Undergraduate

Our students benefit from high-quality, research-informed teaching ensuring the very best learning experience. Studying Geography at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University will prepare you for a wide range of exciting and diverse career opportunities.

We currently offer five undergraduate programmes. As well as single honours Geography, we also have a number of courses taught in conjunction with other Schools at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University. We offer modules that will develop your understanding of our rapidly changing planet, taught by expert staff who are driving forward intellectual agendas in physical and human geography.

Top 5 in the UK

for Geography

Guardian University Guide 2025

Top 10 in the UK

for Geography and Environment

Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

Top 10 in the UK

for Geography and Environmental Science

Complete University Guide 2025

95%

of geography students were positive about the teaching on their course

National Student Survey 2023*

*based on data from the National Student Survey 2023. All underpinning survey responses that contribute to this can be found on the OfS website.

Single honours

Our BA and BSc programmes provide a broad foundation in Year 1 and allow you to increasingly specialise in human geography (BA) or physical geography (BSc), or maintain a balance of both, in subsequent years.

Geography BA (Hons)

A single-honours BA Geography degree provides a broad foundation of key issues in geography, before specialising in a range of contemporary issues.

Geography BSc (Hons)

A single-honours BSc Geography degree provides a broad foundation of key issues in geography, before specialising in a range of contemporary issues.

Joint and combined honours

Geography and Management BSc (Hons)

A joint honours degree that will appeal to those looking to extend their knowledge of the social and physical processes affecting our rapidly changing planet, as well as develop their understanding of management.

Geography and Sport Science BSc (Hons)

A joint honours degree which aims to develop your knowledge of geography and your understanding of how physical and social processes affect our rapidly changing planet.

Geography with Economics BSc (Hons)

A combined honours degree, focussing on extending your geographical understanding of how social and physical processes affect our rapidly changing planet. Taught in partnership with one of the UK’s leading Schools of Business and Economics.

Foundation courses

Geography with a Foundation Year

This course is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry.

Geography with an International Foundation Year

This course is designed for high-calibre international students who have successfully completed 12 years of school education, and therefore need an extra year of study for UK undergraduate study.

Fieldcourses

Fieldcourses are a vital part of geography and we offer an exciting range of destinations for all our undergraduate students.

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Carbon Literacy

The Department of Geography and Environment at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University is committed to offering Carbon Literacy training to its students.

Carbon Literacy is “an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”

Organised through the , Carbon Literacy training for certification was recognised by the UN at Paris COP21 with the award of TAP100, one of 100 worldwide Transformative Action Programs.

Carbon Literacy allows students to relate their learning on topics such as climate change, sustainability, and development, to their everyday lives and to their future employment. Moreover, given that climate-related news is often very negative, it aids student wellbeing by supporting them to take authentic, realistic actions in their own lives and communities, according to their own values.

Students and staff from Â鶹ֱ²¥ Geography and Environment are among the first 100,000 citizens globally certified as Carbon Literate!

Students have made some incredibly impactful pledges to deliver their best climate action where they are: from active travel and dietary changes on a personal and household level, to leading a solar PV project in Malawi, arranging sports kit donation schemes with friends and colleagues, and sustainability co-ordination for sports clubs.

We’re proud to graduate students who can make an impact in education, employment and the world we all share.

The video below explains our journey to becoming a Carbon Literate Educator.

 

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