BSc (Hons) Geography
Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Course overview
BSc (Hons) Geography will interest you if you want to specialise in physical geography and related topics such as coasts, rivers, glacial geomorphology, and global quaternary environmental change. Overall, this degree will help you understand the world around you, how landscapes are shaped and how humans interact with their natural environment.
Key highlights
- Specialises in physical geography and related environmental topics
- Covers coasts, rivers and glacial geomorphology
- Explores global quaternary environmental change
- Examines how landscapes are shaped over time
- Studies how humans interact with their natural environment
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBC — A-Levels BBC.
- International Baccalaureate: 29 — International Baccalaureate 29 points.
- Scottish Highers: BBBC — minimum (widening access) offer; over two sittings
- A-level: BCC — minimum (widening access) offer
- BTEC: DMM — minimum (widening access) offer; BTEC Extended Diploma
- HNC / HND: B — minimum (widening access) offer; B in graded unit
- Scottish Advanced Highers: BB — year 2 entry; plus
- Scottish Highers: AABB — year 2 entry
- A-level: BBB — year 2 entry
- International Baccalaureate: 34 — year 2 entry
- BTEC: DDM — year 2 entry; BTEC Extended Diploma
- HNC / HND: A — year 2 entry; A in graded unit
- HNC / HND: BB — year 2 entry; BB in graded units
- HNC / HND: AB / BA — year 3 entry; AB / BA in graded units
Scholarships
Heriot-Watt Sports Scholarships
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Heriot-Watt University Expenses Bursary
We are offering up to £525 from the access to learning funding to students to help cover costs. This could be to purchase a laptop, pay for WiFi access or travel expenses.
Up to £525International Merit Scholarship
Award value: Varies by region
Careers this course leads to
- Environmental consultant
- Flood risk analyst
- Coastal management officer
- GIS analyst
- Geomorphologist
- Environmental planning officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: Scotland: Paid by SAAS; England / Wales / N Ireland / Rep of Ireland: £9,790 | International: International: £21,192
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 Heriot-Watt University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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