Students deepen their understanding of the relationship between human societies and the natural world with the BSc Geography and Archaeology joint honours degree. This course draws from two complementary disciplines to offer a uniquely comprehensive perspective on the world – and our place in it.

The relationship between humans and the environments is the most important global challenge of the twenty-first century. With a joint focus in geography and archaeology, students will explore this relationship through the study of societies in both the past and present, and the physical processes that have formed – and continue to modify – the world around us. 

Look as far back as the earliest hominins millions of years ago and carry on up to the present day. Combining long-term and contemporary perspectives, gain deep insight into the impact of human behaviour on environmental change. Highly-integrated studies in geography and archaeology will be well balanced, mixing humanities, culture, and social and natural sciences.

A key component of this course is a fourth year so that students can complete a placement during the third year of study. Studying abroad is an opportunity to increase cultural awareness and explore a new location. Previous placement students have worked in labs and analyzed samples, processed remains, conducted collections-based research, drawn archaeological finds, and investigated paleoclimate records.