Human Geography

Drawing upon our internationally recognised research expertise in social, cultural, political and economic geography, our human geography course has been designed to enhance your understanding of the causes and potential solutions to some of the biggest challenges the world faces today. We’ll introduce you to theories and approaches to understand the relationship between society and space and help you make sense of geographical processes.

From past events to future developments and from local changes to global trends, you’ll build up a wide-ranging understanding of how our society interacts with our environment.

Study human geography at Manchester Met and you’ll get to grips with qualitative research techniques, not only learning the theories but also putting them into action – both within the city of Manchester and beyond. With a range of units on offer, you can follow specialist pathways in environmental sustainability and Geographical Information Systems through to your final year. There is the opportunity to take a four-year route to broaden your horizons by spending a year working in industry on placement or studying overseas in your third year.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Fieldwork opportunities in the UK or overseas are available during each year of the degree.

You can progress to our four-year study abroad route which, gives you the opportunity to study overseas during your third year, subject to availability.

You also have the opportunity to transfer to our four-year placement route which, offers the chance to spend your third year working on a placement with a relevant employer – gaining the skills and experience that can boost your career prospects.

We are proud to be a top three university for sustainability since 2013 (People and Planet League 2023).

We are investing £115m to transform the way we teach and you learn in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Our new Dalton building will enhance collaboration between students, staff and industry and provide new and improved teaching spaces, including a 200-student capacity Superlab.

We are a member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), promoting global sustainable development priorities. 

We offer free Carbon Literacy training in person and online to our students, to build understanding of sustainability and enhance employability.