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University of Reading BSc Geography (Physical)
University of Reading

BSc Geography (Physical)

Reading, United Kingdom

3 Years

English

Full time

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Jan 2025

GBP 29,950 / per year *

On-Campus

* new international students: £29,950 | new UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,535 per year for 2025/26

Introduction

Examine the processes and patterns that shape the natural world around us with our BSc Geography (Physical) degree.

Choose geography at the University of Reading

  • Study at the UK’s leading university for environmental and ethical performance (the University of Reading is ranked 1st in the People and Planet University League, 2023/24)
  • The University is among the top ten UK universities for Environmental Sciences in world rankings (Reading is 9th out of the UK universities ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024, Environmental Sciences).
  • Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (Times Higher Education, Institutions Ranked by Subject, based on its analysis of the latest REF 2021)
  • Top 125 in the world for Physical Sciences (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, by Subject)
  • In 2023, the University of Reading was the first-ever winner of the Times Higher Education (THE) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
  • 100% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024, responders from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science).
  • The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

This three-year course will deepen your understanding of how our physical environment works, responds, and adapts to change. It also offers you the chance to help address issues critical to our shared global future, including:

  • climate change
  • natural disasters
  • weather systems.

You'll explore our physical world's diverse landscapes and environments through the study of:

  • hydrology
  • climatology
  • hazards
  • soils
  • biogeography.

You'll also have the flexibility to decide where to focus your attention as your degree progresses, so you can adapt the degree to suit your interests as they evolve.

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