Geography (W81)

Open University
Undergraduate DipHE Distance learning 2-4 Years Geography

About this course

In this diploma you’ll be engaging with geographical topics from a range of different perspectives and investigating the key issues such as poverty, climate change, migration and urbanisation that are affecting our world today. In doing so, you’ll develop your understanding of the ways in which the natural and human environments are related and interact.

Key features of the course

  • Develops your understanding of interrelationships between human activity and environmental change.

  • Explore how environmental and societal issues are entangled in cultural, economic, social, and political terms.

  • Become more effective in gathering and communicating geographical information to different audiences.

  • Learn how social science perspectives change the way we understand and respond to the major environmental challenges of our time.
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3543 Project support officers
    3544 Data analysts
    2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
    2439 Business, research and administrative professionals
    3549 Business associate professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
    Study Mode
    Distance learning
    Duration
    2-4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Milton Keynes
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Geography