The LSE has over 3,000 undergraduate and a similar number of postgraduate students. The Department of Geography has about 100 undergraduate and 22 taught postgraduates on the courses listed below, as well as 42 research postgraduates. Geography MSc Urban and Regional Planning. The mission of the institution emphasises the contribution of social sciences to learning, interdisciplinarity, and an international and European theme in teaching and research. The aims and objectives of the Department emphasise the promotion of critical, analytical and communicative skills, and stress the distinctive contribution of geography within the social sciences.
All courses have modules to develop professional capability, and the material taught is relevant.
The undergraduate courses each have their own distinctive emphasis. In general, these aims are achieved, although there is some concern amongst the assessors as to whether the units available in physical and environmental geography are sufficient to allow specialisation and choice within this area. The syllabuses are up to date, reflect staff research interests and provide relevant courses for a geography degree. However, this progression is not clear or seemingly coherent. The first-year compulsory courses, Geographical Perspectives on Modern Society and Methods of Geographical Analysis, together with Physical Geography for the BSc degree, are the only compulsory core units.