Geography with Economics

Geography with economics is a degree that reflects the deepening connection between two disciplines that have always shared important concerns. Geography maps the uneven distribution of resources, people, and economic activity across the planet, examining how places develop, how spatial patterns of inequality arise, and how physical environments shape and are shaped by human action. Economics provides the analytical framework for understanding resource allocation, market behaviour, growth, and development.

At Loughborough University, this three-year, full-time degree is taught across the geography department and Loughborough Business School, ensuring that both components of the degree are taught to a high standard and with genuine scholarly depth.

You will develop the conceptual and quantitative tools of both disciplines, studying the social and physical processes that are reshaping our planet alongside the economic theory and applied methods needed to understand how human systems respond to those changes. The geography component covers both human and physical themes, from urban and economic geography to environmental science, while the economics component gives you training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods that is directly relevant to professional and research roles in the field. The combination is particularly strong for those interested in development economics, environmental economics, urban economics, and economic policy.

Graduates of geography with economics find careers in consultancy, policy analysis, economic development, local and national government, the financial sector, urban planning, and international organisations. The quantitative skills that the economics training provides are valued alongside the spatial and environmental literacy that geography contributes, making graduates well suited to data-intensive and policy-relevant roles. Many also pursue postgraduate study in economics, human geography, urban studies, or related fields.

This is a degree for those who want to understand the world as both an economic and a geographical system.