BSc Geography and Sport Science
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography and Sport Science, a joint honours degree combining the scientific study of physical and human geography with the core disciplines of sport and exercise science. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Policy Analysis. Students split their time equally across both subjects in each year, with the option to explore the relationship between them through a final-year dissertation. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Academic and Professional Skills for Geography, Unequal Worlds, Earth Systems, Sport and the Social Sciences, Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science, Practising Geography, and Fundamentals of Teaching Physical Education. In subsequent years, students can choose from a wide selection of optional modules covering topics like Remote Sensing & GIS, Globalization, Fitness Training and Analysis, Physical Activity and Health, River Science, and Applied Sports Science: Analysis and Conditioning. Optional modules also include specialized fieldcourses in physical and human geography, alongside independent study options such as the Geography Dissertation and the Independent Geographical Essay.
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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 82%: 82 offers from 100 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 27%
- Teaching Professionals: 14%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 14%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 4%
- 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 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
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
- Sport and the Social Sciences
- Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science
- Practising Geography
- Fundamentals of Teaching Physical Education
- 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
- The Reflective Practitioner in Physical Education
- Fitness Training and Analysis
- Sport, Diversity and Social Justice
- Acquiring Movement Skills
- Global Migration
- Understanding our Environmental Footprint
- Physical Geography Fieldcourse
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Conceptualising Sport
- Physical Activity and Health
- Urban Geographies
- Cultural Spaces and Digital Landscapes
- River Science
- Human Geography Fieldcourse
- Geography Dissertation
- Physical Activity and Health of Children
- Critical Pedagogies in Physical Education
- Contemporary Issues in Sporting Cultures
- Applied Sports Science: Analysis and Conditioning
- Sport Policy and Governance
- 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
- Rural Futures
- Landscape Evolution and GIS
- Conservation: Principles and Practice
- Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
- Mobilities, transnationalism and diaspora
- Geographies of Education Virtual Fieldcourse
- Psychology for Physical Educators
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Geography and Sport Science 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 £11,000 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Geography and Sport Science at Loughborough University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Geography and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
93% 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 Sport Science at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 161 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Geography and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
82% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 82 offers from 100 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Geography and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.