BA in Geography

Programme Code: UBGY2

Department: Geography & Environment

For all first, second and third year students in  2016-17

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100

The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

GY100

Introduction to Geography

2

GY140

Methods in Spatial and Social Analysis

3

Either GY103 Contemporary Europe or GY120 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future or GY121 Sustainable Development

4

An approved paper taught outside the Department or another paper from Paper 3 above

Year 2

5

GY2A0

Research Techniques (Spatial, Social and Environmental)

6, 7 & 8

Three units from:

 

GY200

Economy, Society and Space

GY201

Urban and Spatial Economic Analysis I

GY202

Introduction to Global Development

GY205

Political Geographies, Policy and Space

GY220

Environment Science and Society

GY222

Applied Environmental Economics

GY244

London's Geographies: An Introduction to Cultural and Historical Geography 

 

Or an approved LSE taught option (either within or outside the Department of Geography but not a Language course)

Year 3

9

GY350

Independent Research Project

10, 11 & 12

Three units from:

 

GY300

Theories of Regional Development and Change

GY301

The Political Geography of Development and the South

GY302

Urban Development: Politics, Policy and Planning

GY303

The Geography of Gender; Global Perspectives (n/a 16/17)

GY305

Urban and Spatial Economic Analysis II

GY306

Geographies of Race 

GY324

Environmental Governance

GY325

Environment and Development

 

One unit from 6-8 (excluding  an LSE taught Outside Option)

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 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.