Вулвергемптонcкий университет, BA (Hons), Geography and Religious Studies

Geography Year 1: Introduces the nature and scope of modern human and physical geography; it investigates the evolution of the British landscape by considering the effects of geology, climate change and sociocultural changes together with rural development. Year 2: Allows students to examine sustainable development in all its forms; it introduces the study of lake and river ecosystems, considers geomorphology and soils, and how oceans and the atmosphere influence global weather and climate; it also examines natural hazards and their effects on the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere. Year 3: Considers strategic issues in environmental management; it examines cultural perceptions of the use of environmental resources and conflicts over planning and regeneration, and offers the option of investigating volcanic hazards or other aspects of the physical environment; students carry out an extended research project and further fieldwork practice. Religious Studies Year 1: Provides a general introduction to the study of religion; it focuses on Judaism, and on religions in Wolverhampton; it offers social, political and ideological perspectives of the Holocaust, and investigates the development of the bureaucratic and technological apparatus of extermination. Year 2: Focuses on Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism; it examines religion and the professions, and investigates what we have inherited from the Enlightenment and its key thinkers; it also introduces a range of research methods that are used in religious studies. Year 3: Explores Buddhism; it considers the religious landscape of contemporary Britain, as well as the ideas and practices which are important for contemporary Muslim identity in Britain; it also examines new religious movements which have emerged in the UK in recent times.