Economics with Political Studies with a Year in Business BSc (Econ) at Royal Holloway, University of London

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 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: 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, Introduction to Political Communication and others; Year 4: 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 and 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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