Extending this degree

• You can convert your 3-year degree into a 4-year degree by spending an additional year on an industrial placement or overseas, before returning to Leeds to complete your final year of study.?

Real world learning

• Fieldwork is an integral part of all our geography degrees - a wide range of field trips will equip you with fieldwork and teamwork skills, and you?ll have the option to focus on the topics that interest you by choosing a specialist pathway in Year 3. All compulsory fieldwork in Years 1 and 2 is funded by the School.

Career opportunities

• Geography-Geology graduates are highly regarded by employers for their teamwork, problem solving, IT and data handling and manipulation skills. They find jobs across a range of sectors including environmental regulation, environmental consultancy, mineral exploration, engineering geology, and the hydrocarbon/petroleum industry.

Graduate destinations

• Up to 80% of our undergraduates secure appropriate graduate employment within six months of graduating; others go on to do further study.