BSc in Geography with Economics
Programme Code: UBGYWEC
Department: Geography & Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2016/17
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
See note |
LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 2 |
MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) # | |
Paper 3 |
GY100 Introduction to Geography (1.0) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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GY103 Contemporary Europe (1.0) | |
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GY120 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (1.0) | |
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GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0) | |
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GY140 Introduction to Geographical Research (1.0) | |
Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
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Paper 6 |
GY201 Urban and Spatial Economic Analysis I (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Papers 7 & 8 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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GY200 Economy, Society and Space (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
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GY205 Political Geographies (1.0) | |
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GY220 Environment: Science and Society (1.0) | |
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GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
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GY240 Research Techniques (Spatial, Social and Environmental) (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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GY244 London's Geographies (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY300 Theories of Regional Development and Change (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
GY313 Firms and Economic Geography: Location, Technology and Innovation (0.5) # and GY314 The Economics of Housing Markets and Migration (0.5) # | |
Papers 10, 11 & 12 |
Courses to the value of 3.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Notes |
LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification. | |
Level 3 options
GY307 Regional Economic Development (0.5) | |
GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5) | |
GY309 The Political Geography of Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
GY310 Urban Politics (0.5) | |
GY311 The Political Economy of Urbanisation (0.5) | |
GY312 Geographies of Gender in the Global South (0.5) | |
GY315 Geographies of Race (0.5) | |
GY316 Gender in High Income and Emerging Economies (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5) | |
GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
GY328 Political Ecology of Development (0.5) | |
GY329 Applied Economics of Environment and Development (0.5) # | |
GY331 Geographies of Global Migration (0.5) | |
Paper 8 options list (from 2018/19)
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY205 Political Geographies (1.0) | |
GY206 Urban Geography and Globalisation (0.5) | |
GY207 Economy, Society and Space (0.5) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
GY244 London's Geographies (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5) D | |
Footnotes
A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guide for further information.
B : Before taking GY350 students must have taken one of the following prerequisites in Year 2: GY240 or GY2A0
C : GY307 cannot be taken if GY300 was taken under Papers 7 & 8 in Year 2.
D : GY308 cannot be taken if GY300 was taken under Papers 7 & 8 in Year 2.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Level 1 courses and modern language courses are not permitted as part of this degree programme in Years 2 and 3. Students wishing to study a modern language are encouraged to take one of the LSE Language Centre's extra-curricular courses.
New GY half-unit courses derived from discontinued full-unit courses for 2018/19: students are not permitted to take half-unit course(s) if they have previously studied the original full-unit course from which the half-unit(s) were derived.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.
