BSc Geography and Management
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography and Management, a business and management and geography degree bridging environmental processes and organisational leadership. Core topics include Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can choose between a three-year full-time path or a four-year structure incorporating a professional placement year. An optional final-year dissertation allows students to investigate the connection between geographical study and management practices. The course begins with foundational studies spanning both disciplines, featuring compulsory modules such as Academic and Professional Skills for Geography, Unequal Worlds, Earth Systems, Principles of Finance, Organisational Behaviour, Practising Geography, Introduction to Accounting, and Management of Human Resources. During the second and final years, students deepen their business knowledge through compulsory modules including Organisation Studies, Principles of Marketing, Management Science Methods, International Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability, and The Marketing Mix, alongside strategic management in the final year. Optional modules across the programme allow specialisation in areas such as remote sensing, global migration, corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and project management.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM plus A level Geography at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level Geography at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 92%: 88 offers from 96 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 40%
- Finance Professionals: 20%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 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 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 25%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 10%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic and Professional Skills for Geography
- Unequal Worlds
- Earth Systems
- Principles of Finance
- Organisational Behaviour
- Practising Geography
- Introduction to Accounting
- Management of Human Resources
- Quantitative Business Skills A
- Quantitative Business Skills B
- Organisation Studies
- Principles of Marketing
- Management Science Methods
- International Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability
- The Marketing Mix
- Remote Sensing & GIS
- Globalization
- Social Difference
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Environmental Systems and Resource Management
- Physical Geography Research: Design and Practice
- Human Geography Research: Design and Practice
- Global Migration
- Understanding our Environmental Footprint
- Physical Geography Fieldcourse
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Urban Geographies
- Cultural Spaces and Digital Landscapes
- River Science
- Human Geography Fieldcourse
- Strategic Management
- Geography Dissertation
- Glacial Environments and Landscapes
- Climate Change: Cooperating with the Future
- Aeolian Processes and Landforms
- Globalised Urbanisation
- Geographies of Children and Youth
- Geographies of Home and Work
- Independent Geographical Essay
- Landscapes in Transition: Glacial Extinction in the Swiss Alps Fieldcourse
- Urban Political Geographies Fieldcourse
- Corporate Finance
- Digital Organisations, AI and Society
- International Human Resource Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Rural Futures
- Landscape Evolution and GIS
- Conservation: Principles and Practice
- Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
- Mobilities, transnationalism and diaspora
- Geographies of Education Virtual Fieldcourse
- Project Management
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning
- Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
- Marketing Strategy and Planning
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £38,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,000 and £55,000. The £38,500 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University?
92% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 88 offers from 96 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Geography and Management at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.