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Economics and Politics - BA (Hons)
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 17,400
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Our degree is your first step to a wide range of careers, from accountancy and banking, to national and local governments. We provide you with the tools that economists have developed for analysing real economic problems and the tools used in politics to the analysis of political ideas, practices and issues in the global arena.

Shape your degree outside the classroom with our thriving student led societies. Kent Invest focusses on financial markets holding an annual trading competition. The Economics Society explores issues of the moment through the lens of the discipline, culminating in an annual networking conference. The Politics and International Relations Society hosts public speaker events covering thought-provoking topics which allow the opportunity for discussion between members.

Course Content
Program structure

Stage 1

You take all compulsory modules and then either Mode A or Mode B from the list of optional modules depending on your existing level in Mathematics.

Compulsory modules currently include
- ECON3040 - Principles of Economics (30 credits)
- ECON3090 - Statistics for Economics (15 credits)
- ECON3160 - Economic Skills and Employability for Stage 1 Programmes (3 credits)
- POLI3350 - Making Sense of Politics (30 credits)
Optional modules may include
- ECON3050 - Mathematics for Economics Mode A (15 credits)
- ECON3060 - Mathematics for Economics Mode B (15 credits)
- ECON3120 - Strategy and Games (15 credits)
- ECON3150 - Professional Economics (15 credits)
Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include
- ECON5000 - Microeconomics (30 credits)
- ECON5020 - Macroeconomics (30 credits)
- ECON5840 - Economic Skills and Employability for Stage 2 Programmes (3 credits)
- POLI6610 - Fact, Evidence, Knowledge and Power (15 credits)
Optional modules may include
- ECON5800 - Introduction to Econometrics (15 credits)
- ECON5810 - Introduction to Time-Series Econometrics (15 credits)
- POLI5550 - The United Nations (15 credits)
- POLI5630 - Foreign Policy Analysis and Management (15 credits)
- POLI5970 - Governance & Politics of Contemporary China (15 credits)
- POLI6110 - Politics of the European Union (15 credits)
- POLI6230 - Modern Political Thought (15 credits)
- POLI6290 - Terrorism and Political Violence (15 credits)
- POLI6300 - Politics of The Middle East (15 credits)
- POLI6380 - Political Behaviour in Britain (15 credits)
- POLI6560 - Humans at War (15 credits)
- POLI6580 - The Rise of China (15 credits)
- POLI6600 - International Conflict and Cooperation (15 credits)
- POLI6660 - Religion and International Politics (15 credits)
- POLI6760 - The Radical Right in Western Democracies (15 credits)
- POLI6830 - Politics in East Asia (15 credits)
- POLI6840 - Contemporary Development and Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific (15 credits)
- POLI6870 - Political Research Analysis (30 credits)
- POLI6900 - Contending Approaches to World Politics: Concepts and Theories (15 credits)
Stage 3

Compulsory modules currently include
- ECON6040 - Economic Skills and Employability for Stage 3 Programmes (3 credits)
Optional modules may include
- ANTB5560 - Human and Social Sciences in the Classroom (15 credits)
- ECON5008 - Modelling and Computation for Economists (15 credits)
- ECON5310 - Policy Analysis (15 credits)
- ECON5340 - The Economics of Money and Banking (15 credits)
- ECON5380 - Economic Controversies (15 credits)
- ECON5400 - Development Economics (15 credits)
- ECON5420 - Econometrics I: Cross-sectional and Panel Data Approaches (15 credits)
- ECON5430 - Econometrics 2: Topics in Time Series (15 credits)
- ECON5450 - Economics of the Labour Market (15 credits)
- ECON5460 - Games for Economics and Business (15 credits)
- ECON5470 - Industrial Economics (15 credits)
- ECON5480 - International Finance (15 credits)
- ECON5490 - International Trade (15 credits)
- ECON5500 - Monetary Economics (15 credits)
- ECON5530 - Public Economics (15 credits)
- ECON5620 - Financial Economics: Financial Markets and Instruments (15 credits)
- ECON5630 - Financial Economics and Asset Pricing (15 credits)
- ECON5650 - Extended Economics Essay (15 credits)
- ECON5690 - Economic Growth (15 credits)
- ECON5800 - Introduction to Econometrics (15 credits)
- ECON5810 - Introduction to Time-Series Econometrics (15 credits)
- ECON5830 - Political Economy (15 credits)
- ECON5850 - Mathematical Economics (15 credits)
- ECON6030 - Financial Crises (15 credits)
- ECON6310 - Applied Environmental Economics (15 credits)
- POLI5550 - The United Nations (15 credits)
- POLI5630 - Foreign Policy Analysis and Management (15 credits)
- POLI5970 - Governance & Politics of Contemporary China (15 credits)
- POLI6110 - Politics of the European Union (15 credits)
- POLI6170 - Contemporary Politics and Government in the United States (30 credits)
- POLI6230 - Modern Political Thought (15 credits)
- POLI6290 - Terrorism and Political Violence (15 credits)
- POLI6300 - Politics of The Middle East (15 credits)
- POLI6380 - Political Behaviour in Britain (15 credits)
- POLI6560 - Humans at War (15 credits)
- POLI6580 - The Rise of China (15 credits)
- POLI6600 - International Conflict and Cooperation (15 credits)
- POLI6660 - Religion and International Politics (15 credits)
- POLI6760 - The Radical Right in Western Democracies (15 credits)
- POLI6810 - Landscapes of the Future (15 credits)
- POLI6830 - Politics in East Asia (15 credits)
- POLI6840 - Contemporary Development and Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific (15 credits)
- POLI6880 - Research Dissertation (30 credits)
- POLI6890 - Who Do You Think You Are? On Critical Identity Theories (15 credits)
- POLI6910 - Governance and War in Cyberspace (15 credits)
- POLI6920 - Nationalism (15 credits)
Entry Requirement
GCSE

Mathematics grade B / 5

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and National Extended Diploma qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis.

International Baccalaureate

30 points overall or 15 points at HL, including Mathematics at 4

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 65% overall average including 65% in the Economics module (plus 70% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.
Fees & Scholarships
- Home full-time£9250
- EU full-time£13000
- International full-time£17400
Career Prospect
Graduate destinations

Our graduates have gone on to work in:
- accountancy
- practical politics
- banking and finance
- journalism
- management consultancy
- business
- national and local government.
Recent graduates have joined:
- Deloitte
- the Government Economic Service
- HMRC
- Citibank
- KPMG
- PwC
- Bank of America
- Schroders
- Goldman Sachs
- Barclays.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Economics and Politics - BA (Hons) at University of Kent