BA Geography and Planning
About this course
BA in Geography and Planning, a planning, property and environmental management and geography degree exploring urban development and spatial planning. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The course combines human geography with planning to examine issues of environmental and social justice. The first year covers the foundations through Development, Planning and the State, Exploring Human Geographies, Cities, People and Urban Design, The Making of Urban Places, Global Challenges, and Environment in Action. The second year introduces Urban Analytics, Urban Theory, Human Geography Research Design and Fieldwork, and Real Estate, Planning and Development. Optional modules allow students to explore topics such as Urban Design and Place-making, Culture, Space and Difference, Sustainable Development and Global Justice, Housing and Home, Social Justice and Environmental Challenges, Urban Culture and Conflict, Cities, Violence and Security, and Territory, Power and Policy. Additional compulsory elements include Environmental Justice at a Time of Crisis, Shaping Future Cities, and a Dissertation. Further optional study spans Urban Infrastructures and Place-Making, Contesting Development, Urban Exploration, Creative Geographies, Democracy and Citizenship, Planning Law and Development Management, and Planning, Policy and Housing Challenges.
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Entry requirements
A Level: ABB IB: 33; 32, with B in a social-science based extended essay
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 90%: 77 offers from 86 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 35%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Caring personal services: 5%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 16%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 31%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Environmental Justice at a Time of Crisis
- Shaping Future Cities
- Dissertation
- Urban Infrastructures and Place-Making
- Contesting Development
- Urban Exploration
- Creative Geographies
- Democracy and Citizenship
- Planning Law and Development Management
- Planning, Policy and Housing Challenges
- Development, Planning and the State
- Exploring Human Geographies
- Cities, People and Urban Design
- The Making of Urban Places
- Global Challenges
- Environment in Action
- Urban Analytics
- Urban Theory
- Human Geography Research Design and Fieldwork
- Real Estate, Planning and Development
- Urban Design and Place-making
- Culture, Space and Difference
- Sustainable Development and Global Justice
- Housing and Home
- Social Justice and Environmental Challenges
- Urban Culture and Conflict
- Cities, Violence and Security
- Territory, Power and Policy
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £44,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Planning (urban, rural and regional).
What do graduates of BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield?
90% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 77 offers from 86 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield 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 Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.