Geography with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham
Geography with Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), F801) at University of Birmingham asked for 136 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 birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F801 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
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
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%90%
Learning opportunities86%89%
Assessment and feedback56%84%
Academic support95%96%
Organisation and management70%88%
Learning resources87%92%
Student voice57%83%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working8% working and studying6% studying8% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
81%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
50%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Business and public service associate professionals18%
- Conservation and environment professionals14%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals11%
- Managers, directors and senior officials9%
- Teaching Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Geography 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Geography BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Geography BA (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Geography MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography with Year Abroad this course | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Geography BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Manchester | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Education Studies and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Geography BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
See all 184 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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