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Geography with Professional Placement

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time with year in industry
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Learn from leaders in their fields about critical global issues and challenges affecting environments and societies around the world

Tailor your degree to your developing interests, with optional modules in climate, hydrology and catchment processes, biogeography, marine and coastal environments, fire ecology, and the cryosphere - with study of risks, sustainability, and management in these specialist areas

Develop sought-after skills such as statistical analysis, learning to code for data analysis, geospatial investigation, image analysis and data collection in the field

Option to transfer to BSc Geography with Applied GIS from your second year, graduating with a specialism in GIS

Well-equipped experimental laboratories include the latest Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software supported by dedicated staff

Join a friendly and active student community: the Geography Society (GeogSoc) is one of the university’s largest and hosts regular socials, sports teams, weekend trips and the famous GeogSoc ball

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time with year in industry • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
F824
Institution code:
E84
Campus name:
University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Campus Code:
C
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
F824
Institution code:
E84
Campus name:
University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Campus Code:
C

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
BBB - ABB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM

Access to HE Diploma
D: 24 credits M: 21 credits

Pass the Access to HE Diploma with 24 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade. Please also see our GCSE requirements.

Scottish Higher
ABBBB - AABBB

Scottish Advanced Higher
BBC - BBB

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30 - 32 points

Applicants will be considered with IB 30-32 OR 555-655 in three Higher Level subjects.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

GCSE English Language with a minimum pass of Grade C or 4.

For further details on our English Language requirements please visit our website.http://www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications/entry/#english-language

Contextual admissions

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Additional fee information

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