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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Geography and Planning
University of Sheffield
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Geography and Planning course at University of Sheffield.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,B,B
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: LK74
Here's what University of Sheffield says about its Geography and Planning course.
Combining human geography with planning, this course allows you to tackle issues of environmental and social justice within the context of urban development.
Apply the theoretical understanding of geography to the urban environment, and explore how people and places interact.
Conveniently located in the same building, the departments of Geography and Urban Studies and Planning blend their expertise to offer you a flexible, wide-ranging dual honours degree.
Combine the social, cultural and political elements of human geography with the applied, practical edge of a planning education.
Your first year will establish the foundations of your knowledge of human geography and planning. In your second year, you'll develop your understanding of economic, social and political geographies, along with the planning policies and market processes that shape our towns and countryside.
The third year will see you specialise in the modules that interest you most, culminating in your own dissertation research project.
Why study this course?
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3rd for construction, surveying and planning: Guardian University Guide 2025
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3rd for town and country planning and landscape design: Complete University Guide 2026
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Research and impact: We're the UK’s top accredited planning school for research and impact, with more than 95% of our research considered world leading or internationally excellent, according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
Source: University of Sheffield
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Geography and Planning (Urban Studies)
Location
Main Site | Sheffield
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Planning
• Human geography
Start date
28 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Geography and Planning course at University of Sheffield features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
87%
med
Teaching on my course
87%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
87%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
97%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
80%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
84%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
88%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
97%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
83%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
91%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
86%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
94%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
71%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
91%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
74%
med
Academic support
92%
med
Academic support
92%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
96%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
90%
med
Organisation and management
90%
med
Organisation and management
90%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
90%
med
How well organised is your course?
90%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
83%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
86%
med
Student voice
86%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
74%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
94%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
90%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
82%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
92%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
96%
high
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
95%
high
Teaching on my course
95%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
93%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
93%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
92%
med
Learning opportunities
90%
med
Learning opportunities
90%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
89%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
96%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
88%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
98%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
78%
med
Assessment and feedback
81%
med
Assessment and feedback
81%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
79%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
78%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
88%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
71%
low
Academic support
98%
high
Academic support
98%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
98%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
98%
high
Organisation and management
90%
med
Organisation and management
90%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
86%
med
How well organised is your course?
93%
high
Learning resources
90%
med
Learning resources
90%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
78%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
95%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
96%
high
Student voice
84%
med
Student voice
84%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
70%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
95%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
89%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
93%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
94%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
high
Student information
The Geography and Planning course at University of Sheffield features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Geography | A | |||||
| Mathematics | B | |||||
| Biology | B | |||||
| Economics | B | |||||
| Sociology | B | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Geography | A | |||||
| Biology | B | |||||
| Sociology | B | |||||
| Mathematics | B | |||||
| English Literature | A | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Geography and Planning course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about University of Sheffield graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
80%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
70%
Say it fits with future plans
55%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
15%
Elementary occupations
15%
Engineering professionals
10%
Architecture and construction professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
Graduate statistics
85%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
100%
In work, study or other activity
80%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
65%
Architecture and construction professionals
10%
Administrative occupations
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Sales occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
The Geography and Planning course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for University of Sheffield graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.
Earnings
£23.4k
First year after graduation
£28.1k
Third year after graduation
£31.8k
Fifth year after graduation
Earnings
£23k
First year after graduation
£28.1k
Third year after graduation
£34.5k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Geography and Planning.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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