Geography BA/BSc Hons

Program Overview

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Geography BA/BSc (Hons)

Overview

Our Geography degree, ranked in the top 20 in the UK for Geography (Guardian League Table 2025) and accredited by the Royal Geographical Society, equips you with the knowledge and skills to tackle pressing global challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and resource insecurity by offering a unique blend of hands-on learning, international experiences, and practical skills.

Study Options

• Full-Time, Part-Time at Exton Park, Chester
• Full-Time with Foundation Year (BSc) at Exton Park, Chester

Level

• Undergraduate

UCAS Code

• F800

UCAS Points

• 112

Start Date

• Oct 2025, Oct 2026

Duration

• 3 years full-time, up to 7 years part-time

Location

• Exton Park, Chester

UK Fees

• £9,535 per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

International Fees

• £14,450 per year for a full-time course* (2025/26)

Course Leader

• Dr Graham Wilson

Available with:

• Human Geography (Optional Specialist Pathway)
• Physical Geography (Optional Specialist Pathway)
• Natural Hazard Management (Optional Specialist Pathway)
• Foundation Year
• Year in Industry (Optional Specialist Pathway)
• Year Abroad (Optional Specialist Pathway)

Accreditations

• Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society

Course Summary

Our Geography degree provides the ultimate flexibility. You can choose to maintain a combination of human and physical geography modules throughout your course, or you can specialise by selecting one of our named pathways in Human Geography, Physical Geography, or Natural Hazard Management, ensuring your course is completely aligned with your interests and career goals.

Why You'll Love It

• Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society
• Shape your own path
• Gain in-demand skills for the future

Optional Specialist Pathways

• Human Geography pathway
• Physical Geography pathway
• Natural Hazard Management pathway

What You'll Study

• Foundation Year
• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Modules

Year 1

• Changing the World (20 Credits) Core
• Global Hazards and Risk (20 Credits) Core
• Earth and Environment (20 Credits) Core
• People and Places (20 Credits) Core
• Researching Environments (20 Credits) Core
• Sustainable Development: Foundations for Sustainable Futures (20 Credits) Option
• Language Module Options

Year 2

• Geographical Research: Methods and Geomatics (40 Credits) Core
• Society and Space (20 Credits) Option
• Geopolitics: Prisoners of Geography? (20 Credits) Option
• Environmental Change: Minutes to Millennia (20 Credits) Option
• Dynamic Earth (20 Credits) Option
• Resilient Communities (20 credits) Core
• Geographical Experiential Learning (40 Credits) Option
• Work Placement (40 Credits) Option
• Language options (40 Credits) Option

Year 3

• Going Places: Dissertation (40 Credits) Core
• Geospatial Data Science (20 Credits) Core
• Exploring Places: Field Experience (20 Credits) Core
• Hazards in a Warming World (20 credits) Core
• Excluded Peoples (20 Credits) Option
• Earth's Climate: Trends and Tipping Points (20 Credits) Option
• Catchment to Coast (20 Credits) Option
• Sustainable Futures: From Theory to Action (20 Credits) Option

How You'll Learn

• The majority of teaching takes place in lectures, tutorials and fieldwork
• You will be assessed in a variety of ways
• Be part of a learning community, contributing to and learning from your peers and tutors
• This course is designed around in-person study

Who You'll Learn From

• Professor Ruth Healey
• Dr Daniel Bos
• Dr Rebecca Collins
• Dr Katharine Welsh
• Dr Andrew Miles
• Dr Namrata Bhattacharya-mis
• Dr Graham Wilson
• Dr Dami Akosile
• Professor Derek France
• Dr Philip Marren
• Dr Amanda Williams
• Dr Jane Bevan

Entry Requirements

• Home Students
• International Students
• Foundation Year

Fees and Funding

• Home Students
• International Students
• Additional Costs

Where You'll Study

• Exton Park, Chester

Your Future Career

• Job Prospects
• Careers Service

Job Prospects

• Our graduates work in professions across a range of sectors, including environmental management, consultancy, teaching, town planning, renewable energy, sustainability, flood risk management and surveying.
• Some of our recent graduates are working in:
  • Banking & Finance
  • Data Engineering
  • Development Management
  • Educational Publishing
  • Energy & Renewables
  • Environmental Consultancy
  • Environmental Testing
  • Field Surveying
  • Flood Risk Analysis / Consultation / Management
  • GIS Analysis / Research
  • Human Resources
  • Hydraulic Modelling
  • Hydrology
  • Insurance Hazard and Risk Management
  • Operations Team Leadership
  • PhD Research
  • Planning, Development and Regeneration
  • Policy
  • Project Planning / Management
  • Research
  • Resilience and Emergency Planning
  • Sustainability Consultancy / Management
  • Transport & Logistics
  • Water Consultancy
  • Other

Careers Service

• The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.