Bachelor in Geography : General

From the very first year, alongside basic training in scientific subjects, you study the fundamentals of geography (cartography, territorial analysis...) and geology (mineralogy, plate tectonics...).

You delve deeper into the fields in which geography is developing (economic geography, geographic information systems, ecology...) and learn to master specific subjects such as remote sensing, climatology, the geography of habitat and population, economics and geopolitics.

Throughout your training, you develop communication skills and the use of IT tools, and acquire a good understanding of scientific English.

The University of Namur's training in geographical sciences is part of a logic of transition towards sustainable and resilient spaces.

Learn how to respond to the social and environmental challenges facing our society (climate change, international migration, management of natural spaces and habitats, energy transition...) to acquire a scientific approach that looks to the future and to resolving societal issues!

• you have a keen sense of observation;
• you have a facility for diagramming to reproduce in a simplified way what you observe;
• you feel at ease in science without necessarily having followed a strong program in humanity;
• you have a sensitivity for nature and easy social contact;
• you have a critical and synthesizing mind.

Courses, exercise sessions, practical laboratory work, field days and internships... everything is done to ensure excellent mastery of concepts and the development of practical skills. The geographical approach at the heart of the teaching project lies in the development of a capacity for systemic and multidisciplinary apprehension of geographical issues.

Organized in small groups, practical work helps you to assimilate the subjects in an adapted, high-quality framework. A project analyzing a spatial issue to be presented with your group, like a design office, enables you to acquire communication skills that will be very useful for your future profession as a geographer.

20 days in the field!Right from the start of the course, you'll take part in field days that illustrate the theoretical lessons, put you in real-life situations where you'll be applying your discipline, and familiarize you with the geographer's professional tools (GPS, drone...).

From Year 2 onwards, some of your courses are common to Blocks 2 and 3 to increase interaction and sharing of experience between students.

During the bachelor's degree, you can choose to take part in an associative project pursuing societal objectives (social justice, migration, environment...) or in the project of a company inserted in the social and solidarity economy and value your civic commitment in the form of training credits.

The completion of your end-of-cycle work prepares you for the final dissertation: you construct a research question identified according to your interests, for which you present an in-depth analysis of the scientific literature and develop a scientific methodology.

Two five-day stays abroad are included in the curriculum, one in the French Alps and the other in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam...). They enable you to exercise your spatial analysis skills and gain a broad understanding of regional planning issues in different environments.

Finally, you have the opportunity to compete for two prizes: the "Prix Ferraris", which rewards the best end-of-cycle work in geographical sciences at UNamur, and the "Prix de l'engagement" if, during your geography course at UNamur, you distinguish yourself from the students in your class through your involvement and commitment as a student and citizen.

Would you like to combine your studies with a unique cultural experience and/or language immersion?

This is possible thanks to the Erasmus program offered in the 3rd bachelor's block. You can carry out this study stay in Flanders, in Europe or outside Europe. Many destinations await you.

Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.

To help you meet them, we support you in developing your disciplinary, methodological and human skills... with the support of numerous professionals.

Preparatory courses, individualized help... Discover the schemes set up for your training.

A few months before the end of your bachelor's degree, a meeting with the heads of various master's programs will help you to decide what to do next.

Thanks to its diversity and the quality of its teaching methods, the bachelor's degree in geographical sciences at the University of Namur opens the doors to all masters in geographical sciences in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and beyond (France, Luxembourg, Flanders, the Netherlands, Canada...) and enables you to specialize in specific themes: geomatics, environmental sciences and management, glaciology, demography, climatology, urban planning, geopolitics...