Economics and Politics

BA · The University of Leeds · 3 years

Economics and Politics

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The University of Leeds

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£33,000
SATISFACTION81%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 44% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Economics and politics address questions that are inseparable in the real world. Economic choices are shaped by political decisions, and political outcomes are driven by economic interests and forces. Understanding both disciplines together gives you a more complete and sophisticated analytical toolkit than either provides alone. Economics brings quantitative rigour and formal models of how individuals, firms, and governments behave; politics brings institutional analysis, comparative method, and the study of how power is organised and exercised. Together they address some of the most important questions facing contemporary societies. At the University of Leeds, this three-year full-time degree develops expertise in both disciplines with a genuinely interdisciplinary approach. You will study microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, econometrics, and the economics of policy alongside comp

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 35% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).