Economics, Politics and International Relations with a Year in Business BSc at Royal Holloway, University of London

Economics, Politics and International Relations with a Year in Business Studying Economics, Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts at two of the UK’s top ten teaching and research centres. This joint degree combines the core course of the Economics degree with foundation and option courses offered by Politics and International Relations.

Department: Economics  |  Duration: 4 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time with placement/study-abroad year  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Introduction to Mathematics for Economics; Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Politics and Government, Academic Writing Skills, Employability 1, Principles of Economics and others; Year 2: Employability 2, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics; Year 3: Year in Business; Year 4: Employability 3. Optional modules: Year 2: Contemporary Political Theory, Democracy in Britain, Government and Politics of the United States, International Organisations, International Political Economy and others; Year 3: Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Econometrics II, Programing and Coding for Economists, Comparative Political Leadership, Economics of the European Union and others; Year 4: Advanced Econometrics I, Advanced Topics in Game Theory, Data Analysis with Matlab, Economics of Inequality, Economics of Warfare 1 and others; Financial Economics 2, Industrial Economics 2, Politics in Action: The Politics and International Relations Experience Placement, Politics and/or International Relations Dissertation, American Political Development and others.

Career pathways

An Economics, Politics and International Relations degree at Royal Holloway will equip you with an enviable range of transferable skills which combined with the knowledge gained, will make you highly employable. It can lead to a broad range of careers in both the private and public sectors and also for professional training in areas such as law, accountancy and management.

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