Department of Economics

By exploring economic principles we help to address complex problems, from the decisions made by people and firms through to global economic policy.

Our single honours degrees

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Economics with Finance BSc

Our dual honours degrees

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Accounting, Financial Mgt and Economics

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Business Management and Economics BA

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Economics and Mathematics BSc

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Economics and Politics BA

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Economics, Modern Languages and Cultures

Interdisciplinary degrees

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Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA

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Politics, Philosophy and Economics BSc

From our students

Lucy's placement at DEFRA

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A day in the life of an Economics student

Thomas' placement at Lloyds Banking Group

Thomas Knapp (BSc Economics with Employment Experience) talks about his placement experience with Lloyds Banking Group as a Technical Risk Analyst

Learn from academic experts

Dr Jesse Matheson: Zoomshock

Dr Jesse Matheson discussing his Zoomshock research and how this feeds into his teaching.

Professor Jennifer Roberts: How commuting is irrational

Students get careers advice from economics alumni