Description

With a focus on practice, gain the economic skills required to work in a business environment.

On our Economics and Business BA (Hons), you will learn the principles of economics and business across a range of settings. You will learn how economies work and how to make informed decisions that impact business and the wider society.

This degree challenges you to engage with economic theories and concepts. You will analyse their relevance in the modern day business environment. 

You will begin with a general grounding in business and economics. After this, topics include international trade, contemporary business economics, strategy and leadership. You will develop an understanding of how economics impacts national and international business. These skills prepare you for work in business, government or the voluntary sector. The course focuses on finding solutions to real-life situations and scenarios.

Why choose this course:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of markets and economy.
• To enhance your CV, we fund your membership of the Royal Economic Society during your study. Membership enables you to access competitions, grants, conferences, job market and symposiums. It also increases your professional profile as a future economist.
• We invite a range of high profile guest speakers. Our partnerships provide a great opportunity for networking, internships and work related experiences.
• Field trips, real-life economic projects and live experiments embedded in the programme.
• Opportunity to compete in economics competitions within the University and further afield.
• Opportunity to qualify as a Microsoft Office Specialist.
• Opportunity to take a placement year, giving you chance to gain experience while studying.

Year in Industry

All of our business students have the option of adding in a year in industry and / or a semester of studying abroad with one of our partners to their course. A year in industry gives students fantastic experience and is attractive to potential employers. This normally takes place after the second year of the course and extends the course duration by one year (15% of the standard tuition fee is chargeable). Study Abroad normally takes place for a semester of the second year of the course and doesn’t extend the course duration as credits achieved abroad count towards your degree.

You don’t need to decide whether you would like to take either of these options until after you have started the course with us.