BA Economics and Geography
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (specific subject requirements) BTEC: D*DD in National Extended Diploma. We can also accept a combination of National Extended Certificates and A-levels. The BTEC, with or without combination A-levels, must cover modules aligned with the subjects named in the A-level section. IB: 6,6,6 at higher level
About this course
BA in Economics and Geography, an economics and geography degree centred on spatial economic dynamics, urban systems, and global development. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Teaching is shared between Leeds University Business School and the School of Geography. The first year covers core foundations through Economic Theory and Applications, Digital Geographies, and Population, Society and Space. The second year progresses to advanced methods and applied analysis via Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS. The final year involves independent research culminating in an Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project and a Human Geography Dissertation. Optional modules span specialist topics such as Behavioural Economics, Advanced Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Retail Location Planning, and Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis.
Modules
- The Urban Age
- Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B
- Economics and Global History
- Economic Theory and Applications
- Digital Geographies
- Planet Under Threat
- Global Geopolitics, Migration and Uneven Development
- Population, Society and Space
- Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A (compulsory for students without A-level maths)
- Economic Perspectives and Controversies
- Research Approaches in Human Geography
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Towards a Zero Carbon Future (Residential Field class)
- Career Skills in Geography
- Political and Development Geographies
- Geographies of Economies
- The Making of the Modern City
- Citizenship and Identity: Comparative Perspectives
- Sustainability: Living Within Limits
- Planning Services for Changing Populations
- Social and Spatial Data Analysis with GIS
- Social Ecological Systems
- Introduction to Health Economics
- Mathematics for Business and Economics 2
- International Economics
- Economics Research Methods
- Statistics and Econometrics
- Labour Economics
- How to be a Successful Policy Economist
- Ethics and Economics
- Transport Economics
- Project Appraisal
- Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project
- Human Geography Dissertation
- Retail Location Planning
- Helsinki: Urban Growth and Sustainability
- Urban Transformations Field Class
- Exploring the Mediterranean Migration Crisis
- Contested Cities
- Creating Alternative Futures: Sustainability Transitions from Theory to Practice
- Healthy Spaces, Risky Places
- Geocomputation and Spatial Analysis
- Geographies of Global Insecurities
- Geographies of Global Insecurities: New Dynamics
- Environment, Conflict and Policy
- Professional Work Placement
- Geographical Research Opportunities
- School and Educational Placements
- Spaces of Migration and Encounter
- Spaces of Migration and Encounter: Concepts and Contemporary Experiences
- Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Economic Development
- Environmental Economics
- Applied Econometrics
- Behavioural Economics
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- International Economics: Integration and Governance
- Travel Activity Analysis
- Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport
- practice the skills you have learnt in class in real-world situations
- gain first-hand experience of collecting and analysing data
- build valuable individual and team research skills – vital for your final year research project
- develop professional skills sought after by employers like project planning, communication and teamwork
- get to know your lecturers and fellow students even better.