Economics and Politics

About this course

Economics and politics share a preoccupation with the most fundamental questions of how societies organise themselves and distribute their resources. Politics examines how power is acquired, exercised, and constrained, and how collective decisions are made through institutions, ideologies, and democratic or authoritarian processes. Economics analyses how markets allocate resources, how policy can correct market failures, what drives growth and inequality, and how states manage their fiscal and monetary affairs. The interaction between the two disciplines is continuous and often decisive: political choices shape economic outcomes, and economic conditions shape political possibilities. At Stirling you will study this four-year full-time programme, with a year abroad available within the degree. You will develop both the formal analytical tools of economics, including microeconomics, macro

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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