Politics with Economics BSc (Hons)

at University of Bath

Compulsory course units
 

Year 1
 

• Introduction to comparative politics
• Introduction to politics: theory and analysis
• Introduction to British politics
• Introduction to international relations
• Introductory economics
• Plus optional units
   

Year 2
 

• Economics of politics
• Research design and methods
• Political theory
• Economic thought and policy
• Quantitative research methods
• International comparative politics
• Plus optional units
   

Year 3
 

• Politics dissertation or Extended politics dissertation
• Plus optional units

Your application, especially your personal statement, should demonstrate your enthusiasm for politics or international relations. This might include relevant reading, involvement in political or debating societies, voluntary work for charities, or activism for a political party or an NGO.
 

You do not need to have studied Politics or Economics before to be suitable for this course, and your relevant experiences and interests are more important than which subjects you have previously studied.
 

Higher Secondary School Certificate (12th Standard)
 

• An average of 85% across four subjects with 85% in Mathematics and Physics.

• Do not accept Physical Education as one of these four subjects.

• These requirements are for the CBSE and CISCE boards.

• A levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma
   

English language requirements
 

• Category C
   

You will normally need one of the following:
 

• IELTS: 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in all components

• IELTS Indicator: 6.5 with 6.0 in each component

• TOEFL IBT: 90 overall with a minimum 21 in all 4 components

• TOEFL IBT and IBT Special Home Edition: 90 overall with 21 in each component

International Fees per Year 

£23,500

Politics graduates are found in a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector jobs. Popular destinations are jobs in the banking and finance industries, the media, public administration, and national, European and international political institutions and organisations. Many graduates have chosen to pursue an academic career with further study.Many graduates have chosen to pursue an academic career with further study.