BA Business Economics
BA Business Economics is an undergraduate degree course in the Department of Economics, designed for students who have or have not studied business, economics or a related subject previously.
BA Business Economics presents you with a broad understanding of core economic theory and its practical applications, particularly in relation to the world of business, whilst also exploring wider economic and policy issues.
In studying BA Business Economics you will also address the key concepts and techniques of micro and macroeconomics and economic and organisational analysis.
What is the difference between the BA and the BSc?
BA Business Economics is designed to suit students interested in focusing on the application of theory and the factors which influence key decisions and policy making. BSc Business Economics takes a more technical approach to the subject with a greater mathematical and statistical focus.
Programme content
Each academic year you are required to complete 120 credits. Each module usually accounts for between 10-30 credits. See more information on how we teach you.
Part 1
- Introduction to economic institutions & policy
- Introductory quantitative techniques
- Mathematics for economics: Introductory maths techniques
- Principles of macroeconomics
- Principles of microeconomics
Part 2
- Career management skills
- Economic history
- Economics of social policy
- Economics of the environment & energy
- Intermediate macroeconomics
- Intermediate microeconomics
- Introductory econometrics
Part 3
- Applied economics projects
- Business economics
- Corporate social responsibility
- Further microeconomics and macroeconomics
Optional modules within BA Business Economics include:
Economics of development, Economics of labour, Environmental economics, European economic integration, European urban & regional economics, International economics, Money & banking, Processes of long term political & economic change and Public economics.
