BSc Geography, Environment and Climate
Royal Holloway, University of London
About this course
BSc in Geography, Environment and Climate, an undergraduate degree focusing on the physical and human dimensions of environmental systems, climate change, and sustainability. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students benefit from compulsory fieldwork in the first two years, including residential trips, alongside an optional professional placement year or year abroad. The first year establishes core foundations through compulsory modules such as The Dynamic Planet: Introduction to Physical Geography, Introduction to Human Geography, Global Environmental Crises, Living Planet: Global Biodiversity and Sustainability Challenges, Geographical Techniques, Human Geography Research Techniques, Becoming a Geographer, and Geographical Research and Field Training 1. The second year builds upon these methods with compulsory study in Geographical Techniques 2, Field Training in Geography, Environment and Climate, GIS and Geospatial Data Analysis, and Contested Geographies, while introducing optional choices spanning environmental systems, biogeography, political geography, and urban processes. In the final year, students select from a diverse range of advanced modules covering topics such as coastal management, tropical savannas, global warming, glacial environments, digital landscapes, and urban policy.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 5,5,5 at Higher level or 30 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 25%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 30%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 15%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 16%
- London: 27%
- South East: 41%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Dynamic Planet: Introduction to Physical Geography
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Global Environmental Crises
- Living Planet: Global Biodiversity and Sustainability Challenges
- Geographical Techniques
- Human Geography Research Techniques
- Becoming a Geographer
- Geographical Research and Field Training 1
- Geographical Techniques 2
- Field Training in Geography, Environment and Climate
- GIS and Geospatial Data Analysis
- Contested Geographies
- Environmental Systems: Processes and Sustainability
- Earth Surface Processes and Hazards
- Environmental Change
- Biogeography
- Political Geography
- Cities: Economies and Ecologies
- Perspectives on Development
- Cultural Geographies of the Modern World
- Sustainability
- Rivers and Coasts
- Humans and Past Environmental Change
- Society and Space: Politics, Identity and Justice
- Coast and Estuarine Management
- Savannas
- Global Warming
- Managing River Environments
- Glacial Environments
- Digital Landscapes
- Arid Africa
- Past climates and environments
- Mammals in a Changing World
- Volcanoes
- Regeneration and Urban Policy
- Geography of Commodities
- Post-Capitalist Cities
- Geopolitics of Media and Communications
- Images of Earth: From Homer to Google
- Exploration, Science and Making of Geography
- Geography, Museums and Collections
- Geographies of Home
- Gender & Development
- Urbanisation and Climate/Environmental Change
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Geography, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £40,500. The £32,000 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Physical geographical sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Geography, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London 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, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Geography, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
Does BSc Geography, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Geography, Environment and Climate at Royal Holloway, University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.