Land economy

Land Economy is the study of law, economics, and the environment insofar as they relate to land usage and development. The University of Cambridge and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are currently the only universities in the world offering such degree at undergraduate level.

Land Economy at the University of Cambridge

Land Economy is offered as a three-year undergraduate degree course as part of the Cambridge Tripos. Students studying for Land Economy must apply to a college of the University of Cambridge in order to be considered for admission.

Competition for places is intense [http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/statistics/docs/landecon.doc] , and the academic entrance requirement is AAA (at A-Level), or equivalent. No specific A-Level subjects are required, although applicants who have studied Geography, Maths and/or Economics may infer an advantage. The admissions process involves applying to a college of the University of Cambridge, and attending two (or more) interviews with subject specialist staff.

In the first year, students study courses in public and administrative law, macroeconomics, microeconomics, welfare economics, accounting, statistics and a topic on land, environment and structural change. In the second and third year, students have the opportunity to select papers of interest, from disciplines including law, economics, finance and geography.

The degree offers exemption from the professional examinations of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and, depending on which papers students choose, also offers exemption from the Law Society's Common Professional Examination which is a one year law-conversion course for students who do not have a law degree.

Many graduates of Land Economy undertake employment with City investment banks, law firms or international and national agencies. The degree is highly regarded for its multi-disciplinary nature and academic rigour, and has the highest graduate employment level of all Cambridge University subjects [ [http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/landecon/index.html Undergraduate courses: Land Economy ] ] .

Current Universities Offering the Degree

*University of Cambridge
* Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Ghana

References

External links

* [http://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/ Land Economy Faculty at the University of Cambridge]

* [http://www.culandsoc.com/ Alumni society for the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge]
* [http://www.careersthatgo.com.au/CareerProfile/Job_Description.asp?job_nm_id=312&asco=229513A Careers in Land Economy]
* [http://www.rics.org/ Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors]
* [http://www.tcpa.org.uk/ Town and Country Planning Association]

Former Land Economy Department Aberdeen University (Now separate Departments)
* [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/landeconomy/ Masters Of Land Economy University of Aberdeen]
* [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/ugradprop.php Property Department University Of Aberdeen]
* [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cpem/ Centre for Planning and Environmental Management (Rural Surveying and Marine and Coastal Resource Management)Aberdeen]
* [http://www.landeasy.co.uk Aberdeen University Land Economy Society]