieldwork is an integral part of the course and we ask for contributions of up to £80.00 towards the

cost of a residential trip to prepare for the geographical enquiry. This cost is based on organising fieldwork in house.

Are you/do you?

- interested in the earth’s places, peoples, environments and societies?

- enjoy being analytical and solving problems?

- want to become more socially, environmentally and economically aware?

How will you be assessed?

There will be 3 elements to the final A-level grade:

- Physical Geography Exam (2 hours 30 minutes written exam worth 40%)

- Human Geography Exam (2 hours 30 minutes written exam worth 40%)

- Geographical enquiry (individual enquiry and 3000 word report 20%)

What will I study?

We study the AQA A-Level course which covers a variety of physical and human topics and geographical skills.

- Physical Geography: Water & Carbon Cycles, Hazards and Coastal environments.

- Human Geography: Changing Places, Contemporary Urban Environments and Global Governance

- Geographical Skills: OS map skills & atlas skills, Cartographical skills, Graphical skills, Statistical analysis and various field work techniques.

Field Work: Students must complete 4 days of fieldwork over the 2 year A-level course. This may be completed locally or during a residential trip. These 4 days will provide an introduction to fieldwork techniques and geographical enquiry, as well as experience different environments. There is a compulsory one night residential in July of Year 12 visit to Liverpool and Crosby Beach. We have recently run a very successful optional overnight trip to London in Year 13 to study place identity and success of regeneration projects.

How will this course support my future plans?

Geography is a dynamic, interesting and relevant subject regarded highly by Russell Group universities as a “facilitating” subject. Those who study Geography at A Level can go on to follow wide ranging careers from accountancy and environmental consultancy, to teaching, research, international aid/development work, town planning, and Environment Agency roles.