Geography (Physical) with Integrated Master's

Our four-year Physical Geography with Integrated Master's takes your understanding of the natural world to master's level, weaving advanced study into your undergraduate experience. Alongside advanced training in fieldwork, laboratory work, and data analysis, you'll develop the high-level independent research skills needed to pursue specialist careers or progress to doctoral study.

Why choose this course?

• Top 5 in England for Geography (NSS 2025, broad-based universities)*

• Gain a master's-level qualification

• Develop advanced research expertise, analytical, critical thinking and independent investigation skills to enhance your employability

• Gain high-level GIS, fieldwork, and data analysis skills that are sought after across a range of sectors, enhancing your career prospects in research, environmental consultancy, planning, conservation, and related fields.

• Our unique 600-acre campus offers a fantastic natural environment to perform fieldwork

Physical geography at Keele provides you with an in-depth understanding of Earth's physical processes, systems and landscapes. Studying a broad range of topics including climate change, geomorphology, hydrology and environmental impact assessment, you will explore the interactions between the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. You will also discover how natural landscapes are formed and altered over time.

Blending theoretical knowledge with practical skills, you will examine diverse research methods, master Geographic Information Systems (computer systems that produce connected visualisations of geospatial data), and put your learning into practice through fieldwork on and off our 600-acre campus.

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

*We have compared the positivity ratings of all participating UK institutions using the NSS 2025 sector data to determine Keele's position relative to other broad-based universities (i.e. excluding specialist institutions and further education colleges).