Geography with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Geography with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F801) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.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 sheffield.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 144–159 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a baccalaureate 5%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F801 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation 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 yearSubject at this uni
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities97%89%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support96%95%
Organisation and management96%90%
Learning resources99%91%
Student voice97%84%
25 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£25.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 | — | — |
| University of Sheffield | Geography with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at University of Sheffield
- Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
- Environmental Science with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Geography BA (Hons)
- Geography BSc (Hons)
- Geography and Planning BA (Hons)
- Geography and Planning with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Geography with Foundation Year BA (Hons)