BA Geography (Study Abroad)
About this course
BA Hons in Geography (Study Abroad), a geography degree situated in the field of Geography. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Human Behaviour, and Design & Creative Practice. The third year is spent studying abroad at an approved international partner university, and the final year includes an independent research dissertation. The first year covers core foundations through Foundation Skills for LEC, Global Human Geography, Introducing Research in Geography, Reading the Landscape, and Society and Place. The second year focuses on Geographical Data Science alongside optional modules spanning atmospheric science, ecology, and political geography. In the final year, students complete a dissertation alongside optional modules addressing contemporary challenges in urban areas, environmental management, and sustainability. Optional choices across the course allow study in areas such as climate science, biodiversity, conservation, and policy analysis.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. We recommend that this includes Geography, or alternatively you should have one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Economics, English Literature, Environmental Studies, Geology, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including Geography or alternative cognate subject at HL grade 6
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What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 40 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Engineering professionals: 15%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 15%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 210 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 34%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 12%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 14%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 99%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundation Skills for LEC
- Global Human Geography
- Introducing Research in Geography
- Reading the Landscape
- Society and Place
- Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
- Biodiversity and Global Change
- Policy Lab
- Political Theory for a Troubled World
- Geographical Data Science
- Atmospheric Science
- Cultural and Social Geography
- Ecology and Conservation
- Environmental Geography
- Geography, Development and the Majority World
- Glaciology
- Living with the Landscape
- Political and Economic Geography
- Sustainable Hebrides: Field Course
- Study Abroad
- Dissertation
- Challenging Cities in the 21st Century
- Creative Geographies: Place, Space and the Geographies of Imagination
- Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
- Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development
- Food and Agriculture in the 21st Century
- Geographies of Transformation in the Global South
- Governing Socio-Ecological Systems in Tropical Asia Field Course
- Interdisciplinary Conservation Science
- Managing the Energy Transition
- Political Ecology
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Teaching, Outreach and Public Engagement
- The Politics of Urban Futures: Field Course
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £40,000.
What do graduates of BA Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster 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 Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
Does BA Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Geography (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.