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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
21-SEP-26
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
This three-year Politics and Economics degree will give you the intellectual capacity to recognise, understand and anticipate the way that political and economic forces combine to shape our everyday lives.You will study at both the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology and the Business School, tapping into their combined expertise, networks, support, careers advice and facilities, and becoming part of two flourishing student communities.Your studies will be split 50:50 between politics and economics, with each helping to inform your understanding of the other. The course also has a strong mathematical component to help you master the unique quantitative requirements of the economic discipline.
Application deadline
14/01/2026
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