BA (Hons) Economics and Geography

UCAS code: LL71

Overview

The BA (Hons) Economics and Geography is run jointly by the Department of Economics and geography specialists within the Lancaster Environment Centre, and allows you to take advantage of the complementary aspects of these two subjects. Economics analyses the production and distribution of wealth at the level of the firm and household (micro-economics) as well as at the national and international levels (macro-economics). It addresses important contemporary issues like public policy, banking, global poverty, climate change and regional and urban growth. Geography considers the spatial and environmental impacts of such topics. It analyses such issues as natural resource management, environmental conservation planning, sustainable development, urban neighbourhood dynamics, transport policy and geopolitics.

Graduates in Economics and Geography acquire an incisive perspective and analytical skills that are greatly valued by employers in many fields, including corporate planning, economic consultancy, the financial sector and the civil service.

For general information about constituents of this degree programme, please see:

See also, information about combined major degrees in Economics.

Requirements

A-levels: AAB (inc Geography)

General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels

GCSE: Maths and English Language, min grade B in both

Scottish Highers: ABBBB

International Bacc: 34 pts overall with 16 from best three HL courses

IELTS: 6.5

BTEC: DDM/DDD

First Year

Compulsory modules: ECON 100, plus the requisite Part I modules in Geography and one further Part I subject, chosen from the full range of Part I courses (subject to any prerequisites, quota and timetabling constraints).

Other Years

In the second and third years (Part II), the course comprises four units in Economics and four units in Geography.

Compulsory modules:

Year 2: ECON 220, ECON 221, ECON 222 and ECON 223 and two further Economics modules.

Year 3: Students select four half-unit courses in Economics and four in Geography.

For further details, see individual module descriptions.

Economics