Geography with a Language Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

### Why choose this course at Sussex?

* Graduate with expertise employers look for, from data literacy to multilingual skills, preparing you for careers that are driving sustainable and equitable futures.

* Explore people-place connections through the distinct geography on our doorstep, and field classes in the UK and abroad.

* Apply your skills to real-world practice with our opportunities, including integrated internships, accelerator programmes, and placement or study abroad years.

From climate change and migration to conflict and geopolitics, studying Geography and a Language at Sussex brings a global perspective to understanding how questions of people, place and the planet are deeply connected, to understand and build more sustainable and equitable futures.

You’ll learn from faculty members driving real-world change. As a BA Geography and a Language student, you’ll focus on human Geography, exploring themes such as global migration, urban change and global development combined with a language. You can choose from Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

At Sussex, you’ll study on a campus located between the between the sea and the city, a unique setting that gives you access to coastal environments, the bustling city of Brighton and the South Downs National Park.

We will take advantage of this location through our field trips, which are at the heart of the course. You’ll start local in your first year, then get the opportunity to explore internationally through our ambitious second year trips to destinations such as China, the Greek islands, Marseille and Corsica, Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert.

Throughout your degree, you’ll build a powerful analytical toolkit, from critical thinking to data literacy, research design and communication for different audiences. You can also boost your employability through integrated internships, digital and data accelerator programmes, and placement or study abroad years.

You’ll graduate with the skills employers demand: data literacy, cultural agility, and understanding of global political and development challenges.

A Sussex Geography and a Language degree helps you make sense of the world as it is and reimagine how it could be.

### Location

Nestled in the South Downs National Park, close to the sea and Brighton’s vibrant cultural scene, our campus offers a warm and welcoming home. Situated just an hour from London and 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport, Brighton offers the best of both worlds. Encouraging curiosity, creativity and connection, it combines the best of city life with easy access to the countryside, the UK’s capital and the wider world beyond.