Politics and Economics BSc (Hons) – 2020 entry

At a time when economic and political contexts take centre stage in shaping our lives, and interact with each other at a fundamental level, our BSc Politics and Economics course will provide you with the tools and knowledge to better understand the different forms of power that shape the world around us.

A Professional Training placement provides you with the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, equipping you to be adaptable, resilient, globally minded, confident, entrepreneurial and digitally savvy in the workplace. These qualities are widely recognised by employers and many of our students are offered employment on graduation by their placement provider.

The Professional Training placement year gives our students an insight into their subject and career potential, and early access to professional experience. It can be invaluable in developing work-based skills and helping them secure a graduate career.

Graduates over the last few years have secured roles such as:

Events Coordinator, AQA Education
Education Officer, Department for Education
Graduate Intern, Ipsos MORI
Economic Officer Intern, Department for Transport
Trainee Accountant, Menzies Corporate Finance
Assistant Economist, Home Office
Corporate Finance Advisor, Department for Transport.
In addition, many of our graduates have gone on to study for masters degrees in a range of programmes and countries. We are also proud of our record of alumni who have continued education up to doctoral level and become academic scholars in their own right.

Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade A (7) (or equivalent). Applicants must have achieved these grades at the time of making their application.