Program Overview

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BSc Geography with Professional Placement

Overview

Join one of the top ten Geography departments in the UK (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024), spending one year in paid work.

• Duration: 4 years
• Year of entry: 2025
• UCAS course code: F803 / Institution code:M20

Key Features

• Industrial experience
• Scholarships available
• Field trips

Entry Requirements

• Typical A-level offer: AAB
• Typical contextual A-level offer: BBB
• Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC
• Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL

Course Details

• Develop your geographical research skills, including field, laboratory, and computer-based techniques.
• This course has normally included a fieldtrip. Past locations include Snowdonia, Greece, Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, and Morocco.
• Spend a full year in work experience to develop your employability and transferable skills.
• In Year 1 and Year 2, undertake 'free choice' options from across the University.

A Study Experience that Makes a Difference

We place social responsibility at the heart of your learning which means you can take advantage of unique ways to make a difference while studying with us, through your course or through extra-curricular activities.

• Complete our Ethical Grand Challenges to learn how you can create a better world and become more socially responsible.
• Work with an external organisation to tackle real-world sustainability problems through our University Living Lab.
• Discover subjects that broaden your horizon with our interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Every course at Manchester contributes towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, so no matter what you're studying you'll be playing an active role in the protection of people and planet.

You will explore the following goals in your course:

• Goal 1: No poverty

Open Days

We are pleased to announce that we are returning to hosting on-campus open days in the summer and autumn.

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Course Data

• 79% say staff value students views and opinions about the course
• 86% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 82% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.