Program Overview

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course before you start to a degree. A pathway course is often necessary because of different education systems of UK and your home country. The International Foundation Year offered by INTO Group, is perfect for international students who do not meet the academic requirements. It'll boost your academic and language skills, and improve your subject knowledge, to the level needed for entry to a degree at the Queens University Belfast.

International Foundation in Engineering and Science is a four-term program offered by INTO Group. It prepares students for direct entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a range of subjects including Biomedical Sciences, Computing, Engineering, Nursing and Science at Queen's University Belfast. Students will develop the knowledge and skills for their chosen degree through a specialist pathway.

Geography
Geography embraces the study of human societies and their environment, and is one of the few subjects in which human and physical aspects of the environment are integrated. Our flexible degree programme enables students to gain an understanding of the major global, regional and local processes that shape our world and the challenges we will face in the future.

Geography Degree Highlights
Global Opportunities

• There are many exciting opportunities to study abroad, with options to spend one semester or one academic year in continental Europe, USA, Canada or Australia.

Professional Accreditations

• The BSc Geography degree is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society. This means the programme has been assessed in line with the QAA subject benchmark statement for geography.

Industry Links

• We regularly consult and develop links with a large number of employers including the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, National Trust and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland. The employers provide both snapshot advice on their work, as well as run more in-depth advice sessions. We also run a careers seminar programme with guest speakers.

World Class Facilities

• The Geography building houses a modern lecture theatre, a number of adaptable classrooms, the Centre for GIS and Geomatics, a Map Library with vast collections of historic maps, a scientific laboratory for analysing water and sediment samples, and a student resource room.

Student Experience

• Fieldtrips

At Level 2 students have the opportunity to select from a range of international fieldtrips, which currently includes Belgium, Mallorca, and Malta. We also offer a number of domestic fieldtrips within Northern Ireland throughout the three years of the degree.