Geography with Professional Placement at University of Manchester
Geography with Professional Placement (BSc (Hons), F803) at University of Manchester asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around 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 manchester.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 144–159 points. At least 15% 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
- F803 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
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 course93%90%
Learning opportunities80%89%
Assessment and feedback86%84%
Academic support83%96%
Organisation and management93%88%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice80%83%
20 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£35k
£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
69% working7% working and studying9% studying9% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Conservation and environment professionals13%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Customer service occupations7%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Geography BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Manchester | Geography with Professional Placement this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| 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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- Earth and Planetary Sciences with International Study MEarthSci
- Environmental Management BSc
- Environmental Management with Professional Placement BSc
- Environmental Science BSc
- Environmental Science MEnvSci
- Environmental Science with a Research Placement MEnvSci
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