BA Geography
About this course
BA in Geography, a geography degree focused on social, cultural, political, and economic processes shaping places and societies globally. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme combines a strong social science core with optional modules across three academic years. The first year covers disciplinary foundations through Foundations of Geography 1 and Foundations of Geography 2, alongside Global Events. The second year introduces The Practice of Geography, while optional choices allow study in Geomorphology, Environment and Society, and Economic Geography. The final year centres on an independent dissertation requirement, complemented by optional modules such as Climate Change: Past, Present, Future, Coastal Geohazards, and Migration and Transnationalism.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 2%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 19 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 100 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 60%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 6%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 86%
- Baccalaureate: 11%
- A degree: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations of Geography 1
- Foundations of Geography 2
- Global Events
- The Practice of Geography
- Physical Geography Field Research
- Methods in Human Geography
- Geomorphology
- Ecological Patterns and Processes
- Reconstructing Past Environments
- Environment and Society
- Economic Geography
- Development Geography
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
- Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
- Geography Dissertation (30 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)
- Geography Education
- Coastal Geohazards
- Managing Fresh Waters in the 21st Century
- Migration and Transnationalism
- Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
- Independent Study
- Overseas Field Class (coursework based)
- Economic Geography II
- Overseas Field Class Greece
- Climate Change: Past, Present, Future
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography at University College London earn?
The median salary is £34,500 after 15 months, £30,000 after 3 years, £41,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £33,500 and £53,000. The £41,000 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Human geography.
What do graduates of BA Geography at University College London do next?
90% 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 College London?
90% 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 College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 151 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Geography at University College London?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 2% left higher education.