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University degree

Economics

University of Sussex
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Study practical economics and policy-making skills to understand growth and equality issues. Learn how to analyse real-world issues and events. Study practical economics and policy-making skills to understand growth and equality issues.

Learn how to analyse real-world issues and events. You focus on the practice of economics and policy analysis to understand growth and equality issues. By studying the principles of economics at microeconomic and macroeconomic levels, you learn how to analyse real-world issues and events.

You study behavioural economics and econometrics, building your understanding of applied statistical techniques and their application to economic questions. Then you build your expertise by choosing from a range of specialist options including data coding and visualisation, climate change economics, education economics, financial economics and development economics. You will gain important quantitative skills for policy analysis.

From psychology to law and modern languages, you take electives from other subjects to open your mind to other disciplines and tailor your degree to your interests. You can also b roaden your experience further with an option to apply for a professional placement year. You also benefit from having an Academic Success Adviser who can help you with academic study skills including critical thinking, presenting, academic writing and note-making.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts45%
144-159 pts15%
176-191 pts10%
208-223 pts10%
How they qualified
90% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel90%
baccalaureate10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
83%
In work or further study after
61%
In professional / skilled jobs
100%
Continue past first year
85%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£30,500
3 years on
£43,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
85%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching87%
Assessment & feedback80%
Academic support74%
Well organised89%
Learning resources88%
Student community84%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on University of Sussex's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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