BA Geography
About this course
BA (Hons) in Geography, a geography degree spanning both human and physical environments. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, and Fieldwork. Fieldwork includes one-day excursions alongside compulsory residential field classes lasting five to eight days during the second year. The first year covers the foundations through globalisation, cultural geography, sustainable development, urbanisation, geopolitics, uneven economies and inequality, health and disease, tectonics and volcanism, glacial processes and the cyrosphere, Quaternary climate change, biogeography, atmosphere and climate, potential solutions to climate change, fieldwork skills for physical geography, laboratory skills, presenting geographical data in various ways using specialist software, statistical methods for physical and human geography, and research and fieldwork skills in human geography. The second year explores Living with Global Change, Inequality, Development Theories, Policies and Practices, Citizenship, Cities and Civil Society, Glacial Processes, Biogeography, and Quaternary Climates and Environments. The final year allows students to choose from options such as Geographies of Hope, Data Analysis in Climate and Environmental Sciences, Natural Hazards in the 21st Century, Earth Observation and the Climate System, Global Urbanism, Political Ecology, Biogeography, Glaciology, Postcolonialism and Decoloniality, Geographies of the Arctic, Volcanology, Legal Geographies, Geographies of Food and Power, Demographic Continuity and Change, Life within Limits, and Landscape and Power.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level . Some Colleges ask for specific subjects to apply to Geography, whereas others don't.
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Geography (L700) at the University of Cambridge for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is A*AA at A level.
What students say
Based on about 40 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 99%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 44 graduates who answered
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 6%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 53%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 100 students who started
- A levels: 96%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- globalisation
- cultural geography
- sustainable development
- urbanisation
- geopolitics
- uneven economies and inequality
- health and disease
- tectonics and volcanism
- glacial processes and the cyrosphere
- Quaternary climate change
- biogeography
- atmosphere and climate
- potential solutions to climate change
- fieldwork skills for physical geography
- laboratory skills
- presenting geographical data in various ways using specialist software
- statistical methods for physical and human geography
- research and fieldwork skills in human geography
- Living with Global Change
- Inequality
- Development Theories, Policies and Practices
- Citizenship, Cities and Civil Society
- Glacial Processes
- Biogeography
- Quaternary Climates and Environments
- Geographies of Hope
- Data Analysis in Climate and Environmental Sciences
- Natural Hazards in the 21st Century
- Earth Observation and the Climate System
- Global Urbanism
- Political Ecology
- Biogeography
- Glaciology
- Postcolonialism and Decoloniality
- Geographies of the Arctic
- Volcanology
- Legal Geographies
- Geographies of Food and Power
- Demographic Continuity and Change
- Life within Limits
- Landscape and Power
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography at University of Cambridge earn?
The median salary is £31,500 after 15 months, £33,000 after 3 years, £48,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,000 and £63,000.
What do graduates of BA Geography at University of Cambridge 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 at University of Cambridge?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography at University of Cambridge?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 41 points in the IB. The average entrant had 181 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Geography at University of Cambridge?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.