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University College London (UCL) was founded in 1826 in the heart of London and is the city’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from over 150 different countries. The main campus is located in the Bloomsbury district of London. UCL is ranked 9th among the best universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024), 2nd in London, and is home to the very first professor of geography in the UK. The university has 11 faculties.

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Department of Geography Research:
Global challenges such as climate change, urban development, migration, environmental management, and geopolitics

Physical Geography:

  • Environmental Change
  • Remote Sensing
  • Spatial Analysis

Human Geography:

  • Urban Geography
  • Cultural Geography
  • Development and Migration Geography
  • Economic Geography
  • Political Geography and Geopolitics
  • Global Urbanisms
  • Hydrology
  • Urban Development
  • Paleoclimates
  • Geodata Analysis and Geoinformatics
  • Number of Erasmus Places: 1 (1–2 semesters; Bachelor’s and Master’s)
  • Language Level: English CEFR B2. Information on accepted language certificates: BSc / MSc
  • Minimum Grade Average: 2.0 or better
  • Semester Dates: Term 1: Late September to mid-December; Term 2: Mid-January to late March; Term 3: Late April to mid-June
  • Erasmus Application Deadlines: Autumn Term and Full Year: 31 March; Spring and Summer Terms: 30 September
  • Course Catalogue - in general, at least 50% of your courses must be taken within your admitting department. A total of 60 UCL credits per semester (30 ECTS), usually equivalent to about 4 courses, is required.
  • Course Catalogue for Geography 
  • Accommodation
  • Student Testimonials
  • Fact Sheet (0,5 MB)