BAEconomics and Politics

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	LL2F

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00106&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Introduction to Politics
Introduction to Economics
Democracy: Forms and Futures
Career Portfolio
Introduction to Quantitative Economics (optional)
Applied Economics and Policy (optional)

Year 2

Microeconomics (Intermediate)
Political Analysis: Introduction to OLS
Introduction to Econometric Methods
Macroeconomics (Intermediate) (optional)
Career Portfolio
International Relations: Theories and Approaches (optional)
International Politics of the Middle East (optional)

Final year

Political Economy
Project: Economics (optional)
Macroeconomics (Advanced) (optional)
Microeconomics (Advanced) (optional)
Environmental Politics (optional)
Political Economy of International Development (optional)
Career Portfolio

Career opportunities

Our students are in demand from a host of employers, in politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research.

Our notable alumni include the former President of Costa Rica and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr Oscar Arias, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

The World Bank
NATO
Houses of Parliament Research Unit
United Nations Development Program
ICM research
IMG Media