BSc Economics

From day one in the SOAS University of London BSc Economics programme, you’ll be immersed in hands-on and workplace-relevant tasks—from programming in R, to analysing real data sets, to optional placements and a year abroad—so you qualify not just as a thinker, but as a working economist with global insight. Your classroom is complemented by world-class resources: the SOAS Library, seminars led by expert researchers, and an option to embed with organisations in your third year. Here’s how that translates into practice:

• Core modules include training in the programming language R, embedded in Quantitative Methods for Economists so you begin developing data-analysis skills early. 

• An optional professional placement module in your third year allows you to apply your studies in a real business or organisation—developing planning, problem-solving and project-management skills. 

• An optional Year abroad offers the chance to study overseas (such as Singapore), broadening your cultural, economic and professional outlook. 

• The Department of Economics, SOAS provides seminars, working groups, and mentorship tied to its real-world research in political economy, gender, global finance and development—bringing you into contact with active scholars and industry networks. 

• Access to the SOAS Library—one of the UK’s five National Research Libraries—gives you excellent resources, collections and study spaces for your quantitative and global economics work.

Graduates of the SOAS University of London BSc Economics join the workforce well-prepared, stepping into roles like economist, data analyst, policy advisor or financial analyst, thanks to a graduate employment rate of 85% within 15 months and typical earnings around £33,000.  Here’s how the programme helps make this a reality:

• The university’s Careers Service offers one-to-one advice, skills workshops, networking events and long-term support for alumni. 

• Graduates enter highly regarded organisations such as Bain & Co, Bank of America, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and the United Nations Development Programme. 

• The university itself is ranked 6th in the UK for employment outcomes (QS 2023) highlighting strong long-term professional value. 

• With a curriculum centred on quantitative methods, global markets and policy, your degree aligns with roles in business, public sector, finance and international development.