Geography BSc

University of Leeds · honours · 3 years · optional foundation year · optional placement year · optional year abroad · UCAS 6369, 2298, 9856course page ↗

AAB at A level, including one of the following subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Science; Further Mathematics; Geography; Geology; Life and Health Scien; graduates earn a median £26,500 three years on.

Typical A level offer
AAB

including one of the following subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Science; Further Mathematics; Geography; Geology; Life and Health Scien · 98% of entrants came with A levels · 98% stay on after year 1 · Leeds course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

AABtypical A level offer

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: BBB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

Leeds course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1including one of the following subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Science; Further Mathematics; Geography; Geology; Life and Health Scien
Who actually got in: 98% with A levels, 1% via Access courses, 1% with other higher education. 1% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 85 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications5
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
AccessPass 60 creditswith 45 credits at Level 3, 30 credits with Distinction and the remaining 15 credits with Merit or above. The A2HE diploma must cover modules aligned with the subjects named in the A-level section
BTECDDDin National Extended Diploma. We can also accept a combination of National Extended Certificates and A-levels. The BTEC, with or without combination A-levels, must cover modules aligned with the subje
IB6,6,5 at higher levelincluding an accepted subject
Advanced HighersABin Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers, or A in an Advanced Higher and AABBB in Highers, or AAAABB in Highers. To include an accepted subject
T LevelDistinctionT Level Technical Qualification in Science or Agriculture - Distinction overall with grade A in the Core Component—
Years 1–3

What do you study?

3compulsory modules in year 1, 5 optional

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

Leeds course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 1 · 3 core, 5 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
5 optional modules
Year 2 · 2 core, 11 optional · 50 credits ≈ 500 hours
Year 3 · 2 core, 14 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£26,500median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£22k
Median£27k
Upper quarter£31k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 120 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 24, 14, 23

Half of graduates earned between £21,500 and £31,000. Five years on, the median is £34,500. 85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 65% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 12% left98%65
In work or study, 15 months on5% studying85%20
Professional or managerial job65%15
Pay 15 months on, median£27,00015
Pay 3 years on, median£26,500120
Pay 5 years on, median£34,500130
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Leeds fees page · source

About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £30,400 a year (2027/28).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

83%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 64% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 30 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 22; lowest: 78% on question 14.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
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Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of Leeds’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of Leeds is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.