Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Human Geography and Sociology (HG51)

Human Geography involves the study of the interrelationships between people, place, and environment, and how these vary spatially and temporally across and between locations shaping the lives and activities of people, and their interactions with places and nature. It covers many different perspectives and brings them together to create a distinctive way of understanding the world. Human Geography is more allied with the social sciences and humanities, sharing their philosophical approaches and methods.

This degree investigates human-environment relationships offering students the chance to develop an integrated, enriched understanding of what is taking place on the planet particularly through, for example, the lens of tourism, exploring urban environments, small island settings or applied aspects of natural hazard management. In addition to specializing in human geographical dimensions, students will look at a wide range of different geographical topics and learn a broad range of skills. The overarching aim of this Human Geography degree is to provide students with opportunities to contribute to an environmentally sustainable and socially conscious future.

This sociology degree is based around a core that provides inputs from social theory and from the comparison of different forms of society. The degree will help students to examine ‘common-sense’ assumptions about the world by exploring the issues that confront society, both nationally and globally, and by studying the theories and methods that help to explain and understand these issues. It also examines and evaluates the methods of research which make the study of society possible. The degree enables students to study a range of additional topics which cover the whole spectrum of sociological inquiry.