BSc Geography with Business Management
Queen Mary University of London
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Geography with Business Management, a business and management and geography degree focused on the intersection of geographical systems and commercial enterprise. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a first-year field trip to Malta and requires an independent dissertation in the final year. The first year establishes core foundations through Sustainable Transitions (Malta Fieldclass), Fundamentals of Management, Critical Geography: Environment and Society, Economics for Business, and Introduction to Research Methods, with options such as Global Development: Power, Inequality and Resistance. The second year introduces compulsory study in Introduction to Marketing and Communications, Management and Organisational Behaviour, and Advanced Research Methods, alongside optional modules like Geospatial Science and Ecosystem Science. The final year centres on the compulsory Dissertation, Contemporary Strategic Analysis, and The Management of Human Resources. Optional modules in the final year cover areas such as Regional Economics and Policy, Advanced Geospatial Science, and Nature-Based Climate Solutions.
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Entry requirements
Geography with Business Management - BSc (Hons): A-Level: Grades ABB at A-Level. IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements. Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. GCSE: Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq. Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BBC at A-Level. Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC at A-Level. More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page . Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.
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What students say
Based on about 40 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 81%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 8%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 19%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 18%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 56%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Foundation course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Sustainable Transitions (Malta Fieldclass)
- Fundamentals of Management
- Critical Geography: Environment and Society
- Economics for Business
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Global Development: Power, Inequality and Resistance
- Planetary Emergencies
- Reinventing Britain
- Earth Surface Science
- Introduction to Marketing and Communications
- Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Advanced Research Methods
- Economic Geographies
- Society and Space
- Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
- Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City
- Science, Ethics and Environmental Policy
- Health, Space, and Justice
- Geospatial Science
- Ecosystem Science
- Geomorphology
- Climate Change in Practice
- Past Environmental Change
- Colonial Lives and Afterlives
- Urban Cultural Geographies: Encountering London
- Geographies of Development: Institutions, Environments and Technologies
- Geography, Environment and Development Work Placement
- Dissertation
- Contemporary Strategic Analysis
- The Management of Human Resources
- Regional Economics and Policy
- African Cities: Development, Economy and Hustle
- Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
- Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City
- Latin American Debates
- Kinship, Justice and Belonging
- Epidemic Cities: Places, Populations and Mobilities
- Critical Environmental Studies
- Medicine, Politics and Global Health Histories
- Climate Change and Climate Policy
- Volcanoes, Climate Change and Society
- Managing and Modelling Hydrological Extremes
- Advanced Geospatial Science
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions
- AI Geographies: Materialities, Ethics and Futures
- Critical Hope in an Uncertain World
- Victorian London: City of Gold and Mud
- Geographies of Home
- Global Historical Geographies
- Public Life of Cities
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £44,500. The £36,500 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
Is BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates.
Does BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Geography with Business Management at Queen Mary University of London?
81% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.