BSc in Geography with Economics
Programme Code: UBGYWEC
Department: Geography & Environment
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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 |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100 The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 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 |
GY209 The Economic Geography of Trade, Production and Development (0.5) # and GY210 The Economics of Cities (0.5) # | |
Paper 7 |
GY245 Quantitative Methods in Geography (0.5) # and GY247 Field Methods in Geography with Economics (0.5) | |
Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
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GY205 Political Geographies (1.0) | |
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GY206 Urban Geography and Globalisation (0.5) | |
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GY207 Economy, Society and Place (0.5) | |
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GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
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GY244 London's Geographies (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY307 Regional Economic Development (0.5) | |
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GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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 |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100 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) (not available 2020/21) | |
GY309 The Political Geography of Development (0.5) | |
GY310 Urban Politics (0.5) | |
GY311 The Political Economy of Urbanisation (0.5) | |
GY312 Geographies of Gender in the Global South (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
GY315 Geographies of Race (0.5) | |
GY316 Gender, Space and Power (0.5) | |
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
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY205 Political Geographies (1.0) | |
GY206 Urban Geography and Globalisation (0.5) | |
GY207 Economy, Society and Place (0.5) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
GY307 Regional Economic Development (0.5) | |
GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
Footnotes
A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guide for further information.
# 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 ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Language Centre's extra-curricular courses.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .