IGCSE Geography

The Cambridge IGCSE Geography course, along with being interesting and worthwhile in itself, is designed to allow you to develop skills and knowledge that will be transferrable beyond the confines of the course. Geography is also an important subject to study as it will increase your knowledge of the wider world.

This course would be ideal for anyone looking to study for a distance learning GCSE in Geography. This is an exam-only syllabus and we will be preparing you for this as the principal aim of the course.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

Basic English reading and writing skills.

You will have tutor support for 12 months. Please note: Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to find and register with a centre to take the examinations. Please take this into consideration when you are making your study plans.

The curriculum is divided into three separate themes. These themes have been designed to develop an understanding of both the natural and the human environment. These themes are: 1 Population and settlement 2 The natural environment 3 Economic development and the use of resources

Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to find and register with a centre to take the examinations. UK Open Learning cannot take any responsibility for this. The following is a list provided by Cambridge on their website: http://www.cie.org.uk/profiles/students/ukcandidates/#contacts

The awarding body is University of Cambridge International Examinations.

The course contains a number of activities and several TMA's. Activities are for self assessment; they are designed to assist in your studies. TMA's (Tutor Marked Assignments) should be returned to your tutor for marking and comment, although remember they so do not could towards your final mark.