Welcome to Lancaster

Geography…

…is distinctive because it links the social and physical sciences, each with their particular approaches and skills. It is also a very relevant subject for life today, dealing with current hot issues in globalisation, migration and the environment.

…graduates go into jobs for which the intellectual and practical skills gained in a Geography degree are positive advantages. Geographers’ careers are many and varied (and include jobs in research, the Environment Agency, environmental consultancy, marketing, government, teaching, and more…).

Geography at Lancaster…

…will inspire and encourage you to develop both personally and intellectually.

…is a thriving academic community of which our students are key members. The open and friendly atmosphere allows high levels of interaction between students, academic staff, researchers and support staff.

…offers you the chance to work in a new purpose-built Geography building which forms part of the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) complex.

Geography Teaching at Lancaster...

…is ‘Excellent’ as measured in the latest official inspection of UK Geography departments. Our strong international reputation for our research is important in ensuring high quality teaching and provides us with fresh ideas and approaches for our degree programmes.

….offers stimulating, high-quality and innovative teaching that builds on students’ diverse learning approaches.

…. is award winning, two members of staff have won national awards for excellence and innovation in teaching (Dr. Gordon Clark, who was awarded the Royal Geographical Society Taylor and Francis Award in 2006 and Dr. Andrew Folkard who won the Pilkington Prize for teaching in 2003 and a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in 2006).

The Degrees Schemes at Lancaster

… are flexible. You can study human, environmental and physical geography topics, or specialise in one area. You can combine geography with elements of other subjects and you can choose between classroom-based, practical or field-based modules.

….allow you to gain practical experience of a range of environments through an extensive programme of field courses visiting cities like Amsterdam, New York and Paris, and challenging rural environments like northern and southern Spain and Croatia.

…allow you to take a second-year option course (‘Communicating Geography’) in which you teach geography as a classroom assistant in a local school.

…. offer North American and Australasian exchange schemes, an opportunity to master a different educational and cultural environment, and to develop intellectually, personally and socially.

Contact Information for Admissions

Admissions Tutor: Dr. James Faulconbridge

All Enquiries:
Undergraduate Admissions Secretary
Geography Department
Farrer Avenue
Lancaster University
Lancaster. LA1 4YQ

Tel: 01524 510246 or 01524 510247 Fax: 01524 510269
Email: geog.admissions@lancaster.ac.uk