SYLLABUS STRUCTURE
The revised Leaving Certificate geography syllabus has a core, elective, and option structure.
| THREE CORE UNITS |
| UNIT 1 | PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE PHYSICALENVIRONMENT |
| UNIT 2 | REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY |
| UNIT 3 | GEOGRAPHICAL INVESTIGATION AND SKILLS |
TWO ELECTIVE UNITS
SELECT ONE |
| ELECTIVE UNIT 4 | PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
or |
| ELECTIVE UNIT 5 | PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE HUMANENVIRONMENT |
FOUR OPTIONAL UNITS
(Higher level students only)
SELECT ONE |
| OPTIONAL UNIT 6 | GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
or |
| OPTIONAL UNIT 7 | GEOECOLOGY
or |
| OPTIONAL UNIT 8 | CULTURE AND IDENTITY
or |
| OPTIONAL UNIT 9 | THE ATMOSPHERE - OCEAN ENVIRONMENT |