Our Economics, Politics and International Studies course (BSc/BA) crosses subject boundaries, combining economics and political analysis. It enables you to contextualise economic theory and practice within national and global political structures and behaviour. It also gives a rounded perspective of how governments, companies and individuals function in the 21st century, with up-to-date analysis and debate of key events.
This challenging degree crosses subject boundaries, combining economics and political analysis. Policymaking is influenced by economics and many of the policies that we see today around the world are based on economic analysis.
By considering both disciplines, you will gain a broad perspective on how governments develop policy and the impact of this on consumers, firms and political structures. The degree is very current, looking at the key issues of the day and encouraging debate and discussion.
You can maintain a breadth of study while focusing on areas that interest you, particularly during your final year. You can choose to major in one area, and you will have the flexibility to select up to six optional modules alongside a core module in the Making of Economic Policy.
Entry requirements
Applications to our Economics degrees are assessed primarily on the basis of the applicant’s predicted/current grades and past academic record.
Optionally, applicants are encouraged to sit the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA).
Applicants to Economics, Politics and International Studies LLD2 are not required to sit the TMUA. Those who sit this optional test and achieve the highest scores will be considered for a reduced offer of AAA.
Applicants without TMUA will still be considered.
Contextual offers do not require TMUA.
For further details including test dates and how to register for TMUA, please see the TMUA at Warwick webpage.
A level typical offer
A*AA.
You will also need grade 8/A* in GCSE Mathematics and grade 6/B in GCSE English Language.
Subject Combinations
Further Maths and Economics are not essential, although they are accepted subject choices for a student considering Economics at degree level. We treat them as any other strong A level subject: they have no special status.
We will only look at your top three grades. A fourth A Level will not be considered.
A level contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria. The typical contextual offer is AAB including 8/A* in GCSE Maths (or B at A Level in Maths). See if you're eligible.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
International Baccalaureate (IB) typical offer
38.
You will also need grade 8/A* in GCSE Maths, or 5 in IB Standard Level Mathematics (either ‘Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Applications and Interpretation’). If you do not meet these Maths requirements you must be taking Maths at Higher Level in the IB. You will also need grade 6/B in GCSE English Language or International Baccalaureate grade 5 in English A (Higher or Standard Level), grade 5 in Higher Level English B or grade 6 in Standard Level English B.
International Baccalaureate (IB) contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria. The typical contextual offer is 34 including 5 in Standard Level Maths or 4 in Higher Level Maths (either ‘Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Applications and Interpretation’). See if you're eligible.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
BTEC
We welcome applications from students taking BTECs alongside two A levels.
You will also need grade 8/A* in GCSE Mathematics and grade 6/B in GCSE English Language.
Scotland Advanced Highers
AA in two Advanced Highers, and AAA in three additional Highers subjects (including either 8/A* in GCSE Mathematics, or A in Higher or Advanced Higher Mathematics).
Welsh Baccalaureate
AAA in three subjects at A level plus grade C in the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (including 8/A* in GCSE Mathematics).
Access to Higher Education Diplomas
We will consider applicants returning to study who are presenting a QAA-recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma on a case-by-case basis.
Typically, we require 45 Credits at Level 3, including Distinction in 33 Level 3 credits and Merit in 12 Level 3 Credits. We may also require subject specific credits or an A level to be studied alongside the Access to Higher Education Diploma to fulfil essential subject requirements.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
Warwick may make differential offers to students in certain circumstances, such as those who have participated in a Widening Participation programme or who meet the University’s contextual data criteria. These offers are usually one or two grades below Warwick’s standard offer.
Do you offer foundation programmes?
All students who successfully complete the Warwick International Foundation Programme (IFP) and apply to Warwick through UCAS will receive a guaranteed conditional offer for a related undergraduate programme, for selected courses only. Further details are available in the standard offer and conditions for the IFP.
Can I take a gap year before starting my course?
Yes, Warwick welcomes applications for deferred (gap year) entry.
Will I need to interview for this course?
Warwick does not typically interview applicants. Offers are made based on the UCAS application, including predicted and achieved grades, the personal statement, and the school reference.
You can choose to specialise in either Economics or Politics and International Studies in your second and third years, continuing with the other subject as a minor; or opt for a Bipartite (dual) pathway in your final year. If you follow the Economics pathway, you will graduate with a BSc. If you follow the PAIS or Bipartite pathway, you will graduate with a BA.
Within your course regulations, we will permit you to choose optional modules from any department, subject to our approval and provided that you satisfy the pre-requisites or other requirements for that module and that the offering department permits you to take the module.
The final degree classification is determined by your second- and final-year marks and each contributes 50%.
Note that the module catalogue is subject to change for future years of study, as we evolve our courses in response to the latest developments in academia and industry.
Year 1
You have the choice between an A and B stream of these modules, depending on your mathematical background and training.
In both streams you will cover topics ranging from algebra and calculus to distributions and hypothesis testing, which will provide you with the key skills and knowledge that will then be applied in further modules. In addition, you will be introduced to some advanced statistical software packages, which will help you to learn about a range of techniques to analyse data and the different ways in which you can present data.
Plus up to two optional modules.
Year 2
In Year 2, you will choose one of two pathways: either to major in Economics or to major in Politics and International Studies. The Economics pathway leads to a BSc and the Politics and International Studies pathway leads to a BA. Under both pathways you will study:
Under the BA Politics and International Studies Pathway, you will study the following core modules:
Plus up to two optional modules.
Under the BSc Economics pathway you will study one of the following core modules:
Plus up to two optional modules.
Year 3
In this year you can continue with your Economics or Politics and International Studies pathway from year 2 or move onto the Bipartite pathway, which leads to a BA. In all three pathways you will study:
You will the choose a range of optional modules depending on which pathway you choose:
Economics pathway (BSc) – up to six optional modules, including a required number in Economics.
Politics and International Studies pathway (BA) - up to six optional modules, including a required number in PAIS.
Bipartite pathway (BA) - up to six optional modules, including a required number across Economics and PAIS.
Optional Modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
Fees and funding
Tuition fee
£9,790
On 26 November 2025, the UK government announced that the tuition fee cap for UK undergraduate students for the 2026-27 academic year would increase to £9,790 from the 2025-26 rate of at £9,535.
Students who qualify for government-regulated fees are classed as ‘Home’ students for fees purposes. In future years, fees for continuing students may be subject to an increase in fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government (if permitted by law or government policy).
We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.
If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.
You will repay your loan or loans gradually once you are working and earning above a certain amount. For students starting their course after 1 August 2023 (on Student Finance England’s Plan 5), you will repay when your income is over £25,000 a year.
Repayments will be taken directly from your salary if you are an employee. If your income falls below the earnings threshold or you stop working, your repayments will stop until your income goes back up above this figure.
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There are many different funding routes available, including a number of bursaries and scholarships for full-time undergraduates. If you struggle to meet your essential living costs, our Student Funding team will be on hand to offer advice and support.
Provides additional financial support for qualifying Home students from lower income families of up to £2,500 for eligible students
This bursary is paid directly into your bank account in three equal termly instalments to help with the costs of studying
There is no application for this bursary as your details will be provided directly from the student support awarding bodies (Student Finance England, Student Finance Northern Ireland, and Student Awards Agency Scotland)
A number of scholarship opportunities are open to full-time undergraduate students. These include sporting and musical bursaries, and scholarships offered by commercial organisations.
If you experience financial difficulties during your studies, you may be eligible for Hardship Funding from the University, in the form of an Emergency Loan and/or a non-repayable award
There are no Departmental scholarships available for our Undergraduate courses, however there are other scholarships which you may be eligible for. Please see our scholarships web pages for more information.
Tuition fee
If you are an overseas student enrolling in 2026-27, your annual tuition fees will be as follows:
Band 1 – £27,870 per year (classroom-based courses, including Humanities and most Social Science courses)
Band 2 – £35,530 per year (laboratory-based courses, plus Mathematics, Statistics, Theatre and Performance Studies, Economics, and courses provided by Warwick Business School, with exceptions)
Overseas Tuition fees for 2027-28 academic year have not been set. In future years, fees for continuing students may be subject to an increase in fees in line with an inflationary uplift. Please check our website for updates about 2027-28 fee rates before you apply.
If you are an EU student and eligible for student finance, you may be able to get a Tuition Fee Loan to cover your fees, please visit our Student Funding webpage for guidance for students ordinarily resident outside of England.
We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.
If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.
Eligibility for student finance will depend on certain criteria, such as your nationality, residency status, course, and previous level of study. The information below is based on the package of financial support available to students starting their course in 2026.
Eligible European Union (EU) Undergraduates can apply for a loan to help with the cost of Tuition Fees. Eligible EU students who meet additional residency criteria may also be eligible for a loan to assist with living costs.For more information please see Student Finance for Undergraduates - EU StudentsLink opens in a new window.
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If you are an international student, you may be eligible for financial help from your own government, from the British Council or from other funding agencies. You can usually request information on scholarships from the Ministry of Education in your home country, or from the local British Council office.
A number of scholarship opportunities are open to full-time undergraduate students. These include sporting and musical bursaries, and scholarships offered by commercial organisations.
If you experience financial difficulties during your studies, you may be eligible for Hardship Funding from the University, in the form of an Emergency Loan and/or a non-repayable award.
As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.
For departmental specific costs, please see the Modules tab on the course web page for the list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our Module Catalogue.
Associated costs can be found on the Study tab for each module listed in the Module Catalogue (please note most of the module content applies to 2025/26 year of study). Information about module specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below:
Core text books
Printer credits
Dissertation binding
Robe hire for your degree ceremony
Are there any course specific costs?
Please check with the department.
Teaching and learning
You will have a combination of lectures, and small group support and feedback classes.
Throughout the degree, you will have many opportunities to apply the principles of economics to practical study. This means that what you are learning is highly relevant to real-world issues. In addition to your academic studies, you will also have a chance to take part in a variety of extra-curricular activities to broaden and deepen your studies, including our Careers in Economics events which will bring you closer with employers and our global alumni community.
Your lecture size will naturally vary, between core and especially the optional modules. Some of the larger modules may have 200-800 students in them. You will then typically have smaller weekly support and feedback classes.
In your first year, you will receive approximately three hours of contact time per day, making it 14-15 hours on average per week. This reduces to 12 hours per week in your second year and 10 hours per week in your final year.
In the majority of modules in years 1 and 2 in the Economics Department, assessment is based on an end-of-year summer examination and on coursework assessments or tests. Year 3 is then more focused on independent learning and the assessment methods vary widely depending on the modules taken. Politics and International Studies modules have a variety of assessment methods, with more focus on independent learning and essay-based projects in years 2 and 3. Please refer to the module catalogue to check assessment methods of individual modules.
Note that the module catalogue is subject to change for future years of study, as we evolve our courses in response to the latest developments in academia and industry.
The Department of Economics and the Politics and International Studies department are is currently an active members of the Study Abroad Programme which offers opportunities for students to study abroad for one year at other universities in Europe and across the world. Information on studying abroad and locations of study will be given to you at the application stage.
If you are successful in gaining a Study Abroad placement, it will take four years to complete your degree and, given that you pass sufficient modules whilst abroad, the title of your course will include the phrase 'with Study Abroad' alongside the existing title (e.g. 'BSc Economics with Study Abroad').
Students may be eligible to apply for funding through the Turing Scheme offered by the Student Mobility team. Details are provided when applying for this opportunity in your second year of study.
You will only pay 15% of your usual student fees to University of Warwick while studying abroad. You may be required to pay some additional costs to your host institution. You will have to pay for your travel to and from the university, your accommodation while living in the country, and living expenses. All students are strongly advised to take travel and health insurance for the duration of their stay abroad as the University's travel policy covers students for emergencies only. Student visa holders will be required to pay for their visa extension and a fourth year of the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Careers
Approximately 20% of our graduates decide to continue their studies by choosing a postgraduate degree in economics or a subject within a specialist area of economics, such as behavioural economics, development economics, management, marketing, finance or data science.
Careers in finance, economics and beyond
Our graduates have gone on to build successful careers across finance, economics and related fields. Typical roles include:
Economics and finance specialists: economists, assistant economists, graduate economic consultants, finance consultants, finance and investment analysts, equity and credit risk analysts, macro analysts
Business and advisory professionals: management consultants, business analysts, economic associate consultants, project management professionals
Data and technology roles: data analysts, data scientists, financial technology professionals
Additional pathways: marketing, business management, education, and quality assurance
Many graduates also secure places on competitive graduate schemes, taking up positions such as graduate analysts, assistant economists, or finance consultants, where they develop specialist expertise and leadership skills early in their careers.
Graduates from our Economics degrees have gone on to work for a varied range of employers, from consultancies, banking and finance to policy organisations and think tanks. Some such employers include:
Aviva
Bain and Company
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of England
Barclays
Black Rock
Bloomberg
Citi Bank
Compass Lexecon
Cornerstone Research
Deloitte
Department for International Trade
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
EY
Fidelity Worldwide Investment
FTI Consulting
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
Investec
JP Morgan
KPMG
NatWest
Nomura
Ocado
PwC
Santander
UBS
Unilever
Our Department, along with the University’s Student Opportunity Team, supports career planning by presenting the diverse range of opportunities available during and after the degree. The Careers Team has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant who offers impartial advice and guidance together with tailored workshops and events throughout the year.
In addition, we have appointed within the Department an Academic Careers Coordinator to lead on specific activities to support your career planning, to make you aware of all the skills that employers are looking for and how these skills have been embedded into our modules.
Previous examples of workshops and events are Careers in Economics Fairs, Alumni Career Journeys events or interview skills workshops.
Our Student Opportunity (Careers) department offer a wide range of workshops, from developing confidence and interview techniques to learning how to articulate what you have to offer in order to impress potential employers. Online resources are also available, including training in drafting CVs and covering letters, practice aptitude and psychometric tests, practice online interviews, and other resources to help you research job opportunities. The myAdvantage databaseLink opens in a new window also advertises job, placement and internship vacancies that are from employers who are targeting Warwick students for their recruitment.
Voluntary Year Out
Students are permitted to take a voluntary year out in order to gain work experience. Student visa holders are asked to check their immigration status before considering such opportunities. We provide information on taking a voluntary year out and how to apply for it in the first year of your studies.
Life at Warwick
This is where your journey begins. Our campus is the heart of it all. It’s more than just a campus - it's the places you visit, the people you meet, the fun that you have; the experiences you have here will be transformative.
Within a close-knit community of staff and students from all over the world, discover a campus alive with possibilities.
Our campus is where all the elements of your student experience come together in one place. You won't be short of ways to spend your time on campus - whether it's visiting Warwick Arts Centre, using our incredible sports facilities, socialising in our bars, nightclub and cafés, or enjoying an open-air event. Or if you need some peace and quiet, you can explore lakes, woodland and green spaces just a few minutes’ walk from central campus
Follow our students around campus on our social channels to see their experiences first-hand.
Teaching facilities
Our campus is designed to cater for all of your learning needs. You will benefit from a variety of flexible, well-equipped study spaces and teaching facilities across the University.
Oculus, our outstanding learning hub, houses state-of-the-art lecture theatres and innovative social learning and network areas
Different study spaces offering you flexible individual and group study spaces, computers, printing and scanning facilities, multimedia resources and more
Supporting you
Our continuous support network is here to help you adjust to student life and to ensure you can easily access advice on many different issues. These may include managing your finances and workload, and settling into shared accommodation. We also have specialist disability and mental health support teams.
Whether you live in a campus residence or in partnership accommodation off campus, you’ll be part of a community to get the most from your experience at Warwick.
Societies and sports play a huge part in community life at Warwick. With over 300 to choose from, getting involved is one of the easiest ways to make friends and share in experiences. Whether you’re into films, martial arts, astronomy, gaming or musical theatre, you can instantly connect with people with similar interests.
Your university experience is defined by far more than your course or the career path you follow. At Warwick, it’s where you discover who you could become.
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Warwick is ranked 74th in the world and top 10 in all major UK league tables
Our alumni community still call Warwick home. From a few hundred in 1965 to more than 310,000 alumni, and it's ever-growing.
As Warwick graduates, our students have access to employability support for two years after graduation, including access to careers appointments, job vacancies and professional networks.
We're an inclusive, diverse community committed to the highest quality research which informs our teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Many of our experts are leaders in their field.
The Department of Economics has put together a portal of academic resources recommended by faculty members for anyone who may be considering studying economics at undergraduate level.
As an Economics student you will have your own facilities, with a dedicated common room which acts as a social hub for our students and staff. Our academic staff are located in the Social Sciences building, right in the heart of campus next to the Library, Arts Centre, and near to the main lecture theatres.
This information is applicable for 2027 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply. Please read our web page 'Important information to consider before making an application' in advance of applying to Warwick.
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