Physical Geography at Northumbria University, Newcastle
Physical Geography (BSc (Hons), F845) at Northumbria University, Newcastle: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on northumbria.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check northumbria.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F845 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 93%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback82%85%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management83%90%
Learning resources82%91%
Student voice82%84%
25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working10% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 58%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 8ST
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Northumbria University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geography MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Business and Climate Change BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environment, Culture and Communication BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Geography MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bristol, UWE | Geography BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| Cornwall College | Soil Science FdSc | — | — |
| Northumbria University, Newcastle | Physical Geography this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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