Marine Geography at Cardiff University
Marine Geography (BSc (Hons), F845) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 59% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F845 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback82%85%
Academic support92%95%
Organisation and management80%90%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice86%84%
85 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working10% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 58%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
maritime geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology & Palaeoecology and Geography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 135 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Physical Geography and Oceanography BSc (Hons) | 110 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Marine Geography this course | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Physical Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Physical Geography with a Year Abroad BSc | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Earth Sciences MEarthSci | 108 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Hull | Geography MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Environmental Geology with Physical Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Business and Climate Change BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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