Geography Clearing courses

Delivered in an engaging and dynamic way, our BSc (Hons) Geography Clearing course will build your understanding of the processes that shape the environment and how humans respond to an ever-changing world.

This course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society, which means it meets their requirements for receiving up-to-date knowledge in the right learning, support, and teaching environment.

Here at the University of Salford, we believe fieldwork is imperative to developing your knowledge. We’ve aligned trips with specialist modules, so you can gain real-world experience. Typical destinations include Sheffield, Liverpool, and the Peak District. The cost of your field trips is covered by your tuition fees, so all geography students can enjoy them.

You also have the option to take an industrial placement between years two and three. You will be responsible for securing your own placement, but your tutors are on hand to help. By completing a placement year, you can add ‘with professional experience’ to your degree award.

Our BSc (Hons) Geography with Foundation Year is recommended if you want to study the full Geography honours degree, but don’t meet the direct entry requirements. On successful completion of the foundation year, you will progress on to the BSc (Hons) Geography degree, where you will build your understanding of the processes that shape the environment and how humans respond to an ever-changing world.

The full geography honours degree is accredited by the Royal Geographic Society. Studying an accredited course is one way of showing employers you have the knowledge and skills they are looking for in graduates. It also has the potential benefit of providing greater employability prospects.

This geography course is designed to increase your knowledge and understanding of the social and natural sciences, necessary for understanding contemporary environmental issues. Fieldwork is a key element of this course, and trips are aligned with specialist modules to develop your skills. Recent residential field trips have included the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales in the UK, Denmark, and the European Alps.

Interested in learning how to tackle climate change? Our BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography with Studies in the USA will provide you with the foresight to respond to and mitigate climatic and environmental changes.  

At the heart of this course is the year you will spend with Toledo University in Ohio, USA – our exchange partner for over 30 years. You will spend the second year of your studies based an hour from Detroit in the friendly city of Toledo. Alongside gaining new friends and a lifetime of memories, you will be inspired by the Geography and Planning department as you roam the physical and human landscapes of Ohio and surrounding areas.

Other field trips are a big part of your environmental geography degree. You will get real-world experience of combining the holistic investigative approach of a geographer with the applied skills of an environmental manager.

With climate change impacting precious ecosystems, there has never been a more urgent need to study the environment. Our BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography with Professional Experience course will give you the skills and knowledge you will need to make a difference.

A unique feature of this course is the industry placement that is embedded into trimesters two and three of your second year. Although you will be responsible for securing your own placement, you will receive help and guidance from an assigned placement tutor. They will also monitor your progress and assess your final report.

Placements can be with international, national, or local organisations, working on a wide range of issues from tackling climate change and sustainability goals, to delivering transport solutions or river restoration management. Industry placements are an excellent way to enhance your CV, gain hands-on work experience, and build industry connections – ready for when you graduate.