- Water and carbon cycles
- Coastal systems and landscapes
- Natural hazards
A Level Geography at St Edmund’s College, combines a topical mix of physical and human geopgraphy themes.
There has never been a better time to study geography. Contemporary challenges such as climate change, economic globalisation and food security will be at the forefront of 21st century innovation. Choose this A Level and you will be on track for a career with the potential to play an important role in shaping our future world.
Enrichment opportunities at St Ed’s include:
- Field trips to enhance theoretical study (recent destinations include the Isle of Arran, Iceland, the Dolomites in Northern Italy and Chamonix)
- Geography Society
- Opportunities to experiment with a wave tank to explore coastal erosion patterns
| Head of Department | Mr P Bittles |
| Syllabus | AQA |
Course structure
The breakdown of course topics:
Unit 1 – Physical Geography
- Water and carbon cycles
- Coastal systems and landscapes (optional)
- Natural hazards
Unit 2 – Human Geography
- Changing places
- Global systems and governance
- Contemporary urban environments
Rhetoric I (Year 12)
At the end of Rhetoric I there will be three internal assessments (water and carbon cycle, urban places, contemporary urban environments).
Rhetoric II (Year 13)
At the end of Rhetoric II there are three external assessments:
Unit 1 Physical Geography - Paper 1 - 40% 2.5 hours written
Unit 2 Human geography - Paper 2 - 40% 2.5 hours written
- Changing places
- Global systems and governance
- Contemporary urban environments
Fieldwork invetigation - 20% coursework
Students are required to undertake an independent investigation. This must incorporate a significant element of fieldwork. The fieldwork undertaken as part of the individual investigation may be based on either human or physical aspects of geography, or a combination of both.
Students are expected to submit a written report which is 3,000–4,000 words in length.
