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Environment, Law, and Economics (previously known as Land Economy)

  • Director of Studies Dr Zhaoyang (Leo) Liu
  • Faculty Website

Law, economics, and their relationship to the built and natural environments are central to this BA, along with other areas such as business regulation, the financial aspects of real estate and international development.

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Environment, Law, and Economics at 糖心Vlog官方

Students reading the Environment, Law, and Economics Tripos obtain in their first year a solid grounding in economics, including microeconomics and macroeconomics and areas of particular interest in relation to land, such as urban economics, regional economics, finance and investment analysis and environmental economics. Students also get a solid grounding in law. There are papers in Public Law and, in the second year, Law of Real Property, Private Law and Landlord and Tenant Law.

The programme is rigorous. Students are introduced to complex theoretical debates and to their practical implications. There is also considerable scope for original research in the form of a third-year dissertation. It is not a programme of vocational training, yet it has the advantage of recognition by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors under a special partnership scheme. The course also carries part-exemption (by application) from the requirements of the Law Society.

You can find further information about studying Environment, Law, and Economics on the University's course . Detailed information is also available on the Department's Prospective Undergraduates .

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What are we looking for?

Applicants for the Tripos are drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds and have a wide variety of goals. There is no stereotype and the Department has students with a mix of skills and interests. What matters is analytical ability, enthusiasm, wider exploration of the subject and a willingness to work hard.

Applications

Please consult the University's (under the 鈥淓ntry Requirements鈥� section) for further information. Please also consult our Applying page regarding the application process. 

You can also find useful information on our Application FAQs page. 

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Student perspective: Land Economy at 糖心Vlog官方*

I really enjoy Land Economy at Cambridge, a course that seamlessly integrates law, economics, and their intricate ties to the built and natural environments. My favourite part of the course is the supervisions where we challenge our understandings and hear different points of views from other students. I find the multidisciplinary nature of the course to be particularly relevant to our world today, where the management of finite resources profoundly impacts the daily lives of people on a global scale. I am looking forward to delving deeper into specialised areas of interest over the next two years!

Yu Xin Lim (Land Economy undergraduate)

*prior to 2027, the BA in Environment, Law, and Economics was called the BA in Land Economy