BSc (Hons) Geography with Business Management

at Queen Mary University of London

Structure
You can complete your Geography with Business Management degree in three or four years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

YEAR 1

Compulsory

• Economics for Business
• Fundamentals of Management
• Ideas and Practice in Geography and Environmental Science*
• Research Methods for Geographers and Environmental Scientists

Choose from

• Earth Surface Science
• Fieldwork in Physical Geography and Environmental Science*
• Geography in the World
• Global Worlds
• People and the Environment
• Reinventing Britain*
   

YEAR 2

Compulsory

• EITHER: Advanced Environmental Research Skills; Environmental Research Methods*; Research Design OR: Geographical Research in Practice
• Marketing
• Principles of Financial Accounting

Choose from

• Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City*
• Contemporary London: Life in the Global Metropolis
• Cultural Geographies
• Economic Geographies
• Ecosystem Science
• Geographical Information Systems
• Geographies of Biomedicine
• Geomorphology
• Geospatial Science
• Health, Space and Justice
• Ice Age Britain
• Society and Space
• Spaces of Uneven Development
• The Anthropocene
• Urban Futures: Los Angeles and Las Vegas.*
   

YEAR 3

Compulsory

• Independent Geographical Study
• Strategy
• The Management of Human Resources

Choose from

• Advanced GIS
• Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City*
• Cold Environments
• Contemporary India: Politics, Society and Economy
• Development Futures: Mumbai Unbound*
• Economic Futures: Malaysia Emerging*
• Environmental Hazards
• Environmental Pollution
• Flood Risk Management and Modelling
• Geographies of Nature
• Geography, Technology and Society
• Geopolitics post-9/11: War, Security, Economy
• Geo-ecology and Geo-ecosystems
• Global Historical Geographies
• Globalisation and Regional Development
• Health, Disease and the City
• Progress in Physical Geography and Environmental Science
• Readings in Geography: Contemporary India; Geographies of Nature; Geography, Technology and Society; Global Historical Geographies OR Victorian London
• Terrestrial Vegetation Modelling
• The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain
• Urban Futures: Los Angeles and Las Vegas*
• Urban Geography
• Urbanisation and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Victorian London: Economy, Society and Culture
   

Non-UK students
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. 

Student Visa Regulations

If you will require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must meet the minimum English Language requirements to meet the UKVI regulations.  The minimum IELTS requirement is 5.5 in all four skills (Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening).  However, many of our courses require higher grades.

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

If you fall slightly below our standard English language requirements, you may consider one of our Pre-sessional English courses.  Please note that you will require a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) for entry to our Thirteen week pre-sessional courses.  Currently, only IELTS for UKVI, PTE Academic (UKVI), LanguageCert International ESOL SELT and Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE) are accepted. The Pre-sessional English course requirements are published according to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administere

Home fees £9,250

Overseas fees £20,000
 

Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.

Many of our graduates use their subject knowledge directly, in environmental policy, town or transport planning or geographical information systems (GIS). Others take their transferable skills into other careers, from business to health.

Recent graduates have been hired by:

• Citizens UK
• Deloitte
• Environment Agency
• Jacobs
• Ordnance Survey
• WWF