Land Economy

The Land Economy undergraduate degree is a three year honours degree programme which leads to the award of a Cambridge first degree (BA).  The Land Economy tripos focuses on law and economics, but includes aspects of the environment, business finance, and resource management.

Year 1 (Part IA)

Part IA provides the framework for later specialisation. You acquire a thorough grounding in the core disciplines of law and economics and are introduced to the multidisciplinary nature of the degree through four compulsory papers:

• Economics

• The Public Sector: Institutional and Legal Frameworks

• Quantitative and Legal Methods for Land Economists

• Land Economy, Development and Sustainability

Year 2 (Part IB)

Five papers are taken, including at least one paper from a choice of two on law, and select your other four papers from a choice of six. Current options include:

• 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

Year 3 (Part II)

Part II continues the work of the second year, with further opportunity for breadth or depth.

You’re required to take four papers chosen from a wide range of options which currently includes:

• 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

You also write a 10,000-word dissertation on any aspect of the Department’s work of your choosing.