Economics and Geography

Our economics and geography ba degree allows you to study key specialisms in human geography alongside attention to the economic issues arising in business, public policy and society at large.

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.

Practical work experience can help you decide on your career and improve your employability. on this course you have the option to apply to take a placement year module with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors in the uk, or overseas.an industrial placement year is a great way to help you decide what kind of career you might like when you graduate. as well as giving you the opportunity to develop your skills, you’ll gain a real insight into working life in a particular company or sector. with the help and support of our dedicated employability team, you can choose to undertake a salaried industrial placement year at one of the 100+ companies that we work with. if you decide to undertake a placement year this will extend your period of study by 12 months and, on successful completion, you will be awarded the ‘industrial’ variant in your degree title to demonstrate your added experience to future employers. below are examples of placements our students have recently completed: deloitte, auditor mercedes-benz, marketing cheshire nhs clinical commissioning group lloyds banking group, risk industrial placement javelin, data analyst

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

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

A degree from leeds and the experience you'll gain here will give you the edge to find the career you want. your course will give you the experience and knowledge that employers are looking for to help you secure a graduate job. university of leeds students are among the top 5 most targeted by top employers according to the graduate market 2021, high fliers research. studying both geography and economics opens up a wide range of exciting careers. whether your future career plans lie in finance, management, marketing, real estate, journalism, the civil service, or teaching, our degrees are structured to ensure you develop the key transferable skills sought by graduate recruiters, skills such as: team-working, commercial awareness, report-writing, fluency in oral communication and presentation, numerical analysis, it expertise and investigative skills. example of recent destinations include: lloyds banking group civil service fast track marks and spencer sap kpmg

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 Leeds has partnerships with the following companies: