Economics and Politics

About this course

Economics and Politics are natural companions in the study of how societies organise themselves. Economics provides rigorous tools for understanding how markets work, how resources are allocated, how firms and individuals respond to incentives, and how government policy affects welfare. Politics asks how power is constituted and contested, how institutions are designed and reformed, and how democratic and non-democratic systems function in practice. Studied together, they equip you to analyse the forces that shape public life with both quantitative precision and political understanding. At the University of Sheffield you will study this three-year full-time programme with the opportunity to undertake a year-long paid work placement in your second year, and a year abroad is also available, giving you the option to study at a partner university and develop a comparative international pers

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 81% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 4% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 12% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 12% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 39% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 14% of graduatescards →

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