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BSc GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS (REGIONAL SCIENCE) WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • UCAS code
    LL18
  • Typical offer
    BBB
  • Year of entry
    2022
  • Course duration
     4 years
  • Year of entry
    2022
  • Course duration
     4 years
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Economic and geographic issues dominate the news and shape the world we live in. This BSc Geography and Economics (Regional science) with Professional Experience course covers everything from globalisation and consumerism to sustainability and responses to epidemics.

This joint degree combines the study of human geography and economics by focusing on the spatial implications of economic processes and the economic implications of social processes.

You will gain analytical skills and specialist knowledge of economics as you develop through this course, giving you a valuable edge over other applicants when it comes to getting a job.

Research techniques include a range of methods of quantitative analysis as well as interviewing and ethnographic approaches enabling you to develop a wide range of skills.

Placement

This four-year degree course includes a professional placement which provides you with opportunities to work with partner organisations on research projects. Recent examples include Thames Water, the Environment Agency, Reading Borough Council, the Earth Trust, Reading Buses and West Berkshire Wildlife Group.

You will benefit from the links that members of staff have with industry and with external organisations such as NGOs, local authorities, and government departments. Recently, a final-year student undertook field work for her dissertation at the Environmental Studies Centre in Cyprus, benefiting from the expertise and facilities available in a challenging and exciting environment overseas.

The department also runs study abroad schemes in the UK and enjoys active links with approved partner universities in Europe, Australia, Canada or the USA. In the autumn term of your final year, you will have the chance to study abroad for a term. All classes are conducted in English and bursaries are available to help with travel and accommodation costs.

For more information about securing and completing a placement for your placement year, please visit our Important Information page.

For more information, please visit the Department of Geography and Environmental Science website.

Overview

Economic and geographic issues dominate the news and shape the world we live in. This BSc Geography and Economics (Regional science) with Professional Experience course covers everything from globalisation and consumerism to sustainability and responses to epidemics.

This joint degree combines the study of human geography and economics by focusing on the spatial implications of economic processes and the economic implications of social processes.

You will gain analytical skills and specialist knowledge of economics as you develop through this course, giving you a valuable edge over other applicants when it comes to getting a job.

Research techniques include a range of methods of quantitative analysis as well as interviewing and ethnographic approaches enabling you to develop a wide range of skills.

Placement

This four-year degree course includes a professional placement which provides you with opportunities to work with partner organisations on research projects. Recent examples include Thames Water, the Environment Agency, Reading Borough Council, the Earth Trust, Reading Buses and West Berkshire Wildlife Group.

You will benefit from the links that members of staff have with industry and with external organisations such as NGOs, local authorities, and government departments. Recently, a final-year student undertook field work for her dissertation at the Environmental Studies Centre in Cyprus, benefiting from the expertise and facilities available in a challenging and exciting environment overseas.

The department also runs study abroad schemes in the UK and enjoys active links with approved partner universities in Europe, Australia, Canada or the USA. In the autumn term of your final year, you will have the chance to study abroad for a term. All classes are conducted in English and bursaries are available to help with travel and accommodation costs.

For more information about securing and completing a placement for your placement year, please visit our Important Information page.

For more information, please visit the Department of Geography and Environmental Science website.

Entry requirements A Level BBB | IB 30 points overall

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Typical offer

BBB

International Baccalaureate

30 points overall, including 4 in Maths at standard level 

BTEC Extended Diploma

DDM

GCSE

GCSE Maths at grade B (6)

Extended Project Qualification

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

For information on other English language qualifications, please visit our international student pages.

Alternative entry requirements for International and EU students

For country specific entry requirements look at entry requirements by country.

International Foundation Programme

If you are an international or EU student and do not meet the requirements for direct entry to your chosen degree you can join the University of Reading’s International Foundation Programme. Successful completion of this 1 year programme guarantees you a place on your chosen undergraduate degree. English language requirements start as low as IELTS 4.5 depending on progression degree and start date.

  • Learn more about our International Foundation programme

Pre-sessional English language programme

If you need to improve your English language score you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.

  • Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme

Structure

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4

Core modules include:

  • Foundation in human geography
  • Human geography: principles and practice
  • Introductory macroeconomics
  • Introductory mathematics for economics 1
  • Introductory microeconomics
  • Introductory quantitative methods in economics and business 1

Optional modules include:

  • Economy, politics and culture from the fall of Rome to the rise of feudalism
  • Economy, politics and culture in the Roman world
  • Economic policy and social problems
  • Introduction to economic institutions and policy
  • Introductory mathematics for economics 2
  • Introductory quantitative methods in economics and business 2 and study skills
  • Techniques in geography and environmental science
  • The economics of climate change
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Research training
  • Intermediate macroeconomics
  • Intermediate microeconomics

Optional modules include:

  • Culture, identity and place
  • Growth, degrowth and sustainability
  • Business economics
  • Crete June field class
  • Crete September field class
  • Economic history
  • Economics of social policy
  • Economics of the environment and energy
  • Energy resources
  • Geographies of development
  • Human geography field class
  • Introductory econometrics
  • Spatial data in the digital age
  • Web page development
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Professional placement year or Study Abroad.

Core modules include:

  • European urban and regional economics

Optional modules include:

  • Consumption, globalisation and sustainability
  • Work, employment and development
  • Banking in emerging economies
  • Business economics
  • Business and management in emerging markets
  • ERASMUS exchange programme
  • Economics of labour
  • European economic integration
  • Geographies of children and youth
  • History of economic thought
  • International climate politics and justice
  • International economics
  • Macroeconomics for developing countries
  • Microeconomics for developing countries
  • Money and banking
  • Neighbourhood renewal and regeneration
  • Processes of long-term political and economic change
  • Public economics
  • Resilience for sustainable development
  • Socio-ecological transformations: theories and case studies
  • Water resources
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250* per year

New international students: £19,500 per year

*UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes

UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

Additional costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Placement Year fees

If you spend a full year on placement – including professional and research placements and industrial experience – you’ll pay a discounted tuition fee for that year.

For more information, please contact placements@reading.ac.uk.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers

You will gain the skills for careers in renewable energy, wildlife conservation, development studies, urban and transport planning, biodiversity and climatology.

Graduates have followed careers in retail management, transport consultancy, regeneration management and the Whitehall civil service. Others work in environmental consultancies, hazards and insurance, real estate and property, and international development as flood risk analysts, commercial managers, GIS analysts, portfolio managers, campaign executives, social researchers, nature conservation officers, web designers, human resources officers and quantity surveyors.

Others have secured roles as economists with the Government Economic Service or consultancies such as PwC and KPMG.

I believe the University of Reading offers one of the best programmes. I appreciate the interdisciplinary approach to learning, which skilfully interweaves the concepts of economics and human geography.

Ian Cho

Economics and Human Geography

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