Economics and International Development
Placements and careers
Placements
We have a long and valued history of cooperation with government, industry and research organisations, and we are proud that our programmes achieve the integration of practical experience and theoretical study.
Industrial training is an option on all three of our programmes.
We select placements carefully to give practical experience in the use of economics and regularly place students with prestigious companies and organisations, including:
- The Bank of England
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
- Goldman Sachs
- Mokoro
- Nomura International
Placements, which are most often paid, are chosen in consultation with the Placements Officer (though you must satisfy the requirements of each employer's selection process).
You will benefit enormously from a placement. Employers also value them highly and are keen to recruit graduates who have a good degree from a good university, and experience in the work place.
Applications for placement can be very competitive and it is your responsibility to secure the position, but at all times you will be supported by our placements team.
Find out more about placement opportunities.
Careers
Bath economics graduates are very successful in today's competitive labour market, pursuing a range of careers in both the private and public sectors.
The majority of graduates enter employment as economists, financial or business analysts, researchers, accountants or tax professionals.
International and national employers include PwC, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, HSBC, JP Morgan and specialist economic consultancies.
