都柏林大學(xué)

Why is this course for me?

Are you interested in pressing global, national and local issues such as climate change, and hazard management? Do you want to make sense of our highly complex world and become an informed global citizen? Do you want to learn IT, field and laboratory techniques highly valued by employers such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS)? By studying Geography in UCD, you will understand the context in which environmental, socio-cultural and political economic decision-making takes place and develop skills that prepare you for the workplaces and societies of tomorrow.

What Will I Study

First Year

Topics include:

• Societal Challenges in the twenty first century
• Mapping Your World
• Humans and Environments through Space and Time
• Earth Systems
• People, Places and Regions
• Plus another subject
• Plus an Elective module.

Second Year

Topics include:

• Geographical Research Techniques
• Quaternary Environmental Change
• Political Geography
• World Urbanisation
• Global Historical Geographies
• Plus another subject
• Plus Elective modules.

Third Year

Topics include:

• Ideas in Geography
• Geographic Information Systems
• River Catchment Management
• The Quaternary of Ireland
• Planetary Geomorphology
• Political Geography of EU Integration
• US Foreign Policy
• Development Geographies
• Creative Cities
• Environmental Management
• Plus another subject
• Plus Elective modules.

International Study Opportunities

International opportunities have included exchanges to:

• Barcelona, Spain
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Pisa, Italy
• Melbourne, Australia
• Chicago USA
• Santa Barbara, California, USA

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Our graduates have found employment as:

• Geography researchers and policy analysts with Teagasc, ESRI, NGOs and government departments.
• GIS specialists working, for example, with the Local Government Management Agency.
• Planners in both local government and private sector consultancies.
• Educators at primary and second level, as well as in high-profile national and international universities.
• Environmental researchers and consultants in the state and private sectors.
• Many Geography graduates continue with further study of their discipline or proceed directly to Master’s degrees in social sciences, law, or business.