Undergraduate students using surveying equipment on the Downs, University Park

Geography with Business BA

University Park Campus, Nottingham, UK

Course overview

How do we balance the need for economic growth with environmental sustainability? How can businesses maintain their profits while managing resources? How can companies be part of the solution to the global climate crisis?

You will get to put your knowledge into practice throughout your degree and learn about the important principles that make businesses successful.

Topics cover innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. You'll also dive into how we interact with our planet  with a focus on business, sustainability and innovation and how government policies can impact both businesses and individuals.

You'll have the option to spend a semester studying abroad or to spend a year on placement in industry. Our partner institutions are based in locations such as Canada, Europe and the USA or at our campuses in China or Malaysia.

Join the movement towards a more sustainable future and make a real difference in the world. You'll be studying at our award-winning environmentally sustainable campuses. Our Jubilee Campus features a series of lakes and has a variety of wildlife. Nearby is our 300 acres University Park Campus which is set in extensive greenery and around a lake.

At the end of this course , you'll have the knowledge and skills you need for your professional career. Join us in working towards a more sustainable future and make a real difference in the world.
 

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

Careers Skills for Geographers

Mandatory

Year 1

Environment Society and Governance

Mandatory

Year 1

Exploring Human Geography

Mandatory

Year 1

Interpreting Geographical Data

Mandatory

Year 1

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Mandatory

Year 1

Organisational Behaviour

Mandatory

Year 1

Tutorial

Mandatory

Year 1

Work and Society

Mandatory

Year 2

Dissertation Preparation

Mandatory

Year 2

Economic Geography

Mandatory

Year 2

Research Tutorial

Mandatory

Year 2

Techniques in Geography

Optional

Year 2

Cultural and Historical Geography

Optional

Year 2

Earth Observation

Optional

Year 2

Human Resource Management with International Perspectives

Optional

Year 2

Marketing Management

Optional

Year 2

Political Geography

Optional

Year 2

Rural Environmental Geography

Optional

Year 2

Spatial Decision Making

Optional

Year 2

Technology and Organisation

Optional

Year 2

Urban Geography

Mandatory

Year 3

Dissertation in Geography

Optional

Year 3

Advances in Remote Sensing

Optional

Year 3

Consumer Behaviour

Optional

Year 3

Contemporary Developments in Human Resource Management and Organisations

Optional

Year 3

Environment, Development and Livelihoods

Optional

Year 3

Environmental Modelling

Optional

Year 3

European Urban Geographies (Berlin field course)

Optional

Year 3

Geographies of Money and Finance

Optional

Year 3

Geographies of Violence

Optional

Year 3

Health Geographies

Optional

Year 3

Landscape, Culture and Politics

Optional

Year 3

Managing Diversity

Optional

Year 3

Marketing and Society

Optional

Year 3

New Product/Service Development Management

Optional

Year 3

Organisational Theory and Practice

Optional

Year 3

Strategic Management

Optional

Year 3

Technology Entrepreneurship in Practice

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Thursday 25 April 2024. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

Geography

Teaching is via a range of methods and approaches including seminars, tutorials, and laboratory, practical and field trips.

Field trips are an exciting opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience in a range of topics and enhance the skills and techniques you'll need for your professional career. There will be opportunity during your degree programme to undertake field courses and develop field research skills.

Business

Our teaching is underpinned by internationally recognised research and benefits from contributions by leading practitioners from industry.

As one of the first business schools to sign up to the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), our commitment to sustainable business practice is evident and integrated into all our programmes.

You will have many opportunities to broaden your skills and experience by attending talks and workshops, gaining new networks and by taking part in community projects, programmes and competitions while studying at Nottingham University Business School.

Teaching methods

  • Field trips
  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Computer labs

We use a wide range of assessment methods including formal examinations, essays, project reports, lab reports, field notebooks, posters, verbal presentations, video diaries, and dissertations. Overall, most of our graduates will have experienced about 60-70% coursework and 30-40% examination assessments.

Assessment methods

  • Dissertation
  • Essay
  • Examinations
  • Field books
  • Presentation
  • Project work

In your first and second year, you can expect to receive an average of 9 to 11 hours of contact time via lectures, seminars, tutorials (with your academic tutor), practicals and other small group teaching. This can increase when taking into account optional field courses, laboratory work and our open door policy that allows you to meet up with academic staff in an informal one-to-one environment.

In your third year, you spend, alongside lectures, a greater proportion of your time on independent research as part of your undergraduate dissertation projects – supported throughout by your dissertation supervisor. 

For the rest of the time you will be working independently, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials, writing essays or working on seminar presentations.

Geography graduates are very popular with a diverse range of employers who appreciate the personal and transferable skills they offer.

You'll gain valuable skills including data analysis and statistics, field work techniques and quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Our first-year Careers Skills for Geographers module includes guest lectures from organisations such as the Royal Geographical Society, and a programme of career networking events.

Graduate destinations

Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers. Some enter roles that have a direct correlation to their degree, including conservation and heritage protection and land surveying. Others utilise their transferable skills in sectors such as management consultancy, PR, marketing and financial services.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as the British Geological Survey, Capita, Historic England, Network Rail, Swiss Re, Teach First, and Tesla Motors.

Average starting salary and career progression

85.70% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Social Sciences secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £29,197.

HESA Graduate Outcomes (2017-2021 cohorts). The Graduate Outcomes % is calculated using The Guardian University Guide methodology. The average annual salary is based on graduates working full-time within the UK.

Studying for a degree at the University of Nottingham will provide you with the type of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take.

Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.

Have a look at our careers page for an overview of all the employability support and opportunities that we provide to current students.

The University of Nottingham is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain’s leading graduate employers (Ranked in the top ten in The Graduate Market in 2013-2020, High Fliers Research).

University undergraduate studying in the Monica Partridge building lecture theatre. Friday November 5th 2021.Francis Adam

The course suited me perfectly as it allowed me to explore economic and cultural themes of geography in more depth, and complement this with business modules to develop a more well-rounded knowledge.  

Robert Day

BA Geography with Business

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Open Day June 2022