About Bsc (hons) Physical Geography in Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

Physical Geography offers the chance to understand, investigate and model the physical interactions and processes that influence our environment and landscape. Study Physical Geography at Manchester Met and you’ll examine modern environmental phenomena and the long-term evolution of the landscape. You’ll explore Earth’s dynamic nature – not just looking at how it changes, but also how much it has changed over history – and you’ll investigate human impact, particularly in terms of past and future climate change.

While you can learn a lot on campus, there’s no substitute for seeing the physical landscape for yourself. So we build regular chances for fieldwork into the programme, from day-long trips around the North West, to residential trips across the UK and overseas. Being in Manchester also means you’ll have plenty to explore on the doorstep, with five national parks within a couple of hours’ drive. And you can even spend a year developing your professional skills working on a placement, or broadening your horizons by studying abroad with the four-year route.

Features and Benefits

• We've been ranked in the top three of the People and Planet University League of most sustainable universities for six years running.
• Our four-year study abroad route gives you the opportunity to study overseas during your third year in North America, Australia or in Europe.
• Alternatively, the four-year sandwich route allows you to spend your third year on an employment placement, enhancing your career opportunities on graduation.
• Our practical facilities include a dedicated instrumentation laboratory with an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometer and ion chromatograph (IC) for environmental measurements, a GIS laboratory, and a field store with the equipment for sampling and assessing a wide range of environments.
• The Department has been awarded Green Hero Status for Excellence in Environmental Education and Practice from the Green Organisation.
• Residential fieldwork opportunities in the UK or overseas are available during each year of the degree.
• Our laboratories and facilities are state-of-the-art and will give you first-hand experience of a wide range of manual and instrumental lab skills and techniques.

Career prospects

Our Physical Geography graduates have found careers in transport planning, environment quality monitoring, environmental sustainability, urban planning, the recycling industry, the international environmental charity sector and the energy efficiency industry. Major employers include private sector environmental consultancies, local and regional authorities, environmental charities and trusts, and energy and communications companies. Our dedicated careers and placement tutor runs a series of career talks and activities to enhance your employment prospects.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII with good grade.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS     :   6.0, with no component below 5.5
• TOEFL   :   Overall 79,  With no individual test score below:Listening: 17,Reading: 18,Speaking: 20,Writing : 17
• PTE        :   53, with no less than 51 in any section

Manchester Metropolitan University Highlights

Manchester Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The estimated cost of attendance while studying in the UK depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition fees, books and supplies, housing, dining, transportation etc.
• Estimated Tuition Fees for 2020-2021 academic session at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

• Tuition Fees for some courses can vary depending upon any additional cost such as field trips or expense of equipment.
• Tuition Fees for postgraduate research courses (Ph.D., MPhil, MRes) are categorized into 5 Tuition bands,
• Students can expect an average cost of living ranging from 7,500 - 8,500 EUR per year, based on the minimum expenses.