Geography A Level

Applications open:- Monday 4th November at 9.00am

Applications close:- 25th August 2026

Entry Requirements: - They vary for each course.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices.

Through studying geography at A Level, you will be able to:

Further develop your knowledge of locations, places, processes and environments;

Enhance your ability to recognise and analyse the complexity of people–environment interactions, and appreciate how these underpin understanding of some of the key issues facing the world today;

Improve your understanding of the ways in which values, attitudes and circumstances have an impact on the relationships between people, place and environment;

Become confident and competent in selecting, using and evaluating a range of quantitative and qualitative skills and approaches, and applying them as an integral part of your studies;

Understand the fundamental role of fieldwork as a tool to generate new knowledge about the real world, and become skilled at planning, undertaking and evaluating fieldwork in appropriate situations;

Develop as a critical and reflective learner, able to articulate opinions, suggest relevant new ideas and provide evidence argument in a range of situations.

Component 1: Physical Geography

(Paper 1; 2 hrs 30 mins, 120 marks, 40% of final grade)

Carbon & Water Cycles

Hot Deserts

Hazards

Ecosystems Under Stress

Component 2: Human Geography

(Paper 2; 2 hrs 30 mins, 120 marks, 40% or final grade)

Global Systems & Governance

Changing Places

Contemporary Urban Environments

Population & the Environment

Component 3: Geography Fieldwork Investigation

(Written report between 3,000-4,000 words; 60 marks, 20% of final grade; marked by teachers, moderated by AQA)

Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.

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