Course summary
- Study a course balanced between theory and practice to understand the disciplines of economics.
- Acquire key analytical, problem solving, communication, quantitative and computing skills to address questions about the economic world.
- Gain economic insights by exploring the economic modelling approach and by challenging your way of thinking.
- Work closely with real world economic data, statistical and econometric software such as Stata and SPSS.
- Develop your professional competencies, employability skills and career development potential, through activities that use the context of work and real-world experiences.
- Undertake relevant work experience with an optional one-year work placement to prepare for your career.
Future careers
Jobs directly related to your degree include
- economist
- economic analyst
- economics researcher
- business/data analyst
- business developer
- project manager
- market researcher and analyst
- policy developer
Previous economics graduates have gone on to work for
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Bank of England
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Barclays Capital
- HSBC
- Oxford Economics
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Bloomberg
- Capita
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- Deloitte
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentDeveloping Professional And Academic Skills20CourseworkPractical
Introduction To Macroeconomics20Coursework
Exam
Introduction To Microeconomics20Coursework
Exam
Introduction To Statistics20Coursework
Exam
Maths For Economics20Coursework
Exam
Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAsset And Portfolio Management20Coursework
Practical
Foreign Language20Coursework
Foundations Of International Business20Coursework
Practical
Foreign Language20Coursework
Foundations Of International Business20Coursework
Year 2
Applied Professional Skills20Coursework
Intermediate Macroeconomics20Exam
Intermediate Microeconomics20Coursework
Exam
Introduction To Econometrics20Coursework
Exam Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentFinancial Fluency For Management Decision Making20Exam
Foreign Language20Coursework
International Entrepreneurship20Coursework
Leading And Managing
Year 3
Optional modulesModuleCreditsPlacement Year-Final year
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAdvanced Topics In Macroeconomics20CourseworkApplied Econometrics20Coursework
Consultancy Project20Coursework
Industrial Economics20Coursework
Exam
Business In The European Economy20Coursework
Exam
Contemporary Issues In International Business20Coursework
Exam
Financial Performance Management20Coursework
Global Financial Markets20Coursework
Exam Uls French Stage 220Coursework
Uls French Stage 320Coursework
Uls French Stage 420Coursework
Uls French Stage 6A20Coursework
Uls German Stage 220Coursework
Uls German Stage 320Coursework
Uls German Stage 420Coursework
Uls German Stage 6A20Coursework
Uls Spanish Stage 220Coursework
Uls Spanish Stage 320Coursework
Uls Spanish Stage 420Coursework
Uls Spanish Stage 6A20Coursework
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