BSc Economics and Politics with a year abroad and integrated foundation year (5 years) combines a three-year degree in Economics and Politics with a bespoke foundation year, providing a smooth pathway for international and EU students not currently eligible for entry to a three-year degree programme, as well as with a year abroad, offering the opportunity to study a full year at one of our internationally acclaimed partner universities. The degree provides students with professional training in economics, providing an excellent basis for employment in the private or state sector and for further academic study.The subject content and teaching methodology employed in the foundation year builds a skills set and provides a platform for successful participation over the remainder of the programme: the second and third years cover a core of macroeconomics, microeconomics and the quantitative techniques used in economic analysis and investigation. The final-year enables students to apply this core knowledge to a variety of specialised areas.