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Economics - BA (Hons)

University of Reading

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-OCT-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Explore how economic theory can be applied to key societal issues with our BA Economics degree.This three-year course focuses on how economic tools can be applied to different markets and situations. You will acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable you to solve the problems that are challenging policy makers and businesses all over the world.Our BA programme will allow you to understand what’s happening in the world and how policy makers can respond to it: how do economies grow, how can policy makers manage business cycles, is inflation a problem, how can unemployment be reduced, is a 5-day week really necessary and so on. You will analyse these issues using a range of economic theories and methods including the theory of games and strategic interactions, natural and behavioural experiments.


For more information, please visit the course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/economics-ug/ba-economics

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 25,850per year

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A level : ABB

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    43rd

  • Campus address

    University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Economics

    39th out of 76 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    111 50%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    27th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.01 75%

    66th

    31

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