How many geography places are there each year and what A-level subjects do I need to be considered for a place?
The School of Geography and the Environment admits approximately ninety students to read geography each year. For candidates offering A-levels, we normally expect A grades in geography and two other supporting subjects. These latter can be drawn from the ‘arts’ and ‘sciences’. We offer places to students taking a wide range of A-levels, including ‘traditional’ subjects and those introduced into schools more recently. Occasionally, we take students who have not taken geography at A-level. We do not accept General Studies as a qualifying A-level for admission. The School also takes candidates offering the International Baccalaureate (IB), Scottish Highers and internationally-recognised equivalents of A-levels.
