BSc Geography
About this course
BSc (Honours) in Geography, a business management and geography degree focused on environmental and international phenomena. The curriculum is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society. The first year introduces the discipline through Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment and Worlds of Crisis and Hope. The second year builds geographical understanding with modules such as Sustainable Scotland, Geography: Exploring the discipline 1, and Geography: Exploring the discipline 2. Further study allows students to choose from a range of optional topics including Geopolitics, Glaciology, Coastal Processes, and Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development.
Written by AI from the university's course page and module list. It can get details wrong, so check the official course page before you rely on it.
Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 38 (HL 6,6,6)
See the highest paying Business & Accounting degrees in the UK →
See the highest paying Geography & Environmental Science degrees in the UK →
What students say
Based on about 46 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 2%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 18 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 5%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 40%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 25%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Baccalaureate: 8%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Geopolitics
- Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa
- The Nature of Political Ecology
- Diversity, inequaity and place
- Glaciology
- Coastal Processes
- Water in the Environment
- Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development
- Decolonial Geographies
- Geographies of Disability
- Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment
- Worlds of Crisis and Hope
- Geography: Exploring the discipline 1
- Geography: Exploring the discipline 2
- Sustainable Scotland
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Geography at University of St Andrews earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £29,000 after 3 years, £39,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,000 and £50,000.
What do graduates of BSc Geography at University of St Andrews 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 at University of St Andrews?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Geography at University of St Andrews?
The typical offer is AAA at A level. The average entrant had 203 UCAS points.
Does BSc Geography at University of St Andrews include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Geography at University of St Andrews?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 2% left higher education.