Geography BSc (Hons)

About the course

First Year

You will explore sustainability, the organisation of space and place, the geological evolution of Earth, and the functioning of our global environment in your first year. you will also spend time developing your research skills using geographic information systems, data analysis, surveying and map work. Our field course, a week-long residential currently held in the English Lake District, forms a central part of your first year studies.

Second Year

You’ll visit the Swiss Alps at the start of your second year, developing your research skills.

You will then develop knowledge of geomorphology, demography, and environmental geography. Optional study topics include explorations of rural change in Britain, how our world is changing and contested, and geospatial information. 

Final Year

Your individual research project is the key focus of your final year studies. This is complemented by a range of optional modules that allow you to develop your understanding of urban social geography and glaciology. Optional areas of study include:

• Natural hazards and disaster reduction
• Development and tourism
• Outdoor recreation and education
• Management of environmental problems

Some modules may involve a fieldtrip to southern Spain. 

Why choose this course?

Our geography degree is aimed at students who want to develop their understanding of our rapidly changing world by combining elements of physical and human geography. Practical application and fieldwork learning is at the core of this course, supported by our own specialist field station, dedicated laboratories, and facilities for geographical information analysis. An understanding of the world from social, economic, political and environmental perspectives has never been more critical.

The student experience

“I really feel that my time at the University of Hertfordshire has helped to open many doors. I’ve got a fantastic job in the field I wanted to work in. Geography opens up so many career paths, it’s incredible. Thanks University of Hertfordshire!”
Shane Green, Geography Graduate currently working as a Consultant at Public Information Exchange Ltd

“My time Hertfordshire has enabled me to explore an interest, find a specialty and develop all the skills I need to form a career” Peter Lattimore, Geography Graduate currently working as a GIS Support Analyst at Tesco

Study routes

• Sandwich, 4 Years
• Part Time, 5 Years
• Full Time, 3 Years

Locations

• University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Careers

Geography graduates are highly sought after in a wide range of professions. Our graduates have found successful careers within local government, town and country planning, recreational and habitat management, environmental resources management, teaching and private environmental consultancies as well as more general graduate recruitment schemes and postgraduate study.

Our graduates are highly employable and have excellent opportunities in a wide range of careers because of our varied curriculum, our strong emphasis on field and practical experience, our industrial placement year and our strong ties with professional bodies and employers in business, industry, regulatory bodies and government. Indeed, 90% of our students have gone on to work or study after graduation (Unistats, 2013). 

Typical job titles of recent graduates

Assistant Surveyor, Conservation Officer, Environmental Consultant, Environmental developments Officer, Environmental Management Systems Developer, Environmental Manager, Environmental Officer, Environmental Support Officer, Estates manager, GIS assistant, Land Charges Assistant, Planning Officer, Production Systems Development Engineer, Senior GIS Technical Officer, Trainee Emergency Ambulance Technician, Trainee Logging Geologist, Transport Coordinator, Transport Planner.

Typical employers of recent graduates

Buildings Research Establishment, Banks Cargil Agriculture Ltd, Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Service, Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Coors Brewers, Datalog Technology Ltd, Environment Agency, Granada Business Technology, Merck Sharp & Dohme, National Grid, Veolia Water, South-East Water, Sustrans, University of Hertfordshire, Vauxhall Motors, Vivendi Water.

Teaching methods

You will develop your capacity for independent study and interpersonal skills on this programme. There is an emphasis on structured research, well-prepared written and verbal presentations and computer literacy.

You will experience a wide variety of teaching styles on the programme including:

• standard lectures
• seminars
• tutorials
• laboratories
• case studies
• individual and group projects

In your final year you will normally have the opportunity to hone your independent study and interpersonal skills by undertaking a major project or dissertation

Work Placement

You have the opportunity to take a work placement or study abroad for a year before your final year. These optional placements will enhance your future career prospects. Successfully completion of your placement may also be eligible for the Licentiateship of the City and Guilds Institute. 

Structure

Year 1

Core Modules

• Spatial Perspectives

  Students will receive an introduction to the scope of the geographical enquiry at degree level. This will necessarily include an introduction to the philosophical and historical development of geography as an academic discipline and a basic introduction to the key ideas and concepts. An introduction to cartographic thought and techniques, landscape assessment and GIS will be provided as the course covers the various spatial perspectives within geography at the start of the twenty first century.

• Human Space and Society

  The module provides an introduction to the framework of society with a particular relationship between people and their environment (human space at a range of geographical scales from local to global). Through lectures and workshops students explore the interaction of people with the environment and will develop an understanding of the approaches adopted by geographers towards human space and society. Lectures will introduce the structure of UK society, government, law and the planning system. Students will have the opportunity to study a range of social and spatial conflicts within human space including class, social inequalities and issues of race and gender.

• Sustainable Futures

  Topics that may be covered include: environmental concern and the green movement; the environmental spectrum; concepts of sustainable development; Agenda 21 and Local Agenda 21; industrial development and sustainability, sustainable development and waste, sustainable development and water; sustainable development and energy; sustainable development and agriculture; sustainable development and the developing world; and the cost of going green.

• Graduate and Professional Skills 1 - GE

  Students will complete assignments, within their discipline of choice, that include opportunities for development of their personal transferable skills. They will reflect on their development with the assistance of a personal tutor and will produce a portfolio of evidence based on the set assignments and wider experience such as from the work place or other areas of responsibility. Skills assessed are: autonomy and taking responsibility for themselves (A); group working (GW), oral and written communication (COM), information management (IM), problem solving (PS), numeracy (NUM), self evaluation and reflective practice (SERP).

• Ecosystems and Environmental Change

  *ecological processes and climate/vegetation patterns *structure and functioning of selected ecosystems (UK focus) e.g. woodlands , grasslands, agro-ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems *human influences on ecosystems,including examples of management *selected approaches to conservation of ecosystems and species *handling of ecological data, descriptive statistics

• Geographical and Environmental Field Techniques in the UK

  This module is based around a residential field course which includes staff-led work along with student-led work, which may include group working. The module introduces themes and techniques for field work and will cover a range of topics that may include geology, geomorphology, ecology, climate change, settlement patterns, land use issues, cultural geography, tourism impacts, water resource issues and energy supply and demand. Historical, current and future aspects will be addressed in selected topics.

• Investigative Skills and Techniques

  The course introduces the basic approaches and methods used in a range of scientific studies, including data handling/presentation and data analysis. Students will undertake a range of appropriate practical sessions enabling practical skills to be developed. Topics that may be covered include: research approaches, experimental design, hypothesis-testing, mapping, data analysis (eg. Data transformation, relationships between variables, probability and confidence limits, data analysis with non-normally distributed data); social survey techniques; techniques for assessment of environmental impacts.

• Exploring Planet Earth

  This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the Earth s systems. The module provides an account of the history of the Earth, and then considers each of the major environmental systems in turn, focussing on the features and processes that define each system. Students will be able to develop an understanding of how the different systems interact and the importance of these interactions for shaping the surface of the Earth and its biological communities. The implication of environmental change on human activities is a central theme throughout the module.

• Dynamic Earth

  The aims of this module are to enable students to understand the dynamic processes that produce rocks and geological structures, and be able to recognise them in the laboratory and in the field. The evolution of the Earth and the importance of plate tectonics in the formation of rocks and geological structures will be studied, together with introductory igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic petrology. The module will also consider weathering, erosion, transport and deposition of Earth surface materials and the dynamic endogenic and exogenic processes that impact on anthropogenic activities.

• Geographies of Governance

  The module provides an introduction to the framework of society with a particular relationship between people and their environment (human space at a range of geographical scales from local to global) helping you to place Hertfordshire and the UK within broader geographical spaces and tiers of governance. Through lectures, field visits, workshops and problem based group learning students explore the interaction of people with the environment and will develop an understanding of the approaches adopted by geographers towards governing and planning human space and society. Lectures will introduce the structure of the UK planning system whilst also looking at European and Global governance and development. Students will have the opportunity to study a range of social and spatial issues and conflicts within human space

• Mapping Human Geographies

  Students will receive an introduction to the scope of the geographical enquiry at degree level. This will necessarily include an introduction to the philosophical and historical development of geography as an academic discipline and an introduction to the key ideas and concepts. An introduction to cartographic thought and techniques, landscape assessment, observational skills and Geographical Information Systems will be provided as the module covers various spatial perspectives, both historical and contemporary within geography.

• Introduction to Field Research

  This module includes a residential field course to a UK location. The module will cover a range of topics that may include cultural geography, biodiversity, geology, geomorphology, ecology, climate change and tourism impacts. Underpinning theory and linkage to wider research contexts are introduced in the lectures. Staff-led and student-led data collection methods are introduced and undertaken in the field. Students are then introduced to the analysis and synthesis of this field information through class and IT-lab sessions both during and after the field course.

Optional

Year 2

Core Modules

• Demography and Lifestyle Geographies

  The module will cover a range of subject areas beginning with demography itself, followed by sections on various area that may include health geographies, retail geographies, ethnic geographies, economic geographies and social geographies. Lifestyle geographies will be covered, which may include alcoholism and drug addiction, amongst others. Students will develop the necessary skills to utilise a variety of demographic data sources and also learn to use GIS to display, manipulate and analyse these data in a timely and effective manner. These skills will include temporal analysis of data.

• Global Geomorphology

  This module investigates the relationships between process, geology and form in Britain and contrasting areas (tropical, arid, fluvial, coastal and glacial environments). The module will focus upon landform development within major geomorphological systems and climatic zones. The relationships between geology and form will be addressed, together with the linkages that exist between geomorphological systems. The module will include field visits and laboratory practical sessions.

• Graduate and Professional Skills 2 - GE

  Students will complete assignments, within their discipline of choice, that include opportunities for development of their personal transferable skills. They will reflect on their development with the assistance of a personal tutor and will produce a portfolio of evidence based on the set assignments and wider experience such as from the work place or other areas of responsibility. Skills assessed are: autonomy, taking responsibility for themselves (A); group working (GW), oral and written communication (COM), information management (IM), problem solving (PS), numeracy (NUM), self evaluation and reflective practice (SERP).

• Real World Research

  This module commences with a residential field trip to Switzerland during which students will learn and apply data and information collection techniques in a real world field setting. The remainder of the module will provide students with the skills and understanding to design their own research project and fully understand the different methodological approaches and methods available. Students will also gain first-hand experience of data analysis and interpretation using where possible data sets collected from the Swiss Field Course. These skills will be practised during a group work problem based learning (PBL) exercise that draws on understanding of mountain environments and large data sets from a theoretical mountain location

Optional

• Rural Change in the UK

  This module covers rural changes in the UK that have occurred from the Neolithic period up to present day. The module also deals with pertinent legislation, policy, designation and planning issues as they relate to rural environments, agriculture and conservation in the UK and explores the implications of these factors on driving landscape change and managing different rural environments. Besides this, the module investigates, as and when they arise, topical issues that relate to rural environments and the livelihoods of people living in those environments. See module guide for further details.

• Understanding a Changing World

  The module focuses on understanding how the world around us is changing and how such change can be conceptualised and subsequently responded to, understanding why such conceptualisations are contested. An understanding of how the world is changing is developed by focusing on a wide range of topical issues that include: globalisation, trade, water resources, migration, indigenous peoples and cultures, air pollution, tourism, climate change, agriculture, population and food security, species invasion and deforestation. Attention is also paid to exploring and understanding change in the non-human world.

• Fundamentals of Geospatial Information

  This module introduces the underpinning concepts and ideas behind GISci and their application and use in answering geospatial questions. Topics covered may include basic remote sensing as input to a GIS, the two main GISci data models, geospatial data collection and input methods including GPS concepts, digital cartographic issues such as map projections, symbology and visualisation of data, spatial data structures and GISci data models, geospatial databases, basic analysis techniques for both raster and vector data including Boolean logic operations, and a review of current technological trends such as OpenGIS (GML), internet-GIS and distributed GIS.

Year 3

Core Modules

• Individual Research Project - GE

  The Research Project provides the opportunity for an individual, extended, in-depth study of a selected aspect of those disciplines covered by the Programme, and may address one or more of the Division's research objectives. Lecture, workshop and tutorial sessions (which may be group and/or individual) provide support for the student, and students are allocated a University supervisor. The work may involve fieldwork, laboratory work, questionnaire surveys, or many other research procedures.

Optional

• Countryside Recreation Management

  Students will cover a range of topics such as: theory and concepts of leisure, recreation and tourism; history of countryside recreation; current issues in countryside recreation; UK policy perspectives; who's who; recreational activities; benefits of recreation (including health and economic benefits); use of the countryside; data collection methods; recreational designations in the UK (including National Parks); transport issues; rights-of-way law and practice; the right to roam; diversity in recreation; recreation places - mountain, woods, water and coasts, farm land - considering activities, ecological impacts and mitigation measures (including footpath restoration techniques); managing the impacts of recreation; management plans, environmental interpretation as a management tool.

• Advanced Physical Geography

  The module examines a number of advanced physical geography topics, including processes and landforms in a range of contexts and environments. Students will develop a critical awareness of the processes and landform development characteristic of specific environments. They will develop an advanced understanding of fluvial and coastal processes and associated landform development including slope mass movement. They will explore the nature of surface and sub-surface water resources, and current issues in water resource and catchment management, including: hydrology, hydrogeology, groundwater quality and pollution. Students will also undertake advanced physical geography fieldwork.

• Urban Space and Society

  This module seeks to provide students with an in depth understanding of selected topical issues in social and cultural geography within an urban context, and acquaint them with approaches to theory and research in the discipline. The topics covered will reflect current theoretical debate and research interests of academic staff; these may typically include urban deprivation, social capital, regeneration, gender & the city, iconographic city, postmodernism and urban design. Case studies will be used in seminars and in field trips to further understanding.

• Development, Tourism and the Marginalised World

  This module tackles the uneasy relationship that exists between development and tourism in the marginalised world. It starts by defining what is meant by the marginalised world and offers competing explanations for how this world view has come about by critically analysing relevant development and marginalisation theory. The module then moves on to explore the impacts that marginal geography and development have had on the relational identity of others and insiders. The last part of the module explores the role of tourism development in these marginal environments critically analysing competing theories and philosophies of tourism. Students will learn to conceptualise, understand and offer solutions to some of the topical issues surrounding development and tourism in the marginalised world. They will also learn how to apply participatory theory through the use of participatory techniques in order to problem solve in marginal environments.

• Placement - GE

  The sandwich placement will provide students with the opportunity to expand, develop and apply the knowledge, understanding and skills learnt in the taught years of the degree in a work-based situation. The employer will appoint a work-place supervisor, and the student will also have a University supervisor. Students will write a major report on their placement which is normally agreed with and then assessed by both the employer and university supervisor.

• Natural Hazards

  This module will investigate the types, causes and effects of the main natural hazards, which may include geological, geomorphological, hydrological, biosphysical and atmospheric hazards, that result in significant mortality, ill-health and damage to property around the world. The causes and effects of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other ground movements, tsunami and wave action, floods and droughts, storms, heat and cold, glacial hazards, contaminated land and water, and medical geology, may be studied. The role of humans in turning natural hazards into disasters will be evaluated using case histories. Risk assessment and disaster management, including, hazard mitigation and vulnerability modification will be covered, which may include: environmental controls, hazard-resistant design, community preparedness, forecasting, land use and public health planning. The implications for public health and sustainability, and the effects of climate change will be considered for these natural hazards.

• Year Abroad - GE

  Learning and teaching methods may include taught courses, a research project, field studies or a mixture of these components. The Year Abroad will be for two academic semesters or their equivalent. The students will therefore follow a programme negotiated by the Associate Head of School or nominee and an equivalent representative of the host institution. Prior to commencement of the Year Abroad, the student, the programme officers from the University of Hertfordshire and from the host institution will agree a learning agreement and mode of attendance.

• Implementing Geospatial Information

  This module enables students to critically engage with some of the issues surrounding institutional implementation of GISci and systems, in a context appropriate for future employment. The students will be introduced to corporate implementation issues and historical issues and problems to enable them to avoid these in the future. The Internet will be heavily used to research developments in GISci, as well as for data discovery and mining for student projects, Internet-delivered advances, such as distributed GIS, Location Based Services and real-time updated GIS will be discussed. Following training on how to manage GISci projects, students will be expected to undertake both group and individual projects, producing reports for both. Where possible, the group project will be undertaken for an external organization as a consultancy project.

Year 4

Core Modules

• Individual Research Project - GE

  The Research Project provides the opportunity for an individual, extended, in-depth study of a selected aspect of those disciplines covered by the Programme, and may address one or more of the Division's research objectives. Lecture, workshop and tutorial sessions (which may be group and/or individual) provide support for the student, and students are allocated a University supervisor. The work may involve fieldwork, laboratory work, questionnaire surveys, or many other research procedures.

Optional

• Countryside Recreation Management

  Students will cover a range of topics such as: theory and concepts of leisure, recreation and tourism; history of countryside recreation; current issues in countryside recreation; UK policy perspectives; who's who; recreational activities; benefits of recreation (including health and economic benefits); use of the countryside; data collection methods; recreational designations in the UK (including National Parks); transport issues; rights-of-way law and practice; the right to roam; diversity in recreation; recreation places - mountain, woods, water and coasts, farm land - considering activities, ecological impacts and mitigation measures (including footpath restoration techniques); managing the impacts of recreation; management plans, environmental interpretation as a management tool.

• Advanced Physical Geography

  The module examines a number of advanced physical geography topics, including processes and landforms in a range of contexts and environments. Students will develop a critical awareness of the processes and landform development characteristic of specific environments. They will develop an advanced understanding of fluvial and coastal processes and associated landform development including slope mass movement. They will explore the nature of surface and sub-surface water resources, and current issues in water resource and catchment management, including: hydrology, hydrogeology, groundwater quality and pollution. Students will also undertake advanced physical geography fieldwork.

• Urban Space and Society

  This module seeks to provide students with an in depth understanding of selected topical issues in social and cultural geography within an urban context, and acquaint them with approaches to theory and research in the discipline. The topics covered will reflect current theoretical debate and research interests of academic staff; these may typically include urban deprivation, social capital, regeneration, gender & the city, iconographic city, postmodernism and urban design. Case studies will be used in seminars and in field trips to further understanding.

• Development, Tourism and the Marginalised World

  This module tackles the uneasy relationship that exists between development and tourism in the marginalised world. It starts by defining what is meant by the marginalised world and offers competing explanations for how this world view has come about by critically analysing relevant development and marginalisation theory. The module then moves on to explore the impacts that marginal geography and development have had on the relational identity of others and insiders. The last part of the module explores the role of tourism development in these marginal environments critically analysing competing theories and philosophies of tourism. Students will learn to conceptualise, understand and offer solutions to some of the topical issues surrounding development and tourism in the marginalised world. They will also learn how to apply participatory theory through the use of participatory techniques in order to problem solve in marginal environments.

• Natural Hazards

  This module will investigate the types, causes and effects of the main natural hazards, which may include geological, geomorphological, hydrological, biosphysical and atmospheric hazards, that result in significant mortality, ill-health and damage to property around the world. The causes and effects of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other ground movements, tsunami and wave action, floods and droughts, storms, heat and cold, glacial hazards, contaminated land and water, and medical geology, may be studied. The role of humans in turning natural hazards into disasters will be evaluated using case histories. Risk assessment and disaster management, including, hazard mitigation and vulnerability modification will be covered, which may include: environmental controls, hazard-resistant design, community preparedness, forecasting, land use and public health planning. The implications for public health and sustainability, and the effects of climate change will be considered for these natural hazards.

• Implementing Geospatial Information

  This module enables students to critically engage with some of the issues surrounding institutional implementation of GISci and systems, in a context appropriate for future employment. The students will be introduced to corporate implementation issues and historical issues and problems to enable them to avoid these in the future. The Internet will be heavily used to research developments in GISci, as well as for data discovery and mining for student projects, Internet-delivered advances, such as distributed GIS, Location Based Services and real-time updated GIS will be discussed. Following training on how to manage GISci projects, students will be expected to undertake both group and individual projects, producing reports for both. Where possible, the group project will be undertaken for an external organization as a consultancy project.

Year 5

Core Modules

Optional

• Countryside Recreation Management

  Students will cover a range of topics such as: theory and concepts of leisure, recreation and tourism; history of countryside recreation; current issues in countryside recreation; UK policy perspectives; who's who; recreational activities; benefits of recreation (including health and economic benefits); use of the countryside; data collection methods; recreational designations in the UK (including National Parks); transport issues; rights-of-way law and practice; the right to roam; diversity in recreation; recreation places - mountain, woods, water and coasts, farm land - considering activities, ecological impacts and mitigation measures (including footpath restoration techniques); managing the impacts of recreation; management plans, environmental interpretation as a management tool.

• Implementating Geospatial Information

  This module enables students to use state-of-the-art GIS software to analyse geospatial information to answer complex geographic questions. The module will also introduce some of the issues surrounding institutional implementation of GIS, in a context appropriate for future employment. The students will be introduced to 3-D virtual perspective views and simulated fly-overs and the utility and disadvantages of using this analysis toolkit. GIS will be used to analyse and integrate data layers: students will use appropriate GIS data and operations. The Internet will be used to research developments in GISci, as well as for the transfer of data for student projects. Following training on how to manage a GISci research mini-project, students will be expected to produce a Research Report.

• Advanced Physical Geography

  The module examines a number of advanced physical geography topics, including processes and landforms in a range of contexts and environments. Students will develop a critical awareness of the processes and landform development characteristic of specific environments. They will develop an advanced understanding of fluvial and coastal processes and associated landform development including slope mass movement. They will explore the nature of surface and sub-surface water resources, and current issues in water resource and catchment management, including: hydrology, hydrogeology, groundwater quality and pollution. Students will also undertake advanced physical geography fieldwork.

• Environmental Policy and Management

• Urban Space and Society

  This module seeks to provide students with an in depth understanding of selected topical issues in social and cultural geography within an urban context, and acquaint them with approaches to theory and research in the discipline. The topics covered will reflect current theoretical debate and research interests of academic staff; these may typically include urban deprivation, social capital, regeneration, gender & the city, iconographic city, postmodernism and urban design. Case studies will be used in seminars and in field trips to further understanding.

• Development, Tourism and the Marginalised World

  This module tackles the uneasy relationship that exists between development and tourism in the marginalised world. It starts by defining what is meant by the marginalised world and offers competing explanations for how this world view has come about by critically analysing relevant development and marginalisation theory. The module then moves on to explore the impacts that marginal geography and development have had on the relational identity of others and insiders. The last part of the module explores the role of tourism development in these marginal environments critically analysing competing theories and philosophies of tourism. Students will learn to conceptualise, understand and offer solutions to some of the topical issues surrounding development and tourism in the marginalised world. They will also learn how to apply participatory theory through the use of participatory techniques in order to problem solve in marginal environments.

• Individual Research Project - GE

  The Research Project provides the opportunity for an individual, extended, in-depth study of a selected aspect of those disciplines covered by the Programme, and may address one or more of the Division's research objectives. Lecture, workshop and tutorial sessions (which may be group and/or individual) provide support for the student, and students are allocated a University supervisor. The work may involve fieldwork, laboratory work, questionnaire surveys, or many other research procedures.

• Natural Hazards

  This module will investigate the types, causes and effects of the main natural hazards, which may include geological, geomorphological, hydrological, biosphysical and atmospheric hazards, that result in significant mortality, ill-health and damage to property around the world. The causes and effects of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other ground movements, tsunami and wave action, floods and droughts, storms, heat and cold, glacial hazards, contaminated land and water, and medical geology, may be studied. The role of humans in turning natural hazards into disasters will be evaluated using case histories. Risk assessment and disaster management, including, hazard mitigation and vulnerability modification will be covered, which may include: environmental controls, hazard-resistant design, community preparedness, forecasting, land use and public health planning. The implications for public health and sustainability, and the effects of climate change will be considered for these natural hazards.

Fees & funding

Fees 2013

UK/EU Students

Full time: £8,000 for the 2013 academic year

International Students

Discounts are available for International students if payment is made in full at registration

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Additional course costs

This course offers fantastic opportunities for field work which gives students the chance to study the human, environmental and physical interactions in both a UK and European setting.

As a part of this course students will be going on compulsory field trips and will have to pay a fee prior to the trip.

- The Lake District will cost £250 (first year)

- Switzerland will cost £350 (second year)

This covers transport and accommodation and also includes full board (breakfast, packed lunch and hot evening meal). These trips are subsidised by the University giving students a discounted rate.

EVS handsets are required for this course at a cost of £40

For those that choose to take the Development and Tourism module in the final year there is a compulsory trip to Spain at the cost of £350

The Natural Hazards module also has a field trip which costs £80

There is a further trip that is compulsory if you choose the Rural Change module or Country recreation Management which costs  £35 each.

Scholarships

• National Scholarship Programme

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Other financial support

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Living costs / accommodation

The University of Hertfordshire offers a great choice of student accommodation, on campus or nearby in the local area, to suit every student budget.

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