BA Geography and International Development
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Development with Economics and Geography. Core topics include Fieldwork. Students complete a thesis in the final year and participate in local and international field trips.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 64%
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 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Conservation and environment professionals: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 34%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Colonialism and its Afterlives
- Global Challenges and Innovations
- Human Geographies of the Modern World
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 1: Reading, Writing, Research and Fieldwork
- Development Policies and Politics
- Geographies of Cities and Mobilities
- Key Thinkers and Doers in Development
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 2: Maps and Stats
- Critical Approaches to Development Economics
- Global Geographies of Economic Change
- Social Justice and Development
- Understanding Global Migration
- Development and the State
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- Geography Overseas Field Class
- Health, Poverty and Inequality
- International Education and Development
- Practitioner and Activist Skills for Global Justice
- Social Geographies
- Southeast England Field Class
- International Development Thesis
- Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
- Decolonial Movements
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Environment and Development in World Politics
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- Global Work Experience
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies
- The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society
- Visualising War: Image, Media, and Culture
- Class, Community, Nation
- Critical Hope in Global Health: From Big Pharma to Local Wellbeing
- Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
- Critical perspectives on home
- Development Tools and Skills
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Global Food Security
- Global Supply Chains: Making an (un)sustainable world?
- Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice
- Political Ecology and Environmental Justice
- Race, Ethnicity and Identity
- Violence, militarism & (anti)colonialism: Transnational feminist and queer perspectives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography and International Development at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £39,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of BA Geography and International Development at University of Sussex do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Geography and International Development at University of Sussex?
91% 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 International Development at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
Does BA Geography and International Development at University of Sussex 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 International Development at University of Sussex?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.