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Politics with Economics

BSc · The University of Bath · 3 years

Politics with Economics

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The University of Bath

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£34,000
SATISFACTION84%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 41% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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About this course

Politics and economics are disciplines that have always been in conversation with each other. Economics provides the analytical tools to understand how markets, incentives, and resource allocation shape the choices available to individuals and governments. Politics asks how power is organised and exercised, how decisions are made collectively, and what values and interests lie behind the policies that govern our lives. Studying them together gives you a richer understanding of both: you can see how economic forces shape political outcomes and how political decisions shape economic ones, which is essential for understanding the world as it actually works. At the University of Bath, one of the UK's leading universities and consistently highly regarded for the quality of its teaching, this three-year full-time programme carries a typical entry tariff of 168 points, reflecting the rigorous

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
  • 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).