Program Overview

Economics in the BSc in Social Science

Economics can be combined with other subjects as part of UCD's four-year BSc in Social Science degree. There are several ways to study Economics as part of this degree.

Study Options

• You can combine Economics with another Social Science subject in a joint honours degree, with popular combinations including Politics, Geography, Sociology, and Mathematics.
• Economics can also be taken as either the major or minor subject in a major/minor combination degree with another Social Science subject.
• You can study Economics as the major subject in a major/minor degree with either German, Chinese, or Irish.
• You can study Economics as part of one of three pathway degrees:
  • Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics
  • Computational Social Science

Programme Opportunities

Students on the BSc in Social Science will have the opportunity to apply for an internship or to study abroad for a semester or a year as part of the programme.