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Learn how to respond to our society's social and environmental challenges to acquire a forward-looking scientific approach to solving societal issues.
The bachelor's degree in geography is characterized by a strong focus on current issues facing our society (migration, environment, agro-ecological transition, spatial epidemiology...) and a desire to engage students in building tomorrow's society for the well-being of its citizens.
He tells you about geography
La formation en géographie à Namur est très pratique ! Nous sommes partis sur le terrain pour analyser des paysages, étudier des roches, observer des cours d’eau… Nous avons cherché à comprendre pourquoi les villes se sont implantées à tel ou tel endroit, comment elles se sont développées au fil du temps, pourquoi elles ont donné lieu à telle ou telle activité… Nous avons également voyagé pour découvrir les nouvelles éco-initiatives comme un “écoquartier” aux Pays-Bas : une communauté qui a décidé de vivre autrement, qui consomme peu d’énergie fossile, qui utilise les potagers locaux, quelques voitures pour tout le quartier, qui mange local et assure une vie sociale et communautaire plus forte. Bref, une formation active et tournée vers l’avenir !
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The advantages of geography at the University of Namur
- a training program combining theory and practice, characterized by numerous field days;
- a multidisciplinary training program, marked from the outset by numerous geography courses;
- a privileged and personalized contact with the teaching team, reinforced thanks to innovative and stimulating teaching methods;
- a training program that opens the doors to numerous Master's degrees, in geography but also in other related disciplines ;
- practical work in small groups and joint courses in blocks 2 and 3 to increase interaction and experience-sharing with other students;
- the opportunity to enhance your civic commitment;
- the possibility of spending a semester on Erasmus to open up to other horizons;
- a course that opens the doors to all masters in geographical sciences in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and beyond (Flanders, Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands, Canada...), but also to masters in related disciplines (climatology, regional planning, demography...).
The curriculum
Are you undecided between geography and geology?
No problem. The first block is common to both courses. You can therefore choose the program that suits you best afterwards, and opt for a course either at the crossroads of the natural sciences and the humanities, where human-environment-society interactions are studied in detail (bachelier en géographie), or focused on the earth sciences, where the management of mineral resources is apprehended in space and time (bachelor's degree in geology).
