Program Overview

Geography with Business BA

Course Overview

How do we balance the need for economic growth with environmental sustainability? How can businesses maintain their profits while managing resources? How can companies be part of the solution to the global climate crisis?

You will get to put your knowledge into practice throughout your degree and learn about the important principles that make businesses successful.

Topics cover innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. You'll also dive into how we interact with our planet with a focus on business, sustainability and innovation and how government policies can impact both businesses and individuals.

You'll have the option to spend a semester or year studying abroad. Our partner institutions are based in locations such as Canada, Europe and the USA or at our campuses in China or Malaysia. Another option is to spend a year in industry.

Join the movement towards a more sustainable future and make a real difference in the world. You'll be studying at our award-winning environmentally sustainable campuses. Our Jubilee Campus features a series of lakes and has a variety of wildlife. Nearby is our 300 acres University Park Campus which is set in extensive greenery and around a lake.

At the end of this course, you'll have the knowledge and skills you need for your professional career. Join us in working towards a more sustainable future and make a real difference in the world.

Key Information

• UCAS Code: L7N1
• Duration: 3 years full-time
• Fees: £28,200 per year (£9,535 for UK undergraduate students)
• Entry Requirements:
  • AAB
  • 32 points overall or 665 in 3 HL certificates (IB score)
  • 7.0 (no less than 6.0 in any element) (IELTS)
• Start Date: September 2026

Course Structure

• Year 1:
  • Careers Skills for Geographers
  • Consumer and Market Relations
  • Exploring Human Geography
  • Interpreting Geographical Data
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Tutorial
  • Global Challenges (optional)
• Year 2:
  • Dissertation Preparation
  • Economic Geography
  • Research Tutorial
  • Techniques in Geography
  • Cultural and Historical Geography (optional)
  • Human Resource Management with International Perspectives (optional)
  • Marketing Management (optional)
  • Political Geography (optional)
  • Rural Environmental Geography (optional)
  • Technology and Organisation (optional)
  • Urban Geography (optional)
• Year 3:
  • Dissertation in Geography
  • Consumer Behaviour (optional)
  • Contemporary Developments in Human Resource Management and Organisations (optional)
  • Environment, Development and Livelihoods (optional)
  • Environmental Modelling (optional)
  • Geographies of Money and Finance (optional)
  • Health Geographies (optional)
  • Landscape, Culture and Politics (optional)
  • Managing Equality and Diversity (optional)
  • Marketing and Society (optional)
  • New Product/Service Development Management (optional)
  • Strategic Management (optional)

Assessment Methods

• Dissertation
• Essay
• Examinations
• Field books
• Presentation
• Project work

Careers Overview

Geography graduates are very popular with a diverse range of employers who appreciate the personal and transferable skills they offer.

You'll gain valuable skills including data analysis and statistics, field work techniques and quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Our first-year Careers Skills for Geographers module includes guest lectures from organisations such as the Royal Geographical Society, and a programme of career networking events.

Graduate Destinations

Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers. Some enter roles that have a direct correlation to their degree, including conservation and heritage protection and land surveying. Others utilise their transferable skills in sectors such as management consultancy, PR, marketing and financial services.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as the British Geological Survey, Capita, Historic England, Network Rail, Swiss Re, Teach First, and Tesla Motors.

Job Prospects

• Average Starting Salary: £29,197
• Career Progression: 85.70% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Social Sciences secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.