Geography AS/A2

EXAMINATION BOARD OCR
AS SPECIFICATION CODE H083
A2 SPECIFICATION CODE H483

Course Introduction:
This course provides students with:

Geography helps with information technology; it has a status as an ‘A’ Level subject welcomed by Universities and receives good examination results nationally. It offers a range of career prospects and helps to develop an awareness of and also locate environmental issues.

The course studied is designed to encourage students to:
• Develop a range of transferable skills such as decision making, research, use of data & report writing, it also helps with skills in information technology
• Work towards a career in Earth Science, Engineering, Business Management, Housing, Marketing, Architecture, Surveying, Journalism, Law, Education and many more.

Entry Requirements:
To succeed in this course students will need to have attained:
GCSE Grade B at least in Geography

Course Assessment:
AS Level (Year 12)
Unit 1
• River environments
• Coastal Environments
• Cold Environments
• Hot arid and semi-arid environments
AS 50% A2 25%

Unit 2
• Managing urban change
• Managing rural change
• The energy issue
• The growth of tourism

AS 50% A2 25%

A2 Level (Year 13)
Unit 3
• One choice from 3 options to study in connection to Environmental issues
• One choice from 3 options to study in connection with Economic issues

A2 30%

Unit 4 Geographical Skills

A2 20%