BA Economics at University of Birmingham

Economics frames how governments, regulators, and international organisations make decisions that shape millions of lives. Birmingham's BA Economics is built for students who not only want to understand economic frameworks but have the ambition to drive change across them. You'll graduate with the analytical thinking and data skills to evaluate real policy interventions, examining what worked, what didn't, and why.

Department: Economics  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will complete mandatory core modules and choose from a mix of optional modules. Modules include Professional Development, Environmental Policy, Economics of Labour Markets, Firms, Markets and Competition Policy.

Career pathways

Graduates from Birmingham's Economics programmes have gone on to careers in economic analysis, government and public policy, financial services, consultancy, and regulation. The skills you'll develop on your BA Economics - working with data, evaluating policy, and understanding how economic decisions are made - are directly transferable to a wide range of graduate roles, including in the Civil Service, international organisations, central banking, and the private sector.

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