If you used Clearing in 2024, how did you find it?

Is this a good degree choice?

I was wondering if politics and economics from Southampton is a reputable degree, and if so what could I do with it in the future?

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Hi @Kingdragon

I am a current Philosophy, Politics and Economics student at the University of Southampton. So, I can tell you a bit about what its like to study Politics and Economics at the University of Southampton.

Firstly, there is a lot of choice on the modules you can study. Within the Politics department, you can study both politics and international relations. Within the Economics modules, you can tailor your choices to your interests. For example, you can study more econometrics modules if you are interested in statistics and are more mathematical. You can also study a variety of topics such as Game Theory, Public Economics, International Trade etc. to name a few.

With regards to ranking, the politics department in the university is in the top 20 in the UK. The politics academics do world leading research with a 100% of the research judged world leading or considerable according to the Research Excellence Framework. For example, the University of Southampton has the first centre of political ethnography in the world. As a student, you directly benefit from this as the academics research directly influences the modules taught. For example, I studied a qualitative research module. Not only were we taught the techniques, academics throughout the department also explained their own research and how they implemented these techniques.

Southampton's economics department is 15th in the UK for economics and econometrics with 93% of their research rated world leading and excellent. Again, the lecturers research actively shapes the modules so the modules are always kept up to date.

The economics department has excellent facilities. For example, there is the Bloomberg suite available for use by all economics students. We also study a qualification in how to use Bloomberg, which you can use for future employment. The Bloomberg suite is a financial laboratory that simulates a trading room environment. You can see financial data in real time. The economics department also has an experimental economics laboratory.

With this degree, you can go into a variety of jobs. The majority of graduate jobs do not require a specific degree. But with this degree you can go into more quantitative or more qualitative jobs. For example, you can be a data analyst, economist or statistician. But you also go into journalism, law or work for NGOs.

Hope this helps. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Best Wishes,
Gulcin
Student Ambassador

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