BSc (Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement at University of Bath

Programme overview

Explore how we can build a sustainable global future that leaves no one behind. Develop a broad-based social science approach with a grounding in economics. This course allows you to study some of the most important challenges facing our changing world – poverty, inequality, climate change, conflict and migration.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Department of Social & Policy Sciences | Duration: 4 years with professional placement | Study mode: full-time, with professional placement | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course lasts 4 years. It starts in September 2027 and ends in 2031. Year 1 compulsory units include Becoming a social scientist 1, Becoming a social scientist 2, Economics, International development: global perspectives, International development: political perspectives, International development: regional perspectives, International development: social and cultural perspectives.

Career pathways

Studying international development with economics provides you with an academic foundation for a career in a range of fields. These could be within: international businesses (especially in emerging markets) It also provides a solid foundation for postgraduate training in human rights, migration, humanitarianism, social justice, journalism, teaching, and business.

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Entry requirements

A level typical offer: AAB in three A levels. IB Diploma: 36 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects. BTEC typical offer: DDD. GCSE: GCSE Mathematics grade 6 or B. English language: IELTS: 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in all components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee for full-time campus-based courses; 2027/28 Home fees are subject to parliamentary approval. Placement-year fees are charged separately. Source

International applicants: GBP 26,150 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee, Band 1 (primarily library-based Humanities & Social Sciences courses); placement-year fees are charged separately. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years with professional placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/applying-for-an-undergraduate-course/

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