Physical Geography at University of Southampton
Physical Geography (BSc (Hons), F801) at University of Southampton asked for AAB - ABB in recent years; 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 southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - 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 southampton.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 40% had fewer than the 136 asked.
10 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
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback82%85%
Academic support92%95%
Organisation and management97%90%
Learning resources96%91%
Student voice82%84%
45 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£28k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working16% working and studying18% studying2% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 58% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Geography and Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Physical Geography MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Physical Geography this course | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Physical Geography and Environment BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology & Palaeoecology and Geography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 135 points | 128–143 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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