BA Environment, Law, and Economics
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level . We don't ask for any specific subjects to apply to Environment, Law, and Economics. We recommend these subjects for a strong application: Economics Mathematics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Environment, Law, and Economics, an environment, law, and economics degree focused on the built and natural environments alongside business and financial regulation. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking. The degree is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and allows graduates to progress directly to the Assessment of Professional Competence. The first year covers foundational concepts through Economics, Quantitative and Legal Methods for Land Economists, and Land Economy, Development, and Sustainability. The second year progresses to Environmental Economics and Law, The Built Environment, and The Law of Real Property: Principles, Policy, and Economic Implications. The final year includes advanced study in Law and Economics, Planning Policy and Practice, and Land Policy and Development Economics, alongside specialized topics such as Advanced Techniques in Finance and Investment for Real Estate.
Modules
- Economics
- The Public Sector: Institutional and Legal Frameworks
- Quantitative and Legal Methods for Land Economists
- Land Economy, Development, and Sustainability
- the key skill of critical analysis across a range of different disciplines
- research skills
- data management and numeracy skills
- skills in oral presentation and report preparation
- Environmental Economics and Law
- Fundamentals of Finance and Investment
- The Built Environment
- Land and Urban Economics
- The Law of Real Property: Principles, Policy, and Economic Implications
- Private Law
- Law and Economics
- Landlord and Tenant Law
- Planning Policy and Practice
- Land, Food and Ecosystem Services
- Land Policy and Development Economics
- Advanced Techniques in Finance and Investment for Real Estate
- the economics of gentrification
- Aboriginal land claims in Australia
- the social perception and problems of population density
- the future prospects of virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin
- the upgrading of slums in Brazil
- road traffic and house prices
- financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
- the affordable housing legacy of the London Olympics
- environmental protection in the developing world
- risk management in capital and financial markets
- the legal regulation of the property of unmarried couples
- market failure in the housing market