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Environment and Development – (B.Sc.)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of Geography and Environment
| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,847 - ≈ € 16,632 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
One of the critical questions in modern society is how to manage the processes of economic and social development so that we can make sustainable improvements in human welfare without destroying the environmental resource base on which all life depends.
Current patterns of population growth, industrial development, urbanisation, and the use and consumption of resources are resulting in environmental changes on all scales, from the local to the global. Major issues include pollution, soil erosion and desertification, loss of biodiversity, ozone depletion and global warming. Although such environmental changes manifest themselves as physical problems, the processes which drive the changes are economic, social and political. Therefore, any attempts to manage the use of environmental resources to achieve more sustainable forms of development have to begin with a clear understanding of the socio-economic processes involved.
Recent graduates have gone on to work in all areas of environmental policy and economics at the local, national and international level, whether in the public sector for government departments and agencies, in the private sector for industry and environmental/management consultancies or in the NGO sector for pressure groups and think tanks. Recent graduates have also gone on to further study at postgraduate level.
Features of LSE courses
The BSc degrees in Environment and Development and in Environmental Policy with Economics as a minor subject, differ from most university environment courses as they focus on the subject from a social science rather than a natural science perspective.
Our teaching emphasises the fact that the majority of environmental problems arise from human actions and decisions, and that all environmental management schemes seek to achieve objectives defined by humans within constraints imposed by political and economic systems.
You will be taught by a team of very experienced researchers with acknowledged expertise in environmental and ecological economics, environmental policy and planning, business and the environment, development studies, environmental geography, environmental hazards and environmental risk management and natural resources management.
Contents
First year:
* Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future
* Sustainable Development
* Environment, Economy and Society
* Any one course from a list of approved first year geography and environment and outside options
* LSE100 (Lent Term only)
Second year:
* Introduction to Development in the South
* Environment: Science and Society
* Applied Environmental Economics
* One courses from a list of approved second year geography and environment and outside options
* LSE100 (Michaelmas Term only)
Third year:
* Environmental Governance
* Environment and Development
* Two courses from a list of approved third year geography and environment options
This degree allows you to build a critical understanding of processes of environmental change as they relate to human well-being and development, while also equipping you with the broader skills needed for environment and development policy and analysis.
First year
You take two courses which deal with the natural environment and with global issues relating to environmental change and sustainable development, a third course on contemporary geographical issues, and a fourth course from within the Department of Geography and Environment, or other departments in the School, such as Economics, Government, International Relations and Social Policy.
Second and third years
In the second year, you take courses in Introduction to Development in the South, Environment: Science and Society and Applied Environmental Economics, and another course from an approved list of geography and environment and outside options.
In the third year you take courses in Environmental Governance, Environment and Development, and two courses from an approved list (one of which may be an Independent Research Project)
Options
(* half unit)
First year
(Not all options are available every year)
One from:
* Economics A or Economics B
* The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the Present Day
* Introduction to Political Theory
* Contemporary Europe
* The Structure of International Society
* Methods in Spatial and Social Analysis
* From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century
* Introduction to Social Anthropology
* Population, Economy and Society
* Quantitative Methods (Mathematics)* and Quantitative Methods (Statistics)*
Second year
One from:
* Comparative Economic Development: Late Industrialisation in Russia, India & Japan
* States, Nations and Empires
* Economy, Society and Space
* Location and Spatial Analysis
* Political Geographies, Policy and Space
* Research Techniques (Spatial, Social and Environmental) (compulsory pre-requisite for Independent Research Project)
* Law and the Environment
* Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Change
* Demographic Description and Analysis
Third year
Two from:
* Independent Research Project
* Theories of Regional Development and Change
* Urban Development: Politics, Policy and Planning
* The Geography of Gender: Global Perspectives
* Applied Location and Spatial Analysis
* The Political Geography of Development and the South
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Course requirement: GCSE Mathematics, grade C or above
Usual standard offer: A level: grades A A B
International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 37 points including 6 6 6 at Higher level
Other qualifications are considered.
English language requirements
Although it is not necessary to have the required grade in an acceptable English Language qualification when you make your application to LSE, if you are made an offer of a place and English is not your mother tongue, it is likely that you would be asked to obtain an acceptable English Language qualification as a condition of your offer.
The following qualifications are acceptable to LSE:
* GCSE English Language with a grade B or better.
* International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English as a First Language with a grade B or better including the Speaking and Listening coursework component (Edexcel) or grade 2 in the optional speaking test (CIE).
* International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) academic test with a score of 7.0 in all four components.
* Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test including 5.5 in writing and 50 in TSE, or 107 in the internet based test with a minimum of 25 out of 30 in each of the four skills.
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with grade B or better.
* Cambridge Advanced Certificate of English (CACE) with a grade A.
* Cambridge English Language (1119) conducted overseas by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate: B4 or better.
* O level (1120 Brunei, 1125 Mauritius A, 1127 Singapore) grade B or better.
* Singapore Integrated Programme (IP) Secondary 4 English Language grade B or better.
* Pearson Test of English (General) with a distinction at level 5 in both the written and the oral test.
Exceptions
If students offer the IGCSE in English as a First Language or O level (other than those specified above) and have been educated in the medium of English during their five most recent years of study (prior to 1 September 2011), then we will accept the qualification as sufficient evidence of English Language proficiency.
Please note that test scores must be achieved from one sitting of the relevant qualification. We will not accept individual component scores from multiple tests
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 627 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 107 |
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