University of Southampton

Geography (BA)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

Understand how people, places and environments shape one another in this BA Geography degree. You’ll graduate with the knowledge, practical, and transferable skills that employers value, preparing you for your career as a geographer. Over 3 years, you’ll study both human and physical geography, learning how social, economic, political and cultural forces interact.

As you progress you'll have the chance to specialise in human geography with optional modules. This will allow you to personalise your study experience, exploring global challenges like: environmental affects on health climate change and weather hazards social justice, welfare, and rights migration and development economic geography politics and urban space During your studies you'll use advanced tools like Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to investigate how communities live and work across our interconnected planet. You’ll be taught by world-leading researchers in a top UK geography department.

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Key highlights

  • Combines human and physical geography across social, economic and cultural forces
  • Optional modules allow specialisation in human geography
  • Explore climate change, migration, social justice and urban politics
  • Hands-on use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  • Taught by world-leading researchers in geography

Entry requirements

  • A-level: ABB — ABB Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
  • BTEC: DDM — BTEC Extended Diploma
  • BTEC: DD — BTEC Diploma; combined with A levels
  • A-level: AB — D in the Subsidiary Diploma plus AB from 2 A-level subjects.

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Engineering Global Talent Scholarship

    Up to 5 scholarships of £2,000 are available to international students for the first 3 years of study on an undergraduate degree within the School of Engineering.

    Up to £2,000

  • Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Health Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Southampton Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

    Successful applicants will get £10,000 towards their tuition fees.

    Up to £10,000

  • Southampton Chemistry Deans International Scholarship

    If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get £5,000 towards your tuition fees in your first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Electronics and Computer Science Global Scholarship

    There are 12 scholarships for £5000 each.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

    The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • GIS analyst
  • Urban and regional planner
  • Environmental consultant
  • Policy officer
  • Social researcher
  • Development officer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £31,000 per year

Admission

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