Economics with Political Studies BSc (Econ) at Royal Holloway, University of London

S tudying Economics with Political Studies at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts at one of the UK’s top ten teaching and research centres. Economics is one of the most influential and liveliest disciplines in today's world, affecting the lives and fortunes of everyone on the planet. This course offers a complete education in the theories and methods of economics, with a strong focus on analytical methods and a quarter of your time will be spent on political studies.

Department: Economics  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Introduction to Politics and Government, Academic Writing Skills, Employability 1, Mathematics for Economics, Principles of Economics and others; Year 2: Employability 2, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics 1, Econometrics 2; Year 3: Employability 3. Optional modules: Year 2: Contemporary Political Theory, Democracy in Britain, Government and Politics of the United States, International Organisations, Introduction to Political Communication and others; Year 3: Advanced Econometrics I, Advanced Topics in Game Theory, Data Analysis with Matlab, Dissertation in Economics, Economics of Artificial Intelligence and others; Behavioural Economics, Crisis, Recovery and EU Democracy, Economics of Warfare 2, Environmental Economics, Ethnic Politics and Ethnic Conflict and others.

Career pathways

An Economics with Political Studies degree at Royal Holloway will equip you with an enviable range of practical skills and can lead into a variety of career paths. The knowledge and skills developed in an economics degree will make you highly employable.

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