Economics and Philosophy with Year Abroad

About this course

Economics and philosophy is one of the most coherent and intellectually powerful combinations available at undergraduate level, pairing a discipline that studies how societies allocate scarce resources with one that asks fundamental questions about what they ought to value. Economics provides rigorous analytical tools for understanding markets, incentives, behaviour, and welfare; philosophy brings the critical and argumentative frameworks needed to examine the assumptions embedded in economic reasoning and to engage with questions about justice, freedom, equality, and the proper aims of social organisation. The two disciplines are more deeply intertwined than they might appear, sharing roots in political economy and moral philosophy. At the University of Southampton, this four-year full-time degree with a year abroad develops an in-depth understanding of human welfare and social justice

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 →
• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 45% of graduatescards →

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