Welcome to the Department of Geography

Royal Holloway has one of the leading geography departments in the world, remarkable for its combination of research excellence in real-world issues, and inspiring teaching led by staff who are experts in their field. 

Whether you’re still an undergraduate, a graduate or someone already in a professional career, studying a postgraduate degree offers excellent employability prospects. Our courses are designed to tackle new and era-defining issues, such as mitigating the impact of natural disasters, environmental sustainability, examining modern security trends, understanding the costs of development, and exploring the relationships between our physical world, human identity and mobility.

We have a large and dynamic community of postgraduate taught and research students at the Department of Geography, who benefit from a strong support network.

We offer postgraduate courses in: 

MSc in Global Futures: Culture and Creativity

MSc in Global Futures: Geopolitics and Security

MSc in Global Futures: Justice, Development and Security

MRes Geopolitics, Development, Security and Justice

MSc Quaternary Science

MSc Sustainability and Management

MRes Cultural Geography

Students with Black or mixed Black heritage may also be eligible for the Geospatial Scholarship fund. Click here to find out more.