Studying Land Economy at Cambridge

Stay tuned as Professor Fuerst Mathematics delves into what the Land Economy course offers and what sets it apart from other university programs. A list of topic discussions can be found below.Professor Fuerst is Professor of Housing and Real Estate Finance and Cambridge University Land Society Fellow. His research interests include ‘green’ real estate economics, financial analysis of sustainable investments, portfolio and risk management, real estate market forecasting and spatial economics.00:00 Introductions00:30 What is Land Economy?02:30 Is Land Economy a social science?03:00 Who is Land Economy for? / What kind of interests make you well suited to Land Economy?04:00 Is Land Economy an overlap between Law, Economics, and the Environment?08:00 What is the difference between Land Economy and Geography?10:45 What’s the origin story of the Cambridge Land Economy course?13:30 What differences have you noticed between students studying Land Economy and those studying Economics?16:45 How are students taught in Land Economy? What are supervisions like?23:00 What advice do you have for students who are torn between choosing a broad course or a specialised one?26:00 Can you do an Economics or Law undergraduate degree, and then Land Economy for your master’s?27:00 How much opportunity is there to study Maths or Quantitative Economics in Land Economy?30:00 What kind of careers does Land Economy lead to?31:00 How Land Economy can prepare you for public service or work in housing policy.33:30 The Land Economy department’s work on housing policy in Cambridge.35:30 Franz’s research39:00 How Land Economy enables lateral thinking