地理学是对世界运作方式的研究。它是一门独特的，综合性的学科，涵盖自然科学和社会科学。作为自然科学，地理学主要关注环境，主要通过景观及其在空间和时间上的演变。作为一门社会科学，地理学关注的是人们与其社会，文化，政治和经济世界之间的关系。在这两种情况下，人与自然环境之间的关系都是至关重要的。在整合人类和自然观点以及借鉴自然科学和社会科学的理论和实践方法的过程中，地理和地理学家处于有利位置，可以解决当代经济学，社会和环境问题，例如气候变化，环境退化，文化认同等问题，社会排斥和经济发展。爱丁堡大学是英国领先的教学
Your programme begins with a broad grounding across geographical topics focusing on global economic, social and environmental problems and change.You can also choose courses from other academic areas. The range of courses offered gives you a chance to try something new.You will study at least two, but up to four, of Economic & Political Geography, Environmental Sensitivity & Change, Social & Cultural Geography, and Geomorphology. As in Year 1 you will have significant flexibility in your option choices.Studying geography at Edinburgh prepares you for a range of careers, including scientific and humanities research, planning, surveying, environmental consultancy, conservation, energy, teaching, non-governmental organisation work and geospatial data analysis.A significant number of graduates also move on to careers such as finance, marketing and law, or go on to further postgraduate study and research.