Description

Gain an in-depth knowledge of economic principles along with the practical skills needed to succeed in the industry.

This Economics BSc (Hons) course focuses on practical expertise. It will provide you with a firm understanding of the interaction of crime, fiscal and monetary policy, political issues, international constrains and role of happiness in economy. You will develop a solid knowledge of the foundations in econometrics modelling as well as other critical areas.

Why choose this course:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of markets and economy. This programme is focused on developing practical skills needed for a career as an economist, consultant or policy advisor.
• To enhance your CV, we fund your membership of the Royal Economic Society during your study. Membership increases your professional profile as a future economist and enables you to access competitions, grants, conferences, job market and symposiums.
• We invite a range of high profile guest speakers. Our cooperation with businesses provides a great opportunity for networking, internships and work related experiences.
• Field trips and real-life economic projects and live experiments embedded in the programme.
• Opportunity to compete in economics competitions both within the University and on national and international scales.
• Opportunity to qualify as a Microsoft Office Specialist.
• Access to a range of specialist resources including, Financial Information Database (FAME) and Financial Times Interactive to support your learning and research.
• 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.