BSc (Hons) in Environmental Geography and Outdoor Education
University of Stirling
Key Information
Campus location
Stirling, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
48 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
Request info
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* For up to date fee information, please see website
Introduction
Overview
If you want a science degree in Environmental Geography that also provides you with outdoor teaching and guiding activities, this unique degree has been designed for you.
Top reasons to study with us
#1 2nd in Scotland for Geography (National Student Survey 2023)
#2 Get hands-on experience of working with industrial partners during your degree
#3 We're ranked Top 5 in Scotland for Geography and Environmental Science (Complete University Guide 2023)
Curriculum
Our course blends the academic foundation of our Environmental Geography degree with practical teaching on leading and guiding groups outdoors, and providing educational activities with a geographical and environmental emphasis. You’ll explore core issues in geography, human impacts on our planet, biogeography and practical scientific techniques. Our field courses and practical teaching will give you further valuable hands-on experience.
Our leading mountaineering instructors and outdoor specialists will teach you outdoor leadership, mountain skills and environmental education. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to complete a semester abroad, a work placement module and gain the Mountain Leader Award, endorsed by the Mountain Training Association. This is a physically demanding degree, requiring a good level of health, fitness and mobility.
Teaching
We've been awarded five star excellence for our teaching by the QS World University Rankings 2020.
You'll be taught through a mix of lectures, online materials, field and laboratory practical exercises and tutorials, and small-group seminars. You'll have the opportunity to gain work-based experience as part of your degree which will count towards your degree progression.
Fieldwork
You'll spend a considerable amount of time out in our exceptional Scottish landscapes, both on field courses and gaining independent experience for your Mountain Leader Award.
You will have the choice of two residential field trips (in Yr 3 & Yr 4). Currently, one of these is based in the NW Highlands of Scotland; and we are we currently seeking a new location for the other, likely to be in continental Europe. These 7-day field courses introduce students to the process of designing, conducting and analysing your own small research project.