UOL28 Geography A Level (Standard or Fast Track)

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Geography is an important subject of study as it gains the student a larger understanding of the world and the way people interact with their physical environment and globally with each other.

Course Description

Geography A Level

Do you need an A Level within 12 months to get into University?

We offer a range of A Levels where we guarantee to prioritise the marking of your coursework so you are fully ready to take your exams in June of each year.

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An Advanced Level in Geography is a perfect qualification for those wishing to acquire knowledge and understanding of the subject to enable them to study at a higher level at university. It also provides a progression route for further training whilst in employment.

This specification is designed to:

• build naturally on GCSE knowledge, with minimal repetition of content develop fieldwork skills
• increase choice of topics, e.g. between fieldwork investigation or issue evaluation papers
• stimulate the study of geographical issues and impactsdevelop a specialist interest within geography
• provide a seamless progress to higher education and employment

On this course you will study four units:

AS Level

Unit 1: GEOG1 Physical and Human Geography
Written examination: 2 Hours

Unit 2: GEOG2 Geographical Skills
Written examination: 1 hour

A2 Level

Unit 3: GEOG3 Contemporary Geographical Issues
Written examination: 2 hour 30 minutes

Unit 4: either
GEO4A: Geography Fieldwork Investigation, or:
GEO4B: Geographical Issue Evaluation,
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes

For further details visit:

http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/humanities/geography_noticeboard.php

Course Content

AS Level

Unit 1 Physical and Human Geography

The study of core geographical concepts along with contrasting themes of contemporary or environmental impact, management and sustainability.

Unit 2 Geographical Skills

A geographical skills paper based on the content of Unit 1.

Skills include: investigative, cartographic, graphical, ICT and statistical skills.

A2 Level

Unit 3 Contemporary Geographical Issues

An issues-based approach to contemporary geographical themes.

Unit 4A Geography Field Work Investigation

This unit gives candidates the opportunity to extend an area of the subject content into a more detailed fieldwork study.

Candidates analyse and evaluate their fieldwork in response to the questions set. In addition, candidates will be assessed on fieldwork skills.

or: Unit 4B Geographical Issue Evaluation

This unit gives candidates the opportunity to use their skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

An advance information booklet is pre-released 2 months prior to the exam to facilitate candidates research into an area which extends from the specification content.

Recommended Reading

AQA AS Geography: Student's Book, Smith John, Roger Knill, 2008, Nelson Thornes Ltd.,
ISBN-10: 0748782583; ISBN-13: 978-0748782581

AQA A2 Geography, John Smith, Roger Knill, 2009, Nelson Thornes, ISBN-10: 074878259;
ISBN-13: 978-0748782598

AS +A2 = A level in Geography. Both AS and A2 level courses and examinations must be successfully completed to gain a full A level.

Previous Knowledge Required

Basic English reading and writing skills. It is recommended that students should have acquired the skills and knowledge associated with a GCSE course or equivalent.

Support

• The course comes to you as a proper paper-based pack, not as an electronic password
• You will get full tutor support via email
• You will receive feedback on your assignments from our experienced tutors
• You will be given guidance through the Study Guide on the nuts and bolts of studying and submitting assignments
• Postal assignments cannot be accepted without prior permission from the tutor
• You must have access to email in order to contact your tutor.

Our A Levels come with tutor support for 18 months.

Assessment

The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.

Exams are taken at an AQA centre and we can provide an extensive list of centres for you within your course pack.

You will have access to a tutor via our student portal who will mark your work and guide you through the course to to help you be ready for your examinations. In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.

Modules

• AS Level
• Unit 1 – GEOG1 Physical and Human Geography
• Unit 2 – GEOG2 Geographical Skills
• Unit 3 – GEOG3 Contemporary Geographical Issues
• Unit 4 – GEO4A Geography Field Work Investigation OR GEO4B Geographical Issue Evaluation

Awarding Organisation

AQA (The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) has a leading reputation for promoting education for the public benefit and draws on long experience of setting and marking public exams such as GCSEs, A-levels and other qualifications. AQA is the largest of the three English exam boards, awarding 49% of full course GCSEs and 42% of A-levels nationally. In total, students take over 3.5 million exams with them each year.

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