Geography with Transport Studies

Ever wondered how to plan transport to beat traffic jams, make buses and trains work, and deliver all those online orders? How do we make cities sustainable and healthy at the same time as providing access to jobs? This course explores transport’s essential contribution to quality of life, and how to resolve problems it causes for society.

Our Geography with Transport Studies BA course explores how transport contributes to quality of life, but also causes problems for society – an issue that has taken it to the top of the political agenda.

This is a degree with a distinctive employability element – you'll study human geography alongside modules taught by the University’s internationally renowned Institute for Transport Studies.

You’ll be equipped with skills for a multitude of careers in the transport sector and beyond in the UK or worldwide, including transport planning, transport analysis and economics, freight and logistics, project management, location planning.

Our graduates are in demand for both their specialist and transferable skills. You’ll build skills in presenting your ideas in reports and orally, in data collection, presentation and analysis, and in the investigation and computer simulation of transport networks.

Why study at Leeds:

• This course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society with IBG.

• Our globally-renowned research in transport and geography has had a pioneering impact on current global agendas in environmental protection, public health and the economy and feeds directly into your course, shaping what you learn with the latest thinking.

• Experience expert teaching, delivered by the Institute for Transport Studies and the School of Geography that has taught geography for over 100 years. Learn from academics and researchers who specialise in a variety of transport and geography disciplines.

• Access excellent teaching facilities, including specialist labs, lecture theatres and industry-standard software, fully equipped with the latest technology to support your learning.

• Put theory into practice with our fieldwork activities, where you’ll experience ‘real-world’ learning that will advance your research, project planning and teamwork skills whilst gaining hands-on experience highly valued by employers in industry. Current destinations include Wales, Ireland, Sicily, Bilbao, Athens and Helsinki.

• Enhance your career prospects and give your CV that competitive edge before you graduate by undertaking a work placement. Our close industry links have given previous students the chance to work at — and build professional relationships with — organisations such as Network Rail, TUI, CrossCountry and StageCoach.

• Gain invaluable life experience and advance your personal development with our exciting study abroad programmes, spanning across many universities worldwide.

• Make the most of your time at Leeds by joining our student society: GeogSoc and the newly established Transport and Mobility Society, which gives you the chance to meet like-minded students who share your passion for geography and transport. The societies organise a range of social activities and trips, and GeogSoc has football and netball teams in the University’s intra-mural league.