Politics and Economics | Bachelor's degree | Humanities & Culture | On Campus | 3 years | Cardiff University | United Kingdom

The field of politics allows you to explore how parliaments and governments function and evaluate political ideas such as power, freedom, democracy, conflict, legitimacy or accountability as well as incorporating international relations. Modules are varied, allowing you to explore how politics works in Britain and further afield as well as investigate how public policy is made. Other strands of work discuss justice, democracy, human rights and international relations; providing you with a broad understanding of politics tailored to your own particular needs. Studying Economics at Cardiff will provide you with rigorous training that will be a useful grounding for your future career. Is austerity economics the way to more sustained economic growth in the future? Should Europe retain the single currency? How can the NHS be reformed to increase efficiency and equity? These are just some of the many issues and debates which may lead you to study Economics with Politics. Politics graduates find careers in a wide range of fields. A further option is to go on to postgraduate study. The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the academic year. The final modules will be published by September.