Economics and Sustainable Development (with professional placement year) at University of Sussex
Economics and Sustainable Development (with professional placement year) (BSc (Hons), LL18) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
16% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 90% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.
140 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other qualifications 7%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- LL18 · L1 economics + L8 development studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 91%
6%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
205 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback77%79%
Academic support91%90%
Organisation and management87%88%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice80%80%
160 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£30.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
67% working9% working and studying6% studying10% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
62%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
44%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals18%
- Finance Professionals16%
- Administrative occupations14%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals14%
- Elementary occupations11%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 135 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
environmental geography geography, earth and environmental studies
economics social sciences
international development social sciences
economics social sciences
international development social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leicester | Physical Geography and Geology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Newcastle University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Economics and Sustainable Development (with professional placement year) this course | 128 - 147 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Geography BSc (Hons) | 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 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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