Economics and Data Analytics

About this course

Economics is a discipline concerned with how individuals, organisations, and governments make decisions under conditions of scarcity, and what the consequences of those decisions are for wellbeing, inequality, and growth. Data analytics is the set of quantitative methods, including statistical modelling, machine learning, and data visualisation, that increasingly allow those questions to be answered rigorously using the vast datasets generated by modern economies. Together they form a combination that is at the forefront of how economics is actually practised in research, government, and industry. At the University of Leicester, this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and a work placement, giving you a genuinely substantial period of professional experience alongside your academic studies. You will develop core economic theory, both microec

Where its graduates go

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• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
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• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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