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Land Economy

  • Number of students per year: up to three
  • Typical offer: A*AA or equivalent
  • Essential subjects: none
  • Useful subjects: Mathematics

Land Economy offers students the opportunity to build valuable skill sets, study some of the key issues of our time, and cultivate excellent career opportunities.

If you're looking for a degree that will give you an intellectual challenge and a wide breadth of career opportunities, this is it. 

The main disciplines are law and economics, but with options in aspects of the environment, business finance, and resource management. 

Find out more on the University webpage.
What we look for

Requirements

Our typical conditional offer is one A* and two A grades at A-Level or equivalent.

Previous Land Economy students have taken a wide range of subjects at A-Level, from sciences, mathematics, arts, and social sciences. There are no required subjects at A-Level, but Mathematics is useful. If you haven't studied Mathematics at A-Level or equivalent, we'll need to know that you have the mathematical skills to thrive on the course.

We welcome applications from students with other qualifications comparable to A2 Level, such as the Scottish Advanced Highers, the International Baccalaureate, and other school leaving examinations.

Written assessment

There is currently no written assessment for Land Economy.

Interviews

In 2023-24, we’ll be interviewing shortlisted applicants virtually, with interviews taking place in December.

The interview process aims to assess your intellectual ability, potential, and commitment to the subject. Candidates are typically interviewed by at least three subject specialists, including the Director of Studies, and total contact time will be between 35-50 minutes in total. This could be in a single interview, or in two separate interviews. Further details will be made available to candidates closer to the time.

Find out more about the interview process on the University website.

Written work

You don't need to submit any written work.

Deferred and post A-Level entry

We're happy to consider post A-Level and deferred applications in Land Economy. You'll normally have already achieved A*AA at A-Level or equivalent, and you'll need to go through the normal competitive process with the other applicants.

Find out how to apply to study at Jesus.

People

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Professor Shailaja Fennell

Shailaja Fennell is Director of Research at Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Professor of Regional Transformation and Economic Security, and Director of Studies in Land Economy at Jesus College. Shailaja has been researching the linkages between rural development, environmental, and educational strategies across the regions of sub-Saharan Africa, South and South East Asia and Central Asia since 2004. She has specialised in the fields of institutional reform, regional transformation, gender and household dynamics, kinship and ethnicity, and the provision of public goods.

Read Professor Shailaja Fennell's full profile