Geography (Human and Physical)

Explore our natural and human worlds – and the complex relationships between the two – with our BSc Geography (Human and Physical) degree.

By combining your study of human and physical geographies, you can explore a hugely diverse range of topics. For example, you can examine:


- the differences and dynamics of political systems and cultures


- sustainable development of urban spaces


- the way the natural environment responds to – and recovers from – change.


This three-year course also offers you the chance to help address issues critical to our shared global future, including climate change, natural disasters,
social inequalities and poverty.

For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/geography-ug/bsc-human-and-physical-geography

There are many reasons to choose the University of Reading. Join a diverse and supportive community where lecturers inspire you with their discoveries and guide you in making your own. Reading’s award-winning parkland campus offers the spaces you need to make the most of your student life.

The University of Reading is a research-intensive university. It works with governments, international agencies and charities to tackle the biggest problems facing the world today, such as climate change, heart disease, and international conflict.

Named The Sustainable University of The Year, 2025, Reading launched one of the UK's largest ever undergraduate scholarship schemes, designed to develop future Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarships. The scholarship offers £6000 per year towards living expenses and will be available to those entering Clearing that meet the criteria. With over 150 clubs and societies, Reading knows how important life is beyond your studies and with the student union's in the heart of the campus, making the University of Reading your first call in Clearing will be one of the best decisions you ever made.