Advantages: Fantastic City, Good Facilities, 8 Hours Per Week Disadvantages: Expensive City, Fair Amount of Work
...they learn I’ve been studying Geography is… “Oh so you’re good at colouring in?” or “Oh can you give me directions to so and so?” When really the truth of the matter is that doing Geography doesn’t make me a fantastic colourer nor does it make me a walking A-Z! So what’s it all about then?
* The Subject *
Geography is classed as a social science – it’s not a scientific subject nor does it belong to the alternative arts group of subjects. It spans ... ...Most of you who studied Geography at school will no doubt have (un) fond recollections of colouring in maps, looking at tourism, cycles of rain and problems of pollution – when really there is much, much more to it (or so I’m told!).
* Geography at Manchester *
At Manchester you either opt for a Geography BA or BSC degree; a BA simply stands for Bachelor of Arts which means you will study the more human sides of Geography (as well as having done ...
s_jones_2003 13.08.2004
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Advantages: more teaching time than any other Uni geog to degree Disadvantages: more teachin gtime than any other Uni geog degree
...like to study. From Human geography of Ireland, To glaciology to geomedical sytems.
6. In the second yr at easter you can go on a wicked field trip to a whole host of destinations. Last yrs included Cuba, New York, Spain and Ireland. All the trips are subsidised and everyone including tutors has a good laugh.
7.The department have its own computer cluster and 4 big lecture theatres most of which have just been refitted.
8.Department has its own ... ...normal ones.
8. hhmnn maybe I should go to uni more any questions let me knwow though.
Overall its a great place and any degree you do here or pretend to do will be most enjoyable. There is also currently massive investment in the town and uni as UMIST and manchester unis merge to create on even better uni. Top up fees shouldnt put the price up as much as in other unis, and everything inmanchester is cheaper anyway.
Hope you have fun whatever ...
Rob664 05.05.2004
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