Physical Geography and Environment with a placement year at University of York
Physical Geography and Environment with a placement year (BSc (Hons), F801) at University of York asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on york.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 york.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 136 asked.
35 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
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 93%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback75%85%
Academic support93%95%
Organisation and management93%90%
Learning resources96%91%
Student voice84%84%
20 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£26k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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% working5% working and studying15% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
50%
use what they learned
UK 58%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO10 5DD
Subjects
environmental geography geography, earth and environmental studies
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of York
- 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 | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Physical Geography and Environment with a placement year this course | 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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