BA Geography and Social Policy Course Content
Year One
Changing Worlds, Changing Places provides an overview of key themes in contemporary human geography. The module allows you to explore themes and ideas in political, urban, social and development geography, and offers an introduction to challenging debates about the nature of the contemporary world.
Geography of the UK examines geodemographics, so you can investigate the changing demographics of the UK, including counter-urbanisation, population ageing and national and international migration. The module also investigates economic change, particularly local labour markets, the rise of the service economy, and market systems in health, education and business.
GIS for Human Geography introduces you to Geographical Information Systems, and examines how public and private sector environments use such systems and how data sources and computer mapping build such spatial models.
Central Debates in Welfare introduces you to two prominent themes within welfare theory: dependency and citizenship. In this module, we explore how issues such as social exclusion, race, demographic change, globalisation and the so-called 'underclass' challenge perceptions and policy directions about who deserves what and why.
Social Welfare and Social Change investigates the social, political, economic and cultural influences that shaped the post-war welfare state. In this module, we examine how the classic 1940s welfare state rested on false assumptions about the family, work and nationhood.
Introduction to IT for Humanities Students will teach you the appropriate way to access, process and present scholarly sources and related information.
Optional modules
You then choose three to four of the following modules, though you can choose to take elective modules in another subjects.
- Ecology and the Changing Climate
- Ideas in Geography
- Water and the Weather
- Geography, Environment and Society
- Field Research: Leeds
- Geography Tutorials
Year Two
There are no compulsory modules in year two.
Optional modules
You choose one to four of the following modules.
- Social Data Analysis
- GIS and Spatial Analysis
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Human Geography Tutorials with Dissertation Design
- Ideas in Human Geography
- Human Geography European Field Class
- Career Preparation for Geographers
Then you choose two from the following list.
- Population, Health and Wellbeing
- Geographies of International Development and Rebellion
- Retail Geography
- Spaces of Citizenship and Belonging
- Cities and Regions; Analysis and Planning
- Water Resources
- Political Geography
- The Geography of Resources: Securing Future Supplies
- The Modern City
You then study one of the following modules.
- Globalization: Equality and Diversity
- Disability Studies: An Introduction
- New Labour, Crime and Welfare
- Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control
You also choose one module from this list.
- Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods
- Globalization: Equality and Diversity
- Crime, Law and Regulation
- Race and Hollywood Cinema
- Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy
- Disability Studies: An Introduction
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Racism and Ethnicity Studies: A Global Approach
- New Labour, Crime and Welfare
- Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control
You then select further elective modules to complete your programme.
Year Three
There are no compulsory modules in year three.
Optional modules
You usually choose two to four of the following modules.
- Advanced Retail Planning
- European Cities
- Population Analysis
- Radical Geographies: Engagement, Theory, Praxis
- Urban and Regional Development: A Case Study of Athens
- Research Frontier: Citizenship and Belonging
- Geographies of 'Britishness'
- GIS for Urban and Regional Planning
- Transnational Geographies
- Geographies of Consumption
- Environment and Development in South East Asia
- Workplace Co-operative Project
- Dissertation
- Research Placement
- Autonomous Geographies, Sustainable Futures
You choose one of the following modules.
- Approaches to Social Exclusion in Later Life
- Housing in Urban Society
- The Family, Work and Welfare in Britain and the United States
You then choose one or more of the following module to complete your programme, and you can also opt to take elective modules from other subjects.
- Approaches to Social Exclusion in Later Life
- Social Policy Dissertation
- Governing Cultures, Identities and Emotions
- Citizenship, Identity and Social Change
- Disability Rights and the International Policy Context
- Education, Culture and Society
- Housing in Urban Society
- Discipline and Punish
- The Family, Work and Welfare in Britain and the United States
Key Information
UCAS code:LL47
Duration: 3 years full-time.
6 years part-time.
Entry Requirements:
AAB at A level, including A in Geography, plus grade C in GCSE Mathematics.
Full entry requirements
UK/EU student fees
£9,000 per year full-time.
International student fees
£12,500 per year full-time.
Full finance information
Admissions Contact
Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
Tel: 0113 343 5049
Tel: 0113 343 5020
Fax: 0113 343 5019