Economics

About this course

Economics at the University of Bristol is taught in a technically rigorous way that reflects the discipline's increasing reliance on quantitative methods and its ambition to generate genuine understanding of how economies work rather than just describing them. The programme makes econometrics, the application of statistical methods to data to estimate economic models, a central component, reflecting the reality that modern economics is as much an empirical as a theoretical discipline. This orientation means graduates leave not just with economic theory but with the quantitative skills to test that theory against real-world evidence. This three-year, full-time degree develops your understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory alongside a rigorous training in the mathematical and statistical methods that economists use. Bristol's economics department has a strong research reputa

Where its graduates go

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

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 32% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 32% of graduatescards →

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