BSc Geography with a Placement Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography, investigating how places and landscapes evolve and how people shape and respond to change. This 4-year programme includes a placement year and concludes with an independent project. The course is taught within the School of Environmental Sciences.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Physics.
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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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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
- EARTH SYSTEMS
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS A
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS B
- RESEARCH PRACTICE
- GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
- INSIDE THE EARTH
- EARTH'S CRITICAL ZONE
- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
- METEOROLOGY
- COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM AND MACRO-ECOLOGY
- THE OCEAN SYSTEM
- POPULATION ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- GEOMORPHIC SYSTEMS
- BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- ENERGY TRANSITIONS
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 4000BC TO 1066AD
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT
- MARINE SCIENCES FIELDCOURSE
- GEOSCIENCES FIELDCOURSE: GREECE
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- EARTH RESOURCES
- THE CARBON CYCLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- HAZARDS AND SOCIETY
- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- URBAN FUTURES
- CLIMATE AND WEATHER PREDICTION
- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETY
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- PEOPLE, PLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- INSIDE THE EARTH
- EARTH'S CRITICAL ZONE
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc 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 BSc 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 BSc 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 BSc 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 BSc 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 BSc 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 BSc Geography with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.