This course combines the two complementary fields of geography and economics. It offers the analytical rigour of economics, and applies this to real-life examples in human geography. This is a major/minor programme, with around 75 per cent of this programme in geography, and the remaining 25 per cent in economics. Teaching on the programme is informed by the latest research in the field, and academic staff works with policy makers, the third sectors, as well as big business, to apply academic insights to real-world processes. In your third year, you can choose to undertake an independent research project in the final year, which will allow you to apply your knowledge to a small research exercise in your own chosen field of interest. As we attempt to improve human welfare and environmental quality, it is vital that we have a good understanding of the social, political and economic forces which shape development and social change in our interdependent world. To this end, geography at LSE focuses on improving understanding of the social, economic and environmental aspects of geography and informing policy processes worldwide. Recent graduates from this programme have gone on to work in the areas of financial services, planning, consultancy, administration, marketing, development, teaching and further study.