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AQA Geography

AS| A2 | Combined AS/A2

FSC programmes are fixed length courses with clearly stated outcomes linked to curriculum specification requirements.

Specific programmes have been developed for those studying AS and A2 Geography following the AQA specification to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a residential fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to work taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving AQA specification requirements.

AS

At AS, students will carry out fieldwork to collect case-study material for Unit 1 (Physical and Human Geography) and to develop the skills that are assessed at Unit 2 (Geographical Skills). Unit 2 is a 1 hour exam based on the content of Unit 1 with two questions (both compulsory): a resource-based question and a second question based specifically on the student’s own fieldwork. We aim on AS programmes to prepare students to answer that fieldwork question effectively.

There is considerable evidence that a fieldwork trip is a highlight of student’s Geography A-level. Therefore, offering a fieldwork experience at AS level may increase recruitment to A2 level

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Five day programme:
Applied Geography Skills

This programme prepares students for 3 out of 4 questions in the Unit 1 exam and both questions in the Unit 2 exam. (The final Unit 1 question does not involve fieldwork).

  • Rivers: Investigating downstream changes. Designed to prepare students for Unit 2 fieldwork question as well as content within Unit 1.
  • Human Environments: A field investigation of either an inner city area or a rural/urban fringe or a rural settlement. A case-study for a core Unit 1 topic.
  • Physical Option: A field investigation in either a coastal environment or a cold environment. A case-study for the Unit 1 physical options.
  • Flooding and Management. A case-study for a core Unit 1 topic exploring the causes and impacts of flooding.

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Four day programme:
Applied Geography Skills

  • Rivers: Investigating downstream changes. Designed to prepare students for Unit 2 fieldwork question as well as content within Unit 1.
  • Human Environments: a field investigation of either an inner city area or a rural/urban fringe or a rural settlement. A core Unit 1 case-study of Population Change.
  • Physical Option: a field investigation in either a Coastal Environment or a Cold Environment. A case-study for the Physical Options of Unit 1.

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Three day programme: Applied Geography Skills

  • Rivers: Investigating downstream changes. Designed to prepare students for Unit 2 fieldwork question as well as content within Unit 1.
  • Human Environments: a field investigation of either an urban area or a rural/urban fringe or a rural settlement. A core Unit 1 case-study within the Population Change section.

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Three day programme: Applied Skills in Physical Environments

  • Rivers: Investigating downstream changes. Designed to prepare students for Unit 2 fieldwork question as well as content within Unit 1.
  • Physical Option: A field investigation in either a Coastal Environment or a Cold Environment. A case-study for the Physical Options of Unit 1.

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One day Programme:
Cold Environments and Applied Geography Skills

Fieldwork focuses on exploring the impact of ice on the landscape, observing the features created in glacial and peri-glacial environments and relating these to ice movement, periglacial and fluvio-glacial processes.  Students will identify a number of different landforms, outline how these landforms were created.

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One day Programme:
Rivers and Applied Geography Skills

Students carry out an investigation on changing channel characteristics with distance downstream and consider how variables interrelate. By the end of the river investigation all students will have developed river fieldwork skills and have used different methods to collect data. This study will explicitly aim to prepare students for the AS Geographical Skills Paper – Unit 2 (Geog2).

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A2

At A2, students will carry out fieldwork to collect case-study material for Unit 3 (Contemporary Geographical Issues) and for Unit 4A (Geographical Fieldwork Investigation). Unit 4A is assessed in a 1.5 hour exam, which may include questions on any stage of the fieldwork investigation process.

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Five day programme:
Geography Fieldwork Investigations

This programme prepares students for 3 out of 4 questions in the Unit 1 exam and both questions in the Unit 2 exam. (The final Unit 1 question does not involve fieldwork).

  • Ecosystems: succession. A field investigation of vegetation, soil and micro-climate along a transect. Preparation for Unit 4A.
  • Urban Decline and Regeneration. A field investigation of environmental quality, deprivation and regeneration in an urban area. A case-study for a unit 3 human option (World cities).
  • Global Climate Change. A case-study for a Unit 3 physical option (Weather and climate and associated hazards).
  • Retailing and other services. A case-study for a unit 3 human option (World cities).

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Four day programme:
Geography Fieldwork Investigations

  • Ecosystems: succession. A field investigation of vegetation, soil and micro-climate along a transect. Designed to prepare students for Unit 4A (and a case-study for Unit 3 – Ecosystems and challenge).
  • Urban Decline and Regeneration. A field investigation of environmental quality, deprivation and regeneration in an urban area. A case-study for a unit 3 human option (World cities).
  • Global Climate Change. A case-study for a Unit 3 physical option (Weather and climate and associated hazards).

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Three day programme: Geography Fieldwork Investigations

  • Ecosystems: succession. A field investigation of vegetation, soil and micro-climate along a transect. Designed to prepare students for Unit 4A.
  • Ecosystems: Climatic Climax and Management. A case-study for a Unit 3 option (Ecosystems: change and challenge).

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One day Programme: Succession, Fieldwork Investigations

Students carry out an investigation across a succession ecosystem, sampling along a transect to collect data on vegetation, soil and micro-climate.  Students explore how the environment is changing over time, preparing students for the Geographical Fieldwork Investigations Paper at A2.

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Combined AS/A2 Programmes

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Eight day programme:
Applied Geography Skills

  • Rivers: Investigating downstream changes. Designed to prepare students for Unit 2 fieldwork question as well as content within Unit 1.
  • Flooding and Management. A case-study for a core Unit 1 topic.
  • Human Environments: a field investigation of either an inner city area or a rural/urban fringe or a rural settlement. A case-study for a core Unit 1 topic.
  • Physical Option: A field investigation in either a Coastal Environment or a Cold Environment. A case-study for the Unit 1 Physical Options.
  • Ecosystems: succession. A field investigation of vegetation, soil and micro-climate along a transect. Preparation for Unit 4A.
  • Global Climate Change. A case-study for a Unit 3 physical option (Weather and climate and associated hazards).

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The FSC prides itself on being flexible.

If you can't find a programme to meet your exact requirements a course specifically tailored to meet your needs can be developed. To discuss this, contact the centre of your choice.