BA Geography
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Geography, a geography degree centred on human-environment relationships, spatial organisation, and environmental processes. Core topics include Fieldwork and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete an individual research project in their final year and take part in residential field research during the first year. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as A Global World, Dynamic Landscapes, The Earth System, and First Year Fieldcourse, introducing both physical and human environments. The second year builds core analytical abilities with compulsory modules including Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Researching Human Geography, while offering optional modules such as Gender and Society and Urban Geography. In the final year, students undertake an Individual Project alongside optional studies in areas such as Global Health, Migration and Development, and River Basin Management and Restoration.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: Pass, with minimum 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 2 UCAS decisions for BA Geography (L700) at the University of Southampton for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 33 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Conservation and environment professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 17%
- London: 30%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- A Global World
- Dynamic Landscapes
- Exploring Urban and Natural Environments
- First Year Fieldcourse
- Geographies of Risk
- Principles of Geography
- Society, Culture and Space
- The Earth System
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Researching Human Geography
- Advanced Geographical Information Systems
- Astronomy For Everyone
- Democratic Theory
- Emerging and Resilient India
- Everyday Cultures: Identity, Technology and Nature
- Freshwater Ecosystems
- Gender and Society
- Geographies of Wellbeing, Inequality and Place
- Geohazards
- Geopolitics, Borders & Development
- Global Climate Change: Science, Impacts and Policy
- Global Sustainability Challenges
- Intercultural Communication in a Global World
- Introduction to Environmental Pollution
- Life in the Cosmos
- Population Change in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Race and Ethnicity in Society
- Remote Sensing for Earth Observation
- Urban Geography
- Individual Project
- Advanced Geographical Information Systems
- Berlin Fieldcourse: Politics and Urban Space
- Democratic Theory
- Desert Landscapes: Modelling and Measuring Aeolian Systems
- Emerging and Resilient India
- Environment and Health
- Environmental Sensing for Real World Geomorphological Challenges
- Evolutionary Economic Geography
- Gender and Society
- Geographies of Nature: food, animals and other nonhuman life
- Geographies of Social Justice, Welfare and Rights
- Glaciers in a Changing Climate
- Global Health
- Global Sustainability Challenges
- Human and Social Adaptation to Climate and Weather Hazards
- Intercultural Communication in a Global World
- Migration and Development
- Nature Based Solutions
- Race and Ethnicity in Society
- River Basin Management and Restoration
- The Professional Geographer
- Water, People and Environment: Cambodia Field Course
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £38,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,500 and £47,500. The £38,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Human geography.
What do graduates of BA Geography at University of Southampton 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 at University of Southampton?
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 at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
Is BA Geography at University of Southampton accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
Does BA Geography at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Geography at University of Southampton?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.