Meet some of our students and visiting scholars and their experiences during and after the course

Coming from studying the International Baccalaureate at High School, I knew I loved studying many different things at once. Land Economy is similar, except everything that you study has binding themes of space, place, and the environment.. The papers in first year build the foundations for the second and third year, where there is equal breadth and depth in the options you can study. Within one day I can go from a lecture on the principles of English contract law, to a supervision on planning policy in France, to reading for an essay on urban policy in Singapore. This diversity in subject coverage is not only enriching, but so exciting!

Zayaan Merchant, Homerton College, matriculated 2021

The Land Economy Tripos blends together a multitude of complex disciplines, ranging from the fields of Economics, Law and Environmental Policy to name a few. By studying the course, students are allowed to combine the worlds of qualitative and quantitative studies, developing extremely useful skills and effectively being prepared for further studies/work. One of the best parts of the course structure is the emphasis on real-world application, with every theory that is taught students also analyse how best to implement this in practise – which is very valuable for students looking to translate their studies to the real world and socio-economic issues. There is scope for further specialisation within the course which is certainly appealing to students, as we are allowed to choose the papers that we study in 2nd and 3rd year – meaning that students can decided to deepen their knowledge of one key discipline if they are more interested in that specifically.

Kris Bhargava

Even in Year 1 where you only take compulsory papers your studies range from maths to economics to law to real estate. This allows you to get a good feel of what you enjoy and informs your option papers in 2nd and 3rd years.

You are worked hard (not as hard as other subjects) and the whole Cambridge scene is a fantastic university experience

In my view, the course is taught very well. You're taught by ex-MPs, top lawyers and field experts and the supervisors are equally good

Tripos student