Geography and International Development BA (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Learn how to tackle the world’s most critical environmental and cultural issues, and how these affect development. Build a practical skill-set for your future. Develop analytical, research and policy skills for careers tackling global inequalities, from development and sustainability consultancy to NGOs and humanitarian work.

Department: Department of Geography | Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Colonialism and its Afterlives, Global Challenges and Innovations, Human Geographies of the Modern World, The Geographer’s Toolkit 1: Reading, Writing, Research and Fieldwork, Development Policies and Politics, Geographies of Cities and Mobilities, Key Thinkers and Doers in Development, The Geographer’s Toolkit 2: Maps and Stats. Year 2 core modules: Critical Approaches to Development Economics, Global Geographies of Economic Change, Social Justice and Development, Understanding Global Migration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You will also need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 4 (or grade C). You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code LL79.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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