BA Geography with Business
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Geography with Business BA, a geography degree examining human and physical environments alongside corporate structures and economics. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Accounting, Environmental Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete applied projects and practical fieldwork, gaining direct experience with international study opportunities. The first year covers foundational concepts through modules such as Principles of Business and Business Models, Principles of Accounting and Finance, Connected Earth: Environmental Systems and Change, and Fieldwork: Principles and Practice. The second year expands into organisational studies and environmental concerns via modules like Managing Organisations and People, Principles of Business Economics, Principles of Marketing, and Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems. The final year involves advanced research and management choices through modules such as Managing Entrepreneurial Projects, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence for Business, and Strategy and International Business.
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Entry requirements
A Level: AAB. IB: 6,6,5 32 points overall.. BTEC: We welcome students studying BTEC qualifications as an alternative to A levels, and accept BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate. Please contact us for further guidance.
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What students say
Based on about 84 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 135 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 40 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Legal professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 370 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 26%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 20%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 97%
- Other qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- LC Principles of Business and Business Models
- Principles of Accounting and Finance
- LC Connected Earth: Environmental Systems and Change
- LC Discover Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES): Academic and Professional Futures
- LC Fieldwork: Principles and Practice
- LC Principles of Accounting and Finance
- LC Societies, Space and Place
- LI Dissertation Labs for Human Geography and Planning
- LI Dissertation Labs: theory and practice for Physical Geography and Environmental Science
- LI Field Research Skills for Human Geography and Planning
- LI Field Research Skills for Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences
- LI Managing Organisations and People
- LI Principles of Business Economics
- LI Principles of Marketing
- LI Principles of Responsible Business and Sustainability
- LI Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems
- LI Cultural Geographies
- LI Development Geographies
- LI Digital data capture and analysis
- LI Ecological Systems
- LI Environmental Human Geography
- LI Environmental Pollution and Management
- LI Geological Natural Hazards
- LI Hydroclimatology: Climate and Water
- LI Hydrology and River Management
- LI Political Geographies
- LI Social Geographies
- LI Urban Geography
- LH Human Geography or Planning Research
- LH Physical Geography Research
- LH Managing Entrepreneurial Projects
- LH Operations and Supply Chain Management
- LH Artificial Intelligence for Business
- LH Strategy and International Business
- LH Advanced Fieldwork Research
- LH Catchment Processes, Environmental Change and Restoration
- LH Climate change in the Earth System
- LH Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- LH Conservation: theory into practice
- LH Cultural Geographies of Development
- LH Environmental Research in High Latitudes
- LH Geographies of Childhood and Education
- LH Geographies of Russia in a Regional and Global Context
- LH Geography in the Classroom
- LH Geopolitics and global challenges. Middle East | Russia | Cities
- LH Governance of Environmental and Energy Transitions
- LH Palaeoclimates
- LH Politics of Environment
- LH Pollution Impact and Environmental Management
- LH Professional Placement
- LH Regenerating Urban Communities
- LH Resource Governance
- LH Responses to Global Environmental Change
- LH Tectonics and Volcanology
- LH Urban Environments in the Global South
- LH Urbanity and Wellbeing
- LH Work, Migration and Alternative Economies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham earn?
The median salary is £29,500 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £45,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Geography with Business at University of Birmingham?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.