Undergraduate courses in economics

Find out more about our undergraduate courses in economics.

Department of Economics taught postgraduate courses

A list of all our postgraduate taught courses in the Department of Economics.

Department of Economics postgraduate research

View our MPhil and PhD options in the Department of Economics.

My award-winning placement at IBM

Simona Koleva, who won the ‘Best Placement Student’ prize at the NUE Awards 2022, talks about studying BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics and her ambitions.

How my placement helped me to start my career at Google

BSc (Hons) Economics graduate Mohammad Lone has become an Agency Strategist at Google. Find out how his studies and placement helped him to start his career.

Researchers back The Dad Shift protest calling for paternity leave reform

University of Bath academics stand up for paternity and shared parental leave reform ahead of the world's first Dad Strike in London and Edinburgh.

University of Bath academics call on the government to overhaul the UK parental leave system

Professor Susan Milner, Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg and Professor Eleonora Fichera are calling for a review of parental leave.

London’s low emission zones save lives and money, new study finds

There has been a 18.5% reduction in sick leave in Greater London following LEZ implementation compared to areas in England without low emission zones.

New study challenges the story of humanity’s shift from prehistoric hunting to farming

New research shows humans were not passive in the transition from forager to farmer; they played an active and crucial role in the transition.

New global research reveals strong public trust in science

Largest global study since COVID-19 pandemic shows scientists are trusted around the world.

Study reveals lower school attendance on Fridays in England

Economists from the University of Bath believe that end-of week-absenteeism could be linked to beating bank holiday traffic.

Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

Dr Joanna Sprigg joins Nuala McGovern to discuss her co-authored report urging the UK government to offer six weeks of well-paid paternity leave.

UK and EU sign new trade, fishing and defence deal – what do economists think?

Professor Phil Tomlinson Dr Maria Garcia give their views on the new EU-UK defence and security pact and the fisheries agreement.

How human connections shaped the spread of farming among ancient communities

Dr Javier Rivas from the Department of Economics sheds light on how farming spread far and wide

Bath honorary doctorate wins Nobel Prize

Prof Daron Acemoglu, honorary doctorate from the University of Bath since 2017, has been honoured his for work on economic growth and political institutions.

Call up to Icelandic Monetary Policy Committee for Bath economist

Dr Asgerdur Petursdottir (Economics) has been announced as the latest member of the Central Bank of Iceland’s influential monetary policy committee.