Geography, Culture and Identity

About this programme

Geography engages with some of the most fundamental challenges facing the modern world, as well as opening up critical questions about our past, presents and futures. Study Geography at Royal Holloway and you’ll join a leading centre for geographical research and teaching, where academic staff are advancing understanding of the challenges facing contemporary culture, the economy and environment. BA Geography Culture and Identity examines many of the key issues and challenges facing communities and societies across the world, from globalisation and urban change, to social development and the complex relationship between people and place. You’ll consider contemporary challenges and develop an advanced understanding of the way in which humans interact with and are affected by cultural heritage and identity, and economic and physical environments. You’ll benefit from world-class, research-led teaching in a Department ranked 5th in the UK for research by the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Fieldwork is a key part of the experience of doing Geography at Royal Holloway. As well as being excellent research training, our extensive programme of fieldwork helps bring the department together as a real community. The department offers a substantial and exciting range of field trips in the UK and overseas. Current locations include Cyprus, Spain, Malawi, Sicily, London and New York. This flexible course gives you the chance to tailor your studies with a range of optional modules in years 2 and 3, to suit your interests and career ambitions. You’ll gain a range of skills and knowle