Geography with a Year Abroad BA/BSc (Hons)
University of ChesterExton Park, Chester
Course overview
Join us for an Applicant Day to meet current students, learn more about the University and get a taste of student life so you can decide if Chester is right for you. Studying Geography with a Year Abroad gives you the opportunity to spend the year between your second and final year studying at a partner institution abroad. You can choose from a wide range of courses, universities and country destinations, so that you can combine extending your subject knowledge with travelling and cultural immersion in a part of the world that really interests you.
Geography with a Year Abroad is a four-year course option, that sits within our core three-year course – the modules you study in your first, second and final years will be the same as those taken by peers on the three-year option.
Key highlights
- Year studying at a partner institution abroad between second and final years
- Wide choice of courses, universities and country destinations abroad
- Combine extending subject knowledge with travel and cultural immersion
- Same core modules as peers on the three-year course
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Home Students International Students Foundation Year 112 UCAS points UCAS Tariff 112 points GCE A Level Typical offer - BCC-BBC BTEC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM International Baccalaureate 28 points Irish / Scottish Highe…
- A-level: BCC-BBC — …International Students Foundation Year 112 UCAS points UCAS Tariff 112 points GCE A Level Typical offer - BCC-BBC BTEC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM International Baccalaureate 28 points Irish / Scottish Highers Irish Highers -…
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma
- International Baccalaureate: 28 — …points GCE A Level Typical offer - BCC-BBC BTEC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM International Baccalaureate 28 points Irish / Scottish Highers Irish Highers - H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 Scottish Highers - BBBB Access requirements Access to…
- Scottish Highers: BBBB — Access requirements
- Access to HE Diploma — to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above
- T-level: Merit — …Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above T Level Merit OCR Cambridge Technicals OCR Extended Diploma: DMM Extra Information Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be…
Careers this course leads to
- Environmental consultant
- Town planner
- GIS analyst
- Sustainability officer
- Conservation officer
- Secondary school geography teacher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year for a full-time course (2026/27) | International: £14,950 per year for a full-time course* (2026/27)
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Chester, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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