Economics with a Placement Year

About this course

Economics is a rigorous social science that applies mathematical and statistical tools to understand how individuals, firms and governments make decisions, how markets allocate resources, and what policies can improve social outcomes. It addresses questions from the intimate, why wages differ between jobs and genders, to the global, what drives international trade, what causes recessions and how central banks should respond to inflation. Its methods are precise, but its questions are some of the most consequential facing contemporary societies. At the University of East Anglia, this four-year programme includes a placement year, which gives you the opportunity to work in a professional environment, whether in finance, a government analytical team, a consultancy, a business or an international organisation, and apply your economic knowledge in a real organisational context before complet

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →

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