BSc Geography
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography, covering both physical and human geography. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Historical Research. Residential field trips take place in the first and second years at no additional cost. A four-year route with a year-long placement between Years 2 and 3 is available.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 73%
- Organisation and management: 33%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges
- Fundamentals of the Social Sciences
- Planet Earth
- Special Subjects A
- Climate Change
- Geographical Research Methods and GIS
- Geography: A Controversial Discipline
- Climate Politics
- Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism
- GY200F Dynamic Earth (field-based)
- Ecosystem Stressors
- Geomorphological and Earth Hazards
- Middle East: Societies, Religion and Politics
- Migration, Citizenship and Identity
- South Asia: Cultures, Societies and Development
- Sustainable Development and Political Ecology
- Urban Regeneration and Inequalities (field-based)
- Leadership for Change
- Dissertation
- Applied Conservation and Ecology
- Cities, Culture and Social Change
- Climate Justice in a Changing World
- Environment and Sustainability
- Global Development: Critical Perspectives
- Global Migration
- Lawyers, Guns and Money: Making the Modern World System
- Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions
- Political Economy of the Changing World Order
- Power, Space and Resistance: Carceral Geographies
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Geography at Brunel University of London?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Geography at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 89 UCAS points.
Is BSc Geography at Brunel University of London accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
Does BSc Geography at Brunel University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Geography at Brunel University of London?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.