BSc Environment and Sustainable Development at London School of Economics and Political Science

Programme overview

Examine challenging issues around sustainable development and environmental protection. How can we reconcile economic development and environmental protection? Is globalisation bad for the environment?

Department: Department of Geography and Environment | Duration: Three years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: 27 September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this programme, you’ll study 12 units over three years, plus LSE100. This degree covers natural science concepts on the Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future course. Compulsory and core courses include Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future, Sustainable Development, Introduction to Geography, The LSE Course, Introduction to Global Development, Environmental Science, Policy and Action, Science, Technology and Environmental Governance, Field Methods in Geography & Environment.

Career pathways

Recent graduates have gone on to work in all areas of environmental policy and economics at the local, national and international level, whether in the public sector for government departments and agencies, in the private sector for industry and environmental/management consultancies, or in the NGO sector for pressure groups and think tanks. A number of recent graduates have also gone on to further study at graduate level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GCSE: For GCSEs, you’ll need several GCSE grades at A (or 7) and A* (or 8-9). As a minimum, we ask for GCSE English Language and Mathematics grades at B (6) or higher. A-levels: AAA. A-level contextual offer: ABB. IB Diploma: 38 points overall, including 766 at higher level. IB contextual offer: 36 points overall, including 665 at higher level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Set at the UK Government maximum; may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 32,300 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee stays the same for each year of full-time study. Source

Intake: 27 September 2027

Duration: Three years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate/Prospective-Students/How-to-Apply

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