A three-year BA, L702
Taught by the Department of Geography and Environment, with 12 units plus LSE100 and a final-year dissertation.
Undergraduate · LSE Geography
LSE Geography: a BA in human and environmental geography
LSE's geography degree is a BA: broad human and environmental geography taught in a department that ranks near the top globally, with a second-year field trip, an optional language specialism and a final-year dissertation. It asks for AAA. The decision against LSE's BSc Geography with Economics is whether you want geography on its own or with a Mathematics-based economics strand.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What LSE asks for in Geography
Taken from LSE's BA Geography programme page and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; LSE's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
AAA, with a broad mix of subjects
The standard A-level requirement is AAA; the contextual offer is ABB.
IB 38 with 766
The IB requirement is 38 points overall, including 766 at higher level.
Fieldwork and a language option
Students can take a second-year field trip and study a language specialism added to the degree award.
A final-year dissertation
Students complete a dissertation in their final year.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on LSE's BA Geography programme page, which describes 2027 entry. LSE's general entry requirements, the fees pages and the 2028-entry values were not read, and the page lists no additional admissions test or interview so none is stated and are not stated.
The degree
Geography broadly, with fieldwork and a dissertation
LSE says students develop skills in analysing and evaluating geographical information and completing fieldwork, and the department offers expertise across economic, political, environmental and social geography. There is a second-year field trip, a language specialism can be added to the degree award, and a dissertation is completed in the final year.
Is it the right degree?
Geography against Geography with Economics
The title also corrects a common assumption: LSE's single-subject geography degree is a BA.
Choose BA Geography if
you want geography on its own, with human and environmental breadth.
Choose Geography with Economics if
you want a 75/25 economics strand and have A-level Mathematics. Avandy's LSE Geography with Economics guide covers it.
Choose Economic History and Geography if
you want history and geography in equal measure. Avandy's guide to it covers that.
Entry rules
AAA and a broad academic mix
A-level applicants need AAA. IB applicants need 38 points overall including 766 at higher level. The page lists no additional test or interview. This page states no scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not LSE's.
Is geography enough on its own?
This is the single-subject degree.
Do you like fieldwork?
A second-year field trip is offered.
Would a language specialism help?
It can be added to the degree award.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules LSE has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means LSE published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means LSE has not yet published it.
Grades, subject requirements and the subject-mix guidance: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. LSE has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline and the 2028-entry requirements: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check LSE's programme page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm the required subjects, read the programme's course structure and plan your preparation around it.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not write applications. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does LSE BA Geography require?
AAA at A level, in LSE's wording for 2027 entry.
Is it a BSc or a BA?
LSE's page title is BA Geography.
Is there a field trip?
LSE describes an opportunity for a field trip in the second year.
Is there a dissertation?
Yes, in the final year.
Is there an admissions test or interview?
The page lists none, so this guide states none.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are LSE's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the programme page again when LSE publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
Talk to us about LSE Geography
Tell us about the student's curriculum, their interest in human and environmental geography, fieldwork and whether they want a BA or the BSc with Economics, the universities on the list, and the intended year of entry. A senior adviser will review the academic profile before recommending how to prepare.