Geography
Churchill’s library is well stocked with a range of books for Geography, and has a lively and supportive community of geographers. Churchill boasts an active society that holds regular talks and dinners. During your first year, supervisions would be organised by your Director of Studies. In your second and third years, supervisions would be organised by the Department.
Entry Requirements
At Churchill, we want to admit undergraduates who will thrive during their time here, so – in their interests – we tend to set conditional offers in line with the typical attainment of Cambridge entrants, by course. On average, this allows us to make a relatively generous number of offers per place, but it also means that our requirements are usually a little more rigorous than the University’s minimum offer level.
You can learn more about how Churchill selects candidates, and our entry requirements and conditional offers by course, on our undergraduate applications page.
The University’s Entrance Requirements and International Entry Requirements pages may contain guidance relevant to you too.
Admissions assessment
Churchill does not use a written assessment in Geography.
Interview
The role of academic interviews in Churchill’s admissions process is explained on our interviews page. Our interviewers will be looking for evidence of enthusiasm for and a potential for aptitude in the subjects covered by the Geography Tripos. You will be given time to read an article beforehand, for discussion during your meeting.
Director of Studies
Prof Alice Reid
Studying Geography at Churchill College
All societies rely on their relationships with each other and on the physical environment. Increasingly these are fragile interdependencies presenting intellectual and practical challenges of the highest priority which are central to the problems of modern Geography.
The Cambridge Geography course is one of the most diverse undergraduate degrees. It emphasises the interactions between the human and physical sides of the discipline and consequently requires both breadth of ability and flexibility of approach. As an undergraduate geographer, you’d be encouraged to engage actively in the intellectual and practical challenges of the subject. During your first and second years, you’d be required to study both physical and human geography, but you can specialise in the third year if you wish.
Full course details are provided on the Department’s Prospective Undergraduates webpage and the University’s Undergraduate Study webpage.
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