Geography
Geography is an exciting and important subject to study at university, since geographers seek to understand the complex relationships between environments and cultures and the peoples who live in them and shape them. The geography degree at Cambridge is wide-ranging, with the possibility of increasing specialisation over three years. You will be taught by leading geographers in their subject areas, through lectures, small-group supervisions, laboratory classes, field trips and a residential field course in the UK or Europe. The programme of study introduces you to all aspects of geography, but is constructed to allow you increasing choice and flexibility as you begin to discover where your own interests lie. In your final year you will complete a substantial dissertation on a topic of your choice, allowing you to conduct your own research guided by an experienced academic. There is a vibrant student-run Cambridge University Geography Society (CUGS).
Geography at Pembroke
Pembroke started re-admitting undergraduate geography students in 2019 after an absence of a few years and admits between 2 and 4 students each year. The College is located only a four minute walk from the Geography Department. The Director of Studies at Pembroke is Professor Mike Hulme and you will receive supervisions with him in College in your first year and he will guide you through your three years of study, and in particular guide you in your choice of dissertation topic in your second year.
To apply for Geography, it is desirable, but not essential, for you to have an A-Level in Geography, or IB Higher Level (or the equivalent), and we do take students with a wide mix of different A-Level subjects.
Pembroke Geography Teaching Staff
Professor Mike Hulme - Director of Studies
Professor Mike Hulme is University Professor of Human Geography, with research expertise in the science, politics, cultures and geographies of climate change. His Director of Studies for all Geography students in Pembroke. He is also the Programme Director for the MPhil Degree in Anthropocene Studies. Prior to coming to Cambridge, Professor Hulme worked at King’s College London and at the University of East Anglia, where he established and directed the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. He is author of the widely acclaimed book Why We Disagree About Climate Change, selected by CUP in 2015 as one of the 20 most influential books published by the Press in the last 100 years. You can find out about his work at his website: www.mikehulme.org