BA Economics and Arabic (Year Abroad)

The BA Economics (two subject degree) combines economics with another discipline or language and takes 3 or 4 years depending on the subject involved.

It provides you with a thorough grounding in economic principles while allowing you to create a specialist niche for yourself by studying another subject.

Why study Economics Combined Honours at SOAS?

• SOAS is ranked 27th in UK for economics (QS World University Rankings 2023)
• We're top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction with teaching (Complete University Guide 2023)
• We're top 40 in the UK for economics (Complete University Guide 2023)

Economics graduates leave SOAS with a solid grounding in statistical skills and an ability to think laterally, take a global perspective, and employ critical reasoning.

Recent graduates have been hired by:

• Bain & Co
• Barclays
• Bank of America
• Cabinet Office
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young
• HM Treasury
• KPMG
• NHS England
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• HSBC
• National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
• UK Civil Service
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• University of Bayreuth
• HM Treasury
• Department for International Development
• PwC
• UNDP
• King’s Investment Fund
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• The World Bank
• EY
• British Chamber of Commerce
• Oxfam
• RBS

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