Economics
Economics is the study of how individuals, organisations, and societies make decisions about the production, distribution, and use of scarce resources. It is both a rigorous analytical discipline and a practical one, using mathematical models, statistical methods, and theoretical frameworks to understand behaviour in markets, the performance of economies, the design of policy, and the consequences of collective decisions. Microeconomics examines individual and firm-level decision-making, while macroeconomics looks at the behaviour of whole economies, addressing questions about growth, inflation, employment, and the role of government.
At the University of Huddersfield, this three-year full-time economics degree includes a sandwich year, giving you a professional placement in a business, financial, or policy organisation before your final year. This experience is a significant asset, allowing you to apply economic thinking in a real working environment, develop professional skills, and build the network and practical understanding that supports graduate employment. You will study microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, quantitative methods, econometrics, economic history, public economics, financial economics, and applied topics that engage with current economic issues and policy debates.
The programme develops strong analytical, mathematical, and data skills alongside the ability to communicate economic reasoning clearly.
Economics graduates are in strong demand across financial services, the civil service, consultancy, business, policy analysis, and international organisations. The analytical skills the degree develops, including the ability to reason carefully about trade-offs, evaluate evidence, and build quantitative models, are valued across any career where decisions are shaped by data and policy considerations. Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in economics, finance, or public policy, and some pursue doctoral research to develop specialist expertise in economic theory or applied fields.