Undergraduate

Geography and Urban & Regional Planning with Year Abroad

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Overview

This page covers Geography and Urban & Regional Planning with Year Abroad across the departments we work with, including what each asks for and what it charges. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Human Geography includes quantitative methods at most departments, which surprises applicants who expected essays alone.

The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too.

Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.

Entry requirements

English
IELTS 6.0 level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.

Careers opportunities

The social side of geography, and it leads into planning, policy, regeneration and research. Quantitative and spatial analysis skills are what distinguish graduates in the hiring market.

Roles graduates go into

  • Planning or regeneration officer
  • Social researcher
  • Policy analyst
  • GIS and data analyst
  • Transport planner
  • Sustainability and community officer

Where they work

  • Local authorities and combined authorities
  • Planning and regeneration consultancies
  • Government research services
  • Housing associations and charities
  • Universities
After the course

RTPI accreditation for the planning route, or a research master's for policy and analysis.

Fees and funding

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Where you will study

University of Birmingham

We work with 3 other universities in Birmingham, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

The region
England
Universities we list in Birmingham
4 this one among them
Courses there, all told
541 across every university we list in it
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