2-Semester Pathway - Foundation Pathway in Science - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Physical Geography

Program Description Swansea's three-year BSc Physical Geography degree is suitable for students who know that their main academic interest lies in the field of Physical Geography. Students will cover themes including plate tectonics and global geophysics, glacial environments and processes and global environmental change. Physical Geography at Swansea University attracts students from around the world. The department is based at the stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay.

The student's learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics including Professor Tavi Murray, the first woman to be awarded a Polar Medal for outstanding service to polar research; and Professor Adrian Luckman, who earned global media coverage for climate change research into the Larsen C ice shelf collapse. Swansea University holds a TEF Gold award, UK Government’s recognition for excellent teaching in UK higher education.

At Swansea, they place a strong emphasis on fieldwork. The field-courses take students to areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Gower Peninsula, and to locations across the world such as Borneo, The Indian Himalayas and Mallorca. Graduates have become Catchment Scientists, Ecologists, Geographical Data Processors, Surveyors, Housing Officers, Meteorologists, Journalists, Government Advisors and Lecturers.