General guidance for module choices in Geography and Environment
Please follow the guidance on the information sheet very carefully. If you apply to study modules that are not permitted by your School/Department, your learning agreement may be returned to you.
Number of credits
The recommended number of credits per semester is 30 ECTS credits (60 Loughborough credits).
You are advised not to exceed this recommendation.
Module options
The Geography and Environment modules (GY codes) available to you are listed below. Postgraduate modules are only suitable for students who have already completed three years or more of degree level study in any given subject area. The Exchange Co-ordinator will advise students on the suitability of studying postgraduate modules.
Where there are two or more modules with the same or very similar titles and different credit weightings, it is only possible to take one of these. E.g. you can choose 24GYA002 or 24GYA004 but not both. Check the Excluded Combinations section of the module specifications for more details.
Sensitive content
Modules marked with the following symbol § are classed as having sensitive content.
Semester 1
| Module Code | Module Title | ECTS Credits |
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Part A Modules (Year 1) |
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| 25GYA002 | Economic and Political Geography | 10 |
| 25GYA004 | Economic and Political Geography | 5 |
| 25GYA007 | Cartography, Digital Mapping & GIS | 5 |
| 25GYA101 | Earth System Science | 5 |
Part B Modules (Year 2) |
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| § 25GYB110 | Urban Geographies | 5 |
| 25GYB311 | River Ecology | 5 |
| 25GYB410 | Understanding our Environmental Footprint | 5 |
Part C Modules (Year 3) |
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| 25GYC104 | Glacial Environments and Landscapes | 5 |
| 25GYC226 | Employment, Work and Life | 5 |
| § 25GYC309 | Geographies of Home | 5 |
| 25GYC120 | Landscape Evolution with GIS | 5 |
Postgraduate Modules |
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| 25GYP002 | Financial Globalization | 7.5 |
| § 25GYP005 | Globalization: Key Debates and Issues | 15 |
| 25GYP041 | Lake Research and Management | 7.5 |
| 25GYP042 | GIS for Environment Management | 7.5 |
| 25GYP043 | Hydrometeorology for the Climate Emergency | 7.5 |
| 25GYP044 | Tools for River Research and Management | 7.5 |
| 25GYP050 | Climate Futures | 7.5 |
| 25GYP052 | Mapping and Modelling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | 7.5 |
Semester 2
| Module Code | Module Title | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|
Part A Modules (Year 1) |
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| 25GYA003 | Quantitative Methods in Geography | 5 |
| 25GYA008 | Global Environmental Change at Local Scale | 5 |
| § 25GYA102 | Social and Cultural Geography | 10 |
| § 25GYA104 | Social and Cultural Geography | 5 |
| 25GYA110 | Environmental Hazards | 5 |
| 25GYA112 | Environmental Hazards | 10 |
Part B Modules (Year 2) |
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| 25GYB308 | Forest Ecology | 5 |
| § 25GYB320 | Global Migration | 5 |
Part C Modules (Year 3) |
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| 25GYC109 | Rural Futures | 5 |
| 25GYC200 | Conservation: Principles and Practice | 5 |
| 25GYC315 | Environmental Change in the Anthropocene | 5 |
| 25GYC208 | Aeolian Processes and Landforms | 10 |
| § 25GYC325 | Mobilities, Transnationalism and Diaspora | 10 |
Postgraduate Modules |
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| 25GYP009 | The Global Financial System under Climate Change | 7.5 |
| 25GYP040 | Research and Professional Practice | 7.5 |
| 25GYP045 | Research-informed Environmental Management | 7.5 |
| 25GYP046 | Geospatial Risk Modelling for Management | 7.5 |
| 25GYP047 | Environmental Monitoring of Wind | 7.5 |
| 25GYP053 | Climate Science into Practice | 7.5 |
| 25GYP054 | Economic Modelling and Policy for Sustainable Development | 7.5 |
| 25GYP055 | Research Design and Practice | 7.5 |
Full Year (Semesters 1 and 2)
| Module Code | Module Title | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|
Part B Modules (Year 2) |
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| 25GYB201 | Remote Sensing & GIS | 10 |
| 25GYB210 | Globalization | 10 |
| § 25GYB220 | Social Difference | 10 |
| 25GYB230 | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | 10 |
| 25GYB240 | Environmental Systems and Resource Management | 10 |
| 25GYB327 | Geographical Research: Design and Practice | 10 |
| 25GYB427 | Human Geography Research: Design and Practice | 10 |
Can I choose modules from other Schools/Departments?
Yes, you can take modules worth up to 10 ECTS credits per semester in another School/Department.
Modules offered by another School/ Department must be approved and signed off by the relevant Exchange Co-ordinator before you return your final learning agreement to Geography and Environment.
It may be possible for you to take a Language Centre module (worth 5 ECTS credits). This must be approved by the respective Exchange Co-ordinator before your final learning agreement is submitted.