A Level - Geography

Course Summary

Subject: Geography

Course Title: A Level - Geography

Course Types: Sixth Form

Course Level: A-Level

Course Description

Introduction and Course Description

Component 1: Physical Geography

Section A: Water and carbon cycles

Section B: Either Hot desert environments and their margins or Coastal systems and landscapes

Section C: Either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress or Cold environments

How it was assessed

Written exam: 2 hours 30 mins (96 marks)

40% of A Level

Questions

Section A: answer all questions (27 marks)

Section B: answer either question 3 or question 4 (27 marks)

Section C: answer either question 5 or question 6 or question 7 (42 marks)

Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response and extended prose

Component 2: Human Geography

Section A: Global systems and global governance

Section B: Changing places

Section C: Either Contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security

Written exam: 2 hours 30 mins (96 marks) 40% of A Level

Section A: answer all questions (27 marks)

Section B: answer all questions (27 marks)

Section C: answer either question 5 or question 6 or question 7 (42 marks)

Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose

Component 3: Geographical Investigation

Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.

3,000–4,000 words (35 marks)

20% of A Level

Marked by teachers

Moderated by AQA

Future Opportunities

The subject highlights clear links between arts and the sciences which will ensure that students receive a broad and valuable education. This will allow students to follow scientific or arts based courses at undergraduate level.

Many employers perceive Geography as being an excellent bridging subject - through which many life-skills are developed. Consequently, career opportunities for qualified Geographers are wide and varied. Many go on to use their scientific experience in hydrology, glaciology and geological surveying. In addition, environmental posts are obtained in environmental health care, landscape architecture or in town and country planning. Management skills ensure graduate geographers are actively pursued for industrial management, advertising, Local Government and Foreign Office posts. Social Services are another career route followed by geographers, gaining employment in consumer services, medical demography, the Court Service, Police and of course teaching. With the growth of leisure and tourism many opportunities now exist in this field.

Course Entry Guidelines

A minimum attainment Grade 7 at GCSE is essential.

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