Marine Geography with a Year of Study Abroad
Cardiff University
About this program
Marine Geography with a Year of Study Abroad
The world;s oceans and coasts are full of amazing habitats and wildlife and they sustain many important and growing industries including shipping, tourism and renewable energy. As a marine geographer, you will have the skills and knowledge needed to keep our oceans healthy and support traditional and emerging marine industries to be sustainable.
Our Marine Geography course explores a unique mix of physical and environmental geography. You will study the science behind the relationship between society and the sea, and investigate global challenges like ocean acidification and rising sea levels.
South Wales has a rich and diverse marine environment including estuaries with large tidal ranges, islands thriving with wildlife, offshore renewable energy and the largest oil port in the UK in Milford Haven. We take regular trips to the Bristol Channel, the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Gower, where we complete activities like offshore surveying, water quality monitoring, ecological mapping and beach profiling.There will also be opportunities to go on overseas trips, in the past we;ve been to Malta, Jersey and Greece.
On this four-year programme, you can spend one academic year studying at one of our partner universities abroad. Studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity to experience other cultures and viewpoints, learning the different styles and approaches to your subject in another country and exploring new physical environments, landscapes and coastlines. You will get the chance to make new friends and contacts from around the world. Plus, you will have the opportunity to develop a wealth of life skills and strengths that will help you to compete in an increasingly global workplace, such as adaptability, resourcefulness, and resilience.
Our Regrow Borneo project allows you to offset your flight;s carbon emissions by making an affordable donation to support our tree-planting project in the Lower Kinabatangan rainforest, Sabah, Borneo.
Admission requirements
Typical A level offer
ABB-BBB (with 1 science subject) or BBB-BBC (with 2 science subjects). Acceptable science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Maths, Physics.
Extended/International Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the EPQ/IPQ will typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard A level offer. Please note that any subject specific requirements must still be met.
English language requirements
GCSE
Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.
IELTS (academic)
At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.
TOEFL iBT
At least 90 overall with minimum scores of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading and 20 for speaking.
PTE Academic
At least 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.
Trinity ISE II/III
- II: at least two Distinctions and two Merits.
- III: at least a Pass in all components.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Program content
The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/23 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022.
Year one
- World of Dynamic Environments
- Exploring Planet Earth
- GIS, Maps and Analytical Skills
- Geography Field Skills
- Understanding the Living Planet
- Fundamentals of Geographical Science
Year two
- Geographical Data Analysis, Field and Professional Skills
- Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
- The Coastal System
- The Ocean-Atmosphere System
- Year three: Sandwich year
Year three: Sandwich year
- Year of Study Abroad
Year four
- Marine Geography Dissertation
- Marine Geomatics
- Marine Environmental Systems
Scholarships & funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the university website.
Tuition
- Tuition fees for UK and Ireland Students: £9,000 per year.
- Tuition fees for International Students: £23,450 per year.
For more information about tuition fee, please visit the university website.
Qualification
What skills will I practise and develop?
The Learning Outcomes for this Programme describe what you will be able to do as a result of your study at Cardiff University. They will help you to understand what is expected of you.
The Learning Outcomes for this Programme can be found below:
Knowledge Understanding:
On successful completion of the entire Programme students will be able to demonstrate the following:
- A systematic understanding of spatial and temporal processes relating tomarine and coastalenvironments, and a broad, critical comprehension of the inter-relationships betweenocean, coastal and catchmentsystems
- A broad understanding ofmarine and coastalresources and associated global challenges, including approaches to the governance of these
- A systematic understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature ofMarineGeography, including its content, methods and philosophy, and an associated practical understanding of the need for integration of knowledge from cognate sciences, including those related toocean, atmospheric, physical and environmental sciences
Intellectual Skills:
On successful completion of the entire Programme students will be able to demonstrate the following :
- Debate, interpret and explain the causes, scales and impacts of contemporary and futuremarineenvironmental issues whilst critically applying relevant ideas, concepts and methods.
- Collect, collate, synthesise and critically evaluate a wide variety of data and information associated withmarine and coastalenvironments, drawing from relevant approaches in cognate areas of environmental science.
- Evaluate current research on selected aspects of themarineenvironment, demonstrating an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of associated scientific understanding.
- Work across disciplines to link knowledge and experience from allied sciences to understand themarineenvironment including its relationship with society
Professional Practical Skills:
On successful completion of the entire Programme students will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Critically analyse and interpret a range of different types of data related to themarineenvironment as part of research processes to investigate a range of topicalmarineenvironmental issues and theoretical concepts
- Plan, design and execute research related to themarine and coastalenvironment, critically using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis in field, offshore, laboratory and desk-based studies
- Understand and apply methods used to acquire geospatial data and represent such data in appropriate cartographic and graphic formats using appropriate platforms, including GIS
- Address research problems involving the integration and analysis of diverse and often incomplete and uncertain data using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodologies and approaches
- Demonstrate practical skills and competence in information technology, geographical information systems, cartographic, statistical and other analytical techniques
- Demonstrate basic skills and competence in GIS, cartographic and basic statistical analysis
- Apply appropriate IT, GIS, cartographic and statistical analytical techniques to a range of geographical enquiries
- Undertake effective project management and organisational skills through independent working and team work
- Understand and the practical limitations, logistics, safety and ethical aspects of data gathering in marine and coastal environments, and apply this understanding, as appropriate to applied research
Transferable/Key Skills:
On successful completion of the entire Programme students will be able to demonstrate the following:
- The flexibility, open-mindedness and ability to approach a subject from different perspectives, that can be gained in the year of study abroad.
- An ability to effectively communication of knowledge, ideas and arguments in a variety of formats using oral, written, and visual media to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
- An ability to work competently individually or as part of a team in both problem-setting and problem-solving within a range of applied research environments where decision-making is complex and multi-disciplinary
- An ability to undertake independent study and personal scholarship, fostered through enhanced personal responsibility, initiative and self-learning experiences
- An understanding of the skills and competencies needed to secure employment and support ongoing professional development, and be able to apply this to self-reflect, assess and articulate individual employability skills and needs
Career paths
Careers and placements
Career prospects
Keeping our oceans healthy is critical to our future. The sea produces around half of all the oxygen we breathe and absorbs half of all man-made carbon dioxide. The skills and knowledge of marine geographers are needed to tackle current and future marine challenges to make sure that important habitats and wildlife are protected and that maritime industries like fishing, tourism, shipping and renewable energy are developed sustainably.
You can choose to work in a variety of different industries and roles including conservation and marine management, as an environmental consultant or marine geospatial analyst. You will also have many skills that other sectors like insurance, finance, education and planning are looking for.
Our past students now work for a wide range of employers both in the UK and further afield. Recent employers include the Hydrographic Office, Titan Environmental Surveys, the Environment Agency, in the port sector and marine conservation organisations around the world.
96% of the School's first-degree graduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after the end of their course (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18).
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Placements
Yes. The opportunity to undertake a study placement in year three at a partner institution in another country. In recent years, study has been available at universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Sweden and the Netherlands.
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