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.

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Course Information

2 options available

Some courses vary and have tailored teaching options, select a course option below.

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

21/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA

Application Details

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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