Geography with a Foundation Year

About this course

Geography is one of the most genuinely interdisciplinary subjects you can study at university. It spans the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface, the human patterns that determine how people live across different places, and the environmental challenges that arise when the two intersect. Geographers study glaciers and cities, rivers and migration routes, climate systems and the politics of land use. The discipline develops both quantitative and qualitative skills, a combination that makes geographers unusually versatile in the labour market. At Loughborough University, the four-year programme includes a foundation year, which is designed for students who have not studied the prerequisite subjects for direct first-year entry, who have not met their expected entrance requirements due to adverse circumstances, whose sport performance commitments have affected their academic pr

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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