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Geography BA
UCAS code: L700
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
Our Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography offers an exciting course of study covering Development, the Environment, Urban and Cultural Geography, Spatial Data Science as well as interactions with Physical Geography & Environmental Science. You will learn advanced analytical and technical skills that can be applied to understanding a range of real-world issues and graduate with a career-relevant set of skills, determined by your study pathway.
Key benefits
- You will be studying cutting-edge topics taught by staff who are recognised leaders in their fields.
- Our recently refurbished accommodation offers high-quality teaching, laboratory and social facilities.
- Situated in central London, you will have access to numerous libraries and facilities as well as discovering the cultural destinations of the city.
- Successful graduates are employed in a range of different sectors, including the financial services industry, non-governmental organisations, government bodies and research.
- Field trips are an important aspect of the King’s Geography experience. We run a domestic residential fieldtrip in the first year, and in the second year we expect to run international fieldtrips (subject to travel restrictions) with likely destinations including Berlin and Lisbon.
- This programme has been accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in geographical knowledge and skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of the world beyond higher education. The accreditation criteria require evidence that graduates from accredited programmes meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, technical ability and transferable skills.
- We rank 7th in the UK for Social Sciences (Times Higher Education University World Rankings 2023 per subject).
“The Geography degree at King’s College London is flexible by design to allow students to shape their learning in line with their interests. Overall, not only could I have not chosen a better subject to study, I equally could not have chosen a better university to study at!”
Employability
Geography at degree level provides a broad education leading to a range of opportunities to pursue a career doing further research or employment in a range of sectors, from London’s financial services industries to non-governmental organisations in areas such as development and environmental justice. King’s Careers Service ensures that a very high percentage of graduates find suitable employment on leaving the course. Recent graduates have found employment as:
- Data analyst in financial and not-for-profit sectors
- Senior executive officer at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Sustainability officer
- Environmental planning consultant
- Management consultant
- Account executive at international communication company
- University lecturer
- Secondary school teacher
- TV presenter (Countryfile)
- Documentary film maker
- Fashion buyer and entrepreneur
Hear from some of our students about why they chose to study Geography at King's or find out more about the scholarship opportunity.
Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.
Employability
Geography at degree level provides a broad education leading to a range of opportunities to pursue a career doing further research or employment in a range of sectors, from London’s financial services industries to non-governmental organisations in areas such as development and environmental justice. King’s Careers Service ensures that a very high percentage of graduates find suitable employment on leaving the course. Recent graduates have found employment as:
- Data analyst in financial and not-for-profit sectors
- Senior executive officer at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Sustainability officer
- Environmental planning consultant
- Management consultant
- Account executive at international communication company
- University lecturer
- Secondary school teacher
- TV presenter (Countryfile)
- Documentary film maker
- Fashion buyer and entrepreneur
Hear from some of our students about why they chose to study Geography at King's or find out more about the scholarship opportunity.
Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
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