Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Overview
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 international experts in their fields.
- Our high-quality teaching, laboratory and social facilities are 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, Cyprus, Lisbon and others.
- 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 5th in the UK for Social Sciences (Times Higher Education University World Rankings 2025 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!
OlayemiGeography BA alumni
Course essentials
This course primarily takes place at the Strand Campus, with occasional lectures and practical sessions taking place at the Waterloo Campus.
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the optional modules you select. Off-site study will take place at specific fieldtrip destinations. International and UK residential fieldtrips take place at various locations and are continually reviewed and subject to change. We expect to run international fieldtrips (subject to travel restrictions) with likely destinations including Berlin, Lisbon, York, and others.
Special features
Optional study abroad
Administrative bodies
Course accreditation
Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Awarding body
King's College London and Affiliates
Regulating body
Base campuses
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).