BA Geography with Global Development with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Development with Economics and Geography. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. The course spans four years including a year-long work placement, and students complete residential fieldwork in the UK and abroad. Optional language study is available at beginner level.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB
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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
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Customer service occupations: 5%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 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
- GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PLACEMENT YEAR
- PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- WHO RUNS THE WORLD? FROM STATES AND FIRMS TO NGOs AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- OUR WORLD
- GEOGRAPHIES OF AN UNEQUAL WORLD
- GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- PEOPLE AND CULTURES
- THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- BECOMING A SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHER
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- DEV FIELD COURSE
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 2: MICROECONOMICS
- QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT
- ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 3: MACROECONOMICS
- SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- CULTURE AND POWER
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- DECOLONIAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
- DISSERTATION
- DEVELOPMENT WORK PLACEMENT
- JUST TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- GLOBALISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- PROJECT DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
- WARS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES
- CULTURE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT
- MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- EAST AFRICA FIELD COURSE
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- URBAN FUTURES
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography with Global Development 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 £1,000 less than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of BA Geography with Global Development 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 Global Development 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 Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Is BA Geography with Global Development 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 Global Development 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 Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.