Geography with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Geography with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Dont have the traditional entry requirements to start a degree? Get a solid grounding in the disciplines underpinning geography through an additional foundation year.
Follow your passions
Our degrees are flexible, allowing you to move between BA and BSc degrees through your choice of human and physical geography modules.
Gain skills for diverse careers
Hands-on learning gives you specialist skills sought by a wide range of graduate employers.
Out in the field
From local fieldtrips in the stunni...
Dont have the traditional entry requirements to start a degree? Get a solid grounding in the disciplines underpinning geography through an additional foundation year.<br/><br/><strong>Follow your passions</strong><br/>Our degrees are flexible, allowing you to move between BA and BSc degrees through your choice of human and physical geography modules.<br/><br/><strong>Gain skills for diverse careers</strong><br/>Hands-on learning gives you specialist skills sought by a wide range of graduate employers.<br/><br/><strong>Out in the field</strong><br/>From local fieldtrips in the stunning South West to exciting international destinations; learning in different environments takes place throughout your degree.<br/><br/><strong>This course is for you if...</strong><br/>- youre passionate to learn about and tackle pressing global challenges<br/><br/><br/>- you want the flexibility to choose from a range of exciting human and physical modules<br/><br/><br/>- youre interested in gaining hands-on fieldwork experience<br/><br/><br/>- you want to develop high-demand specialist geographical and transferable skills.<br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F803
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
32
to include a minimum of 2 A Levels
Scottish Higher
considered in combination with Advanced Highers
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a Science or Humanities based subject
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
Maths and English accepted within
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP
Any subject considered
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
32 points. Maths and English considered within
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MP
AS
Considered in combination
Scottish Advanced Higher
32 points, minimum of 2 Advanced Highers
Extended Project
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
M,P
AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
OCR Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning (MEI) (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
OCR Certificate in Quantitative Problem Solving (MEI) (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
Pearson Edexcel Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
City & Guilds Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
A level
32 points, minimum of 2 A Levels
T Level
P
Pass any subject pathway considered
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
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