Politics and Economics

An understanding of economics deepens our understanding of politics and vice versa making politics and economics an ideal study combination.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

School of law and politics in 2016/17, 95% of the school’s graduates who were available for work reported they were in employment and/or further study within six months of graduating. degrees in politics provide you with a foundation for a wide range of careers such as in non-governmental organisations, global development, international business, diplomacy and intelligence in government, journalism, and policy research, as well as a basis for more specialist subjects taught at postgraduate level. economics in 2016/17, 97% of the school’s graduates who were available for work reported they were in employment and/or further study within six months of graduating. economics is an intellectually stimulating discipline and the skills of economics graduates are often in demand by employers in both the public and private sector. some economics graduates take a period of additional training after completing their degree, a postgraduate course perhaps or a further training course which will allow them to convert to another profession such as accountancy or law. whatever career you pursue, the skills acquired during your economics degree (problem solving ability, quantitative techniques, analytical skills etc), will undoubtedly be welcomed by employers. in addition to the university careers service, we have invested in our own, dedicated careers centre to help students find internships, job opportunities and access business industry specific advice and guidance. graduate careers journalist government officer manager publisher lawyer banker accountant policy researcher civil servant

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Wales have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Cardiff University has partnerships with the following companies: