Geography, Society and Environment at Heriot-Watt University
Geography, Society and Environment (MA (Hons), 3K3W) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
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 hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 10% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 3K3W
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%90%
Learning opportunities86%89%
Assessment and feedback76%84%
Academic support95%96%
Organisation and management81%88%
Learning resources83%92%
Student voice71%83%
20 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
urban studies architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL (University College London) | Urban Planning and Real Estate BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Real Estate Development and Planning MPlan | AAB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography, Society and Environment this course | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Urban Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Master of Planning MPlan | 48 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Planning, Regeneration and Development Msci (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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