BA Politics and Economics
About this course
BA Honours in Economics and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. Studies are split 50:50 between politics and economics, with each informing the other. A strong mathematical component underpins the quantitative demands of the discipline, and an optional work placement is available.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 150 offers from 164 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 58%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 48%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 50 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 57%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 32%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 190 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 14%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 43%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Analysing Economic Data
- Mathematics for Economics
- Economic Analysis
- Studying Political Economy: Ideas, Theories and Skills
- UK Politics: Westminster and Beyond
- Key Concepts in International Politics
- Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
- Power and Inequality: How to Study Global Politics ... and Change the World
- Politics of Happiness
- State, People and Politics: Comparative Politics in a Globalised World
- Microeconomic Analysis
- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Econometric Analysis
- Politics of the Middle East
- Becoming a Political Researcher
- Government and Politics of the USA
- The Politics and Policy of the European Union
- Power and Poverty in the Global Economy
- A Global History of Political Thought
- International Politics from ‘elsewhere’
- Political Violence and the Modern State
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social Issues in Contemporary Political Philosophy
- Politics Work Placement
- Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies
- Critical Security Studies
- Democracy or Autocracy? What are the differences and how do we analyse them
- Sex, Gender and Power
- The Politics of Race
- International Organizations and Diplomacy
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Behavioural Economics and Experimental Methods
- Monetary Economics
- Public Economics
- Financial Economics
- Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
- Health Economics
- Industrial Economics and Policy
- Game Theory
- Development Economics
- Happiness Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Final Year Dissertation
- Final Year Project: Semester 1
- Final Year Project: Semester 2
- Ethics, Justice and Global Futures
- Political Leadership in Britain
- Who and why votes for far right? Using data for political analysis
- The Politics of Protest in the Middle East
- Student Exchange : Semester 1
- Student Exchange (Dissertation students)
- Political Parties and Elections in the UK
- Community-based Research in Politics
- Politics of Immigration
- Politics of Citizenship
- Apartheid regimes - from the local to the global
- Gender and Sexuality Politics in the Middle East
- Public Policy: Theories, Cases, Skills
- Politics as a Way of Life
- Public Policy Placement
- Power and Policy: Understanding Impact
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £29,000 after 3 years, £38,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £52,000. The £38,500 median after five years is £10,000 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 152 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 150 offers from 164 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Politics and Economics at Newcastle University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.