Fieldwork requirements

AQA requires you to do fieldwork in two different areas of geography. You must cover at least one physical topic, such a

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Fieldwork requirements

AQA requires you to complete at least four full days of fieldwork across your A-level course. These days give you the ha

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Fieldwork requirements

Your school must sign off that you completed all required fieldwork. They do this using an official document called a fi

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Fieldwork requirements

Before you can begin your independent investigation — the extended piece of fieldwork-based research that forms your NEA

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your NEA is a solo geographical investigation. You must go out into the field and collect real evidence yourself — not j

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

You must choose and shape your own research question. Your teacher cannot define it for you. The question must drive eve

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your investigation must use existing published sources — such as books, studies, or reports — to show you understand the

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your investigation must include going out into the field to observe and record evidence yourself. This hands-on data col

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

You must explain why you made each practical decision in your fieldwork. This includes why you collected data at certain

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your investigation must use data you collected yourself in the field. You can also use secondary data — information gath

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

You must analyse your data using appropriate techniques. These techniques are either quantitative (number-based) or qual

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

You must do more than present your data — you must question it. Ask whether your results are reliable, what might have s

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your NEA must be a written report between 3,000 and 4,000 words long. This word count covers your whole investigation, f

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)

Investigation requirements

Your independent investigation must meet a specific set of requirements that shape every stage of the work, from choosin

Geography fieldwork investigation (NEA)