Geography (BA/BSc)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

If you are a student taking a joint honours degree you will need to also look at the induction schedule for your other subject. Joint honours students will need to attend the Welcome and Induction sessions and taster sessions for BOTH of their subjects.

Monday 16 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Read through the HSS Induction Google site For UG students only	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Induction Google site

Tuesday 17 September

Time	Event details	Location
12:30pm - 2:30pm	Welcome and Induction	CLC G.03, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time	Event details	Location
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences	John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus
1:00pm - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding on your optional modules	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding on your optional modules

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Thursday 19 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
11:00am - 12:00pm	Geography taster session	JHB208, Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

11:00am - 12:00pm

Geography taster session

JHB208, Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Sexual Consent Education View our consent webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle.	View the Consent Matters webpage Complete the Sexual Consent Education course
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration help desk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
11:00am - 12:00pm	Exchange students meet and greet	T300, Tonge Conservatory, Tonge Building, Headington Campus
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Faculty social	CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator (SSC) is: Mandy Archer

How to contact us	Contact details	Availability
In person	G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus	Monday - Friday: 11:00am-12:00pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm (Induction Week)
Email	ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk
Phone	+44 (0) 1865 535250

Other key contacts

Job title	Name	Contact details
Subject Coordinator	Chris Lizotte	clizotte @brookes.ac.uk
Programme Lead	Joe Williams	josephwilliams@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Administrator	Bradley Raymond	hss-social-sciences@brookes.ac.uk
Academic Liaison Library	Charlie Brampton	c.brampton@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used on the course for the compulsory modules in Semesters 1 and 2. There is no expectation for you to buy any of the books, they are all available in our library.

Geography Single Honours

GEOG4001 Introduction to Human Geography	Cloke, P., Crang, P. and Goodwin, M., (2013). Introducing human geographies. Routledge.
GEOG4006 Investigating Geography	Gomez, B. and Jones III, J.P. eds., (2010). Research methods in geography: A critical introduction (Vol. 6). John Wiley & Sons.
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
GEOG4002 Introduction to Physical Geography	Holden, J., (2021). Physical geography: the basics. Routledge.
Modules running over semester 1 and 2	Recommended Core Text
GEOG4007 Introduction to Geographical Skills and Techniques	Gomez, B. and Jones III, J.P. eds., (2010). Research methods in geography: A critical introduction (Vol. 6). John Wiley & Sons.
GEOG4008 Geographical Perspectives	Matthews J. A. & Herbert D. T. (2008) Geography: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Semester 1) Clifford, N., Holloway, S., Rice, S.P. and Valentine, G. eds., (2008). Key concepts in geography. Sage. (Semester 2)

Geography Joint Honours
GEOG4001 Introduction to Human Geography	Cloke, P., Crang, P. and Goodwin, M., (2013). Introducing human geographies. Routledge.
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
GEOG4002 Introduction to Physical Geography	Holden, J., (2021). Physical geography: the basics. Routledge.
Module running over semester 1 and 2	Recommended Core Text
GEOG4007 Introduction to Geographical Skills and Techniques	Gomez, B. and Jones III, J.P. eds., (2010). Research methods in geography: A critical introduction (Vol. 6). John Wiley & Sons.

Additional information

More information about your induction programme can be found on the Faculty Induction Google Site.