Challenges, Changes, Achievements : A Celebration of Fifty Years of Geography at the University of Plymouth. This item is unavailable.Challenges, Changes, Achievements : A Celebration of Fifty Years of Geography at the University of Plymouth

Now flourishing within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth s geographers routinely deliver internationally renowned scholarly research and teaching. These hallmarks of their success have helped to underpin the endeavours of more than 6,500 Plymouth geography graduates an average of 130 per year. This book tells the remarkable story of Geography at the University of Plymouth during the past fifty years. It is a tribute to those contributing to this story, and is offered to say thank you to them all. Geography at Plymouth began in 1969 when five already-registered students at the city's College of Technology switched to the BSc Geography (London University external ) degree. The College became Plymouth Polytechnic in 1970 and, within four years, it sought approval for its own BSc degree in Geography, granted for launch in 1974 by the Council for National Academic Awards. Undergraduate numbers climbed and, in 1980, the Department of Geographical Sciences was created. The notable success of its undergraduate courses, and a growing engagement in high-quality research had greatly enhanced the Department s positive reputation by the time that University status was granted to Plymouth in 1992. Now flourishing within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth s geographers routinely deliver internationally renowned scholarly research and teaching. These hallmarks of their success have helped to underpin the endeavours of more than 6,500 graduates an average of 130 a year with degrees in Geography from the University of Plymouth. This book tells the remarkable story of Geography at the University of Plymouth during the past fifty years. It is a tribute to those contributing to this story, and is offered to say thank you to them all.