Oxford – Geography

The Geography degree at Oxford looks at how human and physical geography affect each other, focusing on major issues such as climate change, regional and global inequalities, and changes in cultures and economies.

Students will leave Oxford with an in-depth view of how our world and societies are changing, and valuable analytical skills. Core topics in both human and physical are studied in the first year, and students can also choose which special topics they would like to examine in their second and third years.

Fieldwork is, of course, a major part of the course. At the start of first year, students go on a physical geography induction field trip. In second year, students usually go abroad on a week-long residential field course, currently to the Netherlands, Berlin or Tenerife. A fieldwork report is completed after this, which makes up part of the final examinations. Geography students, due to the large amount of fieldwork and group tasks, usually build strong friendships with their coursemates, making for a unique Oxford experience.

It may be useful (but is not required) to take an A Level or equivalent in Geography.