Politics with Economics with professional placement or study abroad

Politics and economics together form one of the most powerful analytical combinations for understanding how the modern world works. Politics examines power: who has it, how it is contested, how institutions are designed to constrain or concentrate it, and how collective decisions are made in democracies and other systems. Economics provides the tools to understand how resources are allocated, how incentives shape behaviour, and how policies produce their effects.

Each discipline sharpens the other, and graduates who are fluent in both are exceptionally well placed for careers at the intersection of public life and analytical thinking.

This four-year full-time programme at the University of Bath includes both a professional placement or study abroad option, giving you either substantial work experience in a relevant organisation or the opportunity to study at a partner institution abroad. Bath is a highly regarded university for this kind of programme, combining rigorous academic standards with a strong orientation toward professional preparation. You will study political theory, comparative politics, international relations, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods, developing both the conceptual frameworks and the analytical tools to engage with the policy and political questions that shape economies and societies.

Graduates from this programme enter careers in government, the civil service, public policy, think tanks, international organisations, journalism, consultancy, finance, and the law. The combination of political and economic understanding is directly applicable to roles in economic policy analysis, political advisory work, lobbying, regulatory affairs, and international development. Bath's placement and study abroad provision adds professional experience that employers value.

Postgraduate options include master's degrees in economics, public policy, political science, and international relations, as well as graduate legal training and MBA programmes.