Best degree for politics, economics & geography?

Hi! I take A-level politics, economics and geography, (also maths but will likely drop it) and want to keep all my interests for uni. Are there degree courses that blend all three or give good options to combine them? What did you choose if you had similar interests?

Hi! I take A-level politics, economics and geography, (also maths but will likely drop it) and want to keep all my interests for uni. Are there degree courses that blend all three or give good options to combine them? What did you choose if you had similar interests?

hey i take econ and geography at uni (the geography is only the human side though), after doing economics geography and maths (did politics too but dropped it). i love it, its great- you do need a-level maths though at the minimum if u wanna do any kind of econ at uni

Hi! I take A-level politics, economics and geography, (also maths but will likely drop it) and want to keep all my interests for uni. Are there degree courses that blend all three or give good options to combine them? What did you choose if you had similar interests?

Thank you so much! I am doing maths at the moment but was planning on possible dropping it. Can I ask what uni you are at and if you recommend it x

Hi @Edelweiss12
I was in a similar situation to you when I was in sixth form that I really enjoyed economics but also loved geography. I ended up choosing to study Geography BA at the University of Southampton as geography tends to cover a huge variety of topics.
For example at Southampton they have an optional module called Economic Geography, which I chose to take, enabling me to pursue my interests in Economics. But alongside this Southampton also offer a wide range of optional modules that cover many topics such as politics, population demographics, cultural geography, sustainability and climate change - the list could really go on.
I would suggest looking into human geography or geography BA degrees and have a look specifically at their module list. That way you can see if the degree will cover any of your current interests, because with geography you’ll most likely have the option to learn and research these topics.
Let me know if you have any questions about studying human geography at university, I’m happy to help!
Lucy
3rd Year Geography BA student at the University of Southampton

hey im at LSE doing the BSc Geography with econ. i love it as obviously with it being LSE its extremely specialised in economic geography, as i wasnt particualrly interested in the physical side of geography. the geog department are amazing though they offer so many types of human geography like environmental economics, political geography, cultural geography, economic geography, urban economics etc. i will say though that with my degree in particular because i do the with econ degree i had to take maths and stats modules up until my second year, which was relatively challenging (probably further maths level maths), and i had to take econ modules from the econ department which were hard too. youre probably best to look into LSE's BA geography course as its sounds more up your alley actually as you can take all the economic geography modules i mentioned (still no physical geography), without being required to do the maths heavy modules. plus you can still take econ department modules as an outside option, but a slighly easier one for people who dont want to do as much maths.

Thank you so much! This has been super helpful, if it’s ok can I also about what you are thinking of doing post uni?