Economics, Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)

Lancaster University

What makes some countries richer than others? How can we measure inequality or the impact of climate change, and what should we do about it? What impact does war have on the global economy? Are education or healthcare investments like the others? How do you measure the success of a political voting system?

BA Economics, Politics and International Relations provides you with the analytic skills and intellectual toolbox to help answer these pressing economics questions and many more. You will learn how to interpret data, understand (and quantify) the decisions made by individuals, organisations, and governments and evaluate public policy both nationally and globally.

Programme overview

The programme begins by introducing the foundational principles of Economic Theory, International Relations and Politics. This programme connects the analytical skills of Economics with insights and ways of thinking from Politics and International Relations. This is an incredibly flexible programme allowing you to weight your studies to any and all of the three main subject areas.

Year one will cover the fundamentals of Economic theory and practice, Politics in the modern world, and the fundamentals of International Relations.

Years two and three allow you to choose modules from across Economics, Politics and International Relations. As you’ll see from the course structure, your only compulsory modules are Career and Employability taught by the Management School Careers team. These are designed to prepare you for entry into the labour market. All your academic modules are chosen by you, so as your degree progresses and you discover more about both the subjects and about yourself, you have the opportunity to flex this programme in ways that speak to your changing interests and strengths. This might lead you to choose modules in:

• Development Economics
• Economic Inequality
• Political Ideas
• International Relations, Security and Sustainability

Amongst many other specialisations

Key facts

An incredibly flexible degree programme with opportunities to study across the full spectrum of our Economics, Politics and International Relations undergraduate modules.

You do not need an A level in Economics or Mathematics to enrol in this course.

Throughout your degree, we’ll supply training in CV writing, interview assessment centres and telephone interviews. We are proud of our aspiring economists and aim to nurture the potential in every one of them.

Programme outcomes

You will graduate with a thorough grounding in Economics, and an understanding of the way a complex world functions and the dynamics of international relations and policy. Graduates have gone on to work for a wide variety of international NGOs, think tanks, consultancies and multinational corporations.

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System.