Geography at Queen's University Belfast

Geography (BSc (Hons), F800) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 112–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~144 points

High

around AAA

Published as 112 - 144 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 75% had fewer than the 144 asked.

80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: F800 · F8 physical geography
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

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 yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 8%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

95 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%90%

Learning opportunities91%89%

Assessment and feedback92%84%

Academic support97%96%

Organisation and management95%88%

Learning resources94%92%

Student voice84%83%

50 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£24k

£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24

15 months onThis course

45% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed20% other

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

20%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 78%

40%

use what they learned

UK 48%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Postcode: BT7 1NN

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Subjects

physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies

Campus

Campus: Queen's University Belfast
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
Newcastle University	Geography BSc (Hons)	128 - 147 points	128–143
University of Sussex	Climate Justice, Sustainability and Development BA (Hons)	128 - 147 points	112–127
Bangor University	Geography MGeog	112 - 144 points	96–111
Durham University	Geography BSc (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	160–175
Queen's University Belfast	Geography this course	112 - 144 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)	114 - 144 points	160–175
UCL (University College London)	Geography BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Bristol	Geography BSc (Hons)	AAA - ABB	144–159
University of Exeter	Geography BSc (Hons)	AAB - AAA	144–159
University of St Andrews	Arabic and Sustainable Development MA (Hons)	126 - 144 points	208–223
University of Birmingham	Geology and Physical Geography MSci	136 points	128–143

See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More geography, earth and environmental studies at Queen's University Belfast

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