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University degree

Geography

University of Southampton
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Explore the natural processes that created the physical world and learn to read landscapes with this BSc Geography degree. Study abroad and enhance your skills. Explore how physical and human systems interact to shape our planet.

On this BSc Geography degree, you’ll gain the scientific and analytical skills to understand natural processes, environmental change and the challenges impacting people and places today. Over 3 years, you’ll study both human and physical science aspects of geography and specialise in physical geography as you progress. You’ll learn how to investigate and interpret the natural world through classroom learning, fieldwork and lab work, developing advanced techniques such as: You’ll be taught by researchers from a top UK geography department.

Their expertise in environmental change, climate systems and sustainability will guide your development as a geographer and scientist. With their support you'll cover topics that interest you, with opportunities to study topics from glaciers to dessert landscapes or climate change and human-coastal interactions.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
80-95 pts2%
96-111 pts2%
112-127 pts19%
128-143 pts34%
144-159 pts26%
160-175 pts5%
176-191 pts9%
208-223 pts3%
How they qualified
98% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel98%
baccalaureate2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
75%
In professional / skilled jobs
92%
Continue past first year
80%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£28,000
3 years on
£34,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
80%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching90%
Assessment & feedback87%
Academic support77%
Well organised95%
Learning resources90%
Student community88%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on University of Southampton's own site.
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