Excellence in teaching

Sussex scored 92% in the overall satisfaction category for human and social geography in the 2012 National Student Survey (NSS). This subject is ranked 22/72 in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2013.

Excellence in research

All of our faculty are research active in their chosen fields of expertise. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), geography at Sussex was ranked as one of the top 13 departments nationally. 

Career opportunities

By encouraging intellectual curiosity and cultural agility, the School of Global Studies, in which you will be based, enhances your employability (British Council and Think Global: Survey of Senior Business Leaders, 2011). 

Flexibility and choice

Our degrees are designed to let you develop your own interests as you progress – the choice of subjects increasing with each successive year – and you can mix and match human and physical geography options if you wish. 

Global scope

In addition to an internationally focused curriculum at Sussex, you will have the opportunity to study overseas at partner universities in North America, Europe, Asia, or Latin America. 

Unique fieldtrip opportunities

We currently offer one of the most ambitious choices of fieldwork destinations of any UK geography department. In recent years, our students have visited California, Vietnam, Thailand, southern India, Dubai and the Seychelles. 

Great learning environment

Our teaching and research facilities are first rate, and training takes place in the classroom, laboratory and in the field, and includes an understanding of geographical information systems (GIS), now a key public- and private-sector decision-making tool.