About the courseYou study a quantitative approach to economics including advanced statistics and econometrics, while also developing your mathematical economics skills. You will gain the confidence to communicate economic ideas and concepts to a wide audience. You will analyse current real-world issues and focus on specialist areas such as climate change economics, labour economics and international trade – gaining the practical skills for a career at world-leading organisations. You'll study important issues such as global imbalances and the financial crisis, building your understanding of applied statistical techniques and their application to economic questions. You'll also choose from a range of specialist options such as Big Data, environmental economics, monetary theory and the economics of crime, giving you a high level of expertise in these specialist fields. Our flexible degree means you can tailor your study to fit your desired career path, whether you want to work in banking and finance, for private companies, the civil service or international organisations, or progress to Masters level. You can also boost your employability with an option to study abroad, or apply for a professional placement year.About SussexSussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better.Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries.LocationWe shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast.We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away.With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study
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