BA Education Studies - Geography
About this course
The BA (Hons) Education Studies - Geography is a degree spanning education and geography, examining how educational processes interact with current issues in geography. Core topics include research methods. The programme runs for three years full-time, with a compulsory dissertation completed in the final year. Students can apply to add a placement year or study abroad at an overseas partner institution, extending the degree to four years. The first year builds foundations across both fields through Encountering Educational Research, Education in Question and Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Education, alongside Introduction to Geographical Research and one module selected from Human Geography or Physical Geography. The second year deepens critical engagement with Researching Education and The Trouble with Education, while optional modules span areas such as Assessing Education, Geographies of Development, Urban Geography and Climate Change: Geographical Perspectives. The final year centres on the compulsory Dissertation and Education Reimagined, the latter asking students to develop co-designed responses to external educational problems. Optional Geography modules at this level include River Dynamics, Mountain Hazards, Antarctic Environments and Politics and Space, while education options include Evidence and Educational Policy and Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing. Other optional lists have included Decolonising Knowledge and Power and a language module via the Centre for Foreign Language Study.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 with 665 in higher level subjects.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 5 offers from 5 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 53 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 49 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 74%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 6%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 3%
- Administrative occupations: 2%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 8%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 27%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Encountering Educational Research
- Education in Question
- Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Education
- Introduction to Geographical Research
- Example optional modules
- Researching Education
- The Trouble with Education
- Example optional modules
- Dissertation
- Education Reimagined
- Example optional modules
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £29,000 after 3 years, £38,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £33,000 and £48,000. The £38,500 median after five years is £14,500 more than the UK median for Education.
What do graduates of BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 167 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 5 offers from 5 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Education Studies - Geography at Durham University 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 Education Studies - Geography at Durham University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.