The Department of Geography and Environment at the LSE offers a unique opportunity to study Human Geography, Economic Geography and Environmental Social Science/Policy in a university institution which enjoys a worldwide reputation as an international centre of academic excellence for studying the social sciences. The LSE is located at the heart of London, one of the world's great capital cities, providing students with a rich diversity of academic, cultural, social and recreational facilities. 

In our teaching the courses offered are designed to benefit from and complement the strengths and aspirations of the LSE. You will find a healthy balance of experienced and younger academics within the Department, and many of our staff have well-established international reputations in their fields of expertise. The Department has had three holders of the highly competitive Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowships for researchers under 36.

The Department is medium-sized and has major specialities within the economic, development, urban, regional planning and environmental social science aspects of Geography, all with a strong emphasis on application and policy issues. It is large enough to offer a breadth of expertise but small enough to allow for good relationships among students, and between students and staff.