BA Geography with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Geography, covering both human and physical geography with an emphasis on human geography. The course includes a placement year providing industrial work experience. Years two and four offer specialism choices across environment, energy and society, political and economic geography, and cultural and historical geography.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Natural and social science professionals: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 35%
- London: 20%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
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
- PLACEMENT YEAR
- OUR WORLD
- SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
- LIVING PLANET
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS A
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS B
- GEOGRAPHIES OF AN UNEQUAL WORLD
- RESEARCH PRACTICE
- GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- PEOPLE, PLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 4000BC TO 1066AD
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING FOR SECOND YEARS
- ENERGY TRANSITIONS
- GEOMORPHIC SYSTEMS
- EARTH'S CRITICAL ZONE
- METEOROLOGY
- POPULATION ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT
- JUST TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
- HAZARDS AND SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- URBAN FUTURES
- WARS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETY
- CRITICAL VEGAN STUDIES
- PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- GEOMORPHIC SYSTEMS
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 4000BC TO 1066AD
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £40,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Physical geographical sciences.
What do graduates of BA Geography with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia 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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
86% 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 Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Is BA Geography with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia 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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Geography with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.