Geography with Economics

Geography with economics is a combination that gives you two powerful and complementary lenses for understanding how the world is organised and how it changes. Geography examines the spatial dimensions of social, environmental, and economic life: why economic activity is unevenly distributed across the globe, how natural systems shape and are shaped by human decisions, and what the social and political consequences of those patterns are. Economics provides the analytical tools for understanding markets, resource allocation, growth, and the consequences of policy choices.

Together they equip you to analyse some of the most consequential questions of our time, from global inequality and climate economics to urbanisation and the distributional effects of trade.

At the London School of Economics this three-year full-time programme provides a rigorous grounding in both disciplines within one of the world's leading environments for social science. You will develop strong analytical skills in mathematical and statistical methods, building the quantitative foundation that modern economics and quantitative geography both require. The curriculum engages with the uneven impact of economic activity globally and the forces driving social, political, environmental, and economic change, ensuring that your analytical training is always grounded in real-world questions of genuine importance.

A year abroad is built into the programme, giving you the opportunity to study geography and economics in an international context.

Graduates are exceptionally well placed for careers in economic research, policy analysis, international development, finance, consultancy, the civil service, journalism, and environmental economics. LSE graduates are among the most sought-after in the UK graduate market, and the combination of geography and economics is valued across every sector where spatial and economic analysis are relevant. Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study at leading institutions worldwide.