Geography at The University of Manchester. Geography has been taught at Manchester for 120 years.
As part of the School of Environment, Education and Development, we are located in a brand new, state-of-the-art building at the heart of the university campus. With more than 25 members of academic staff, Geography is a strong discipline group with a wide range of teaching and research interests, and we have a vibrant community of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Our core philosophy invol
ves working closely with our students, and as a result we enjoy some of the best staff-student relations in the country. We offer our students an unsurpassed choice of modules and opportunities to learn in small groups
at every stage of their degree. When you add in our commitment to fieldwork in each year and innovative employability programme, Geography at Manchester
presents a well rounded and world leading degree experience. Geography at Manchester has been rated excellent for teaching and has a world-class reputation for cutting-edge research. All courses are taught by expert staff who are internationally renowned in their research areas, which means that the material taught is contemporary and draws on the diverse nature of
current research in geography. Geography at Manchester is a well-established leader in innovation in teaching. In addition to cutting edge facilities, our substantive courses across the board are
supported by weekly small group sessions to deliver a world class learning experience. We are also leading on employability provision; we believe it is important to provide a broad education in the subject, while also providing you with the opportunity to develop skills for employment and your future career. We structure our degree courses around human and physical geography, but allow students a large degree of flexibility to cater for those who want to maintain
breadth and those who want to specialise in particular aspects of the subject.
