BA Geography with a Language
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages and Geography, combining language acquisition with human geography and environmental studies. Core topics include Fieldwork. Students complete local field trips in the first year followed by international excursions in the second year.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- 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 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 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Human Geographies of the Modern World
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 1: Reading, Writing, Research and Fieldwork
- The Natural World: From Deep Time to Our Time
- Geographies of Cities and Mobilities
- Sustainable Development: Big Ideas for Global Action
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 2: Maps and Stats
- Arabic Beginners A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A
- Chinese Beginners A
- French Beginners A
- French For Professional Purposes 1A
- French Intermediate A
- German Beginners A
- Italian Beginners A
- Japanese Beginners A
- Spanish Beginners A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Beginners B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B
- Chinese Beginners B
- French Beginners B
- French For Professional Purposes 1B
- French Intermediate B
- German Beginners B
- Italian Beginners B
- Japanese Beginners B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Methods and Approaches in Human Geography
- Social Geographies
- Arabic Intermediate A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A
- Chinese Intermediate A
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French Intermediate A
- German Intermediate A
- Global Climate Change
- Global Geographies of Economic Change
- Italian Intermediate A
- Japanese Intermediate A
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Understanding Global Migration
- Arabic Intermediate B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B
- Chinese Intermediate B
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French Intermediate B
- Geography Overseas Field Class
- German Intermediate B
- Global Landscape Dynamics
- Italian Intermediate B
- Japanese Intermediate B
- Southeast England Field Class
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Geography Thesis
- Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
- Arabic Advanced A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A
- Chinese Advanced A
- Decolonial Movements
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French For Professional Purposes 3A
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- German Advanced A
- Global Work Experience
- Italian Advanced A
- Japanese Advanced A
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A
- Arabic Advanced B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B
- Chinese Advanced B
- Class, Community, Nation
- Critical perspectives on home
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French For Professional Purposes 3B
- German Advanced B
- Global Food Security
- Italian Advanced B
- Japanese Advanced B
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography with a Language 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 the same as the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Geography with a Language at University of Sussex do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Geography with a Language at University of Sussex?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography with a Language at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
Does BA Geography with a Language 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 with a Language at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.