Politics with Business

BA Politics with Business will allow you to study a wide variety of topics, from questions of power, representation, and distributional justice in democracies, the political underpinnings of economic development in countries of the Global South, to international phenomena such as migration, trade, conflict. At the same time, you’ll acquire the skills to manage organizations and gain an understanding in how business works in an increasingly complex world. Our BA Politics with Business provides students with analytic skills to understand the actions of a variety of political actors, including social movement, political parties, governments, and non-government organizations. At the same time, management training gives you the tools to translate insights into organizational practice.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our students are in demand from a host of employers, in politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research. Our notable alumni include the Former Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including: Qatar Financial Authority NATO PricewaterhouseCoopers Houses of Parliament Research Unit United Nations Development Program Department of Health IMG Media

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 England 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. University of Essex has partnerships with the following companies: