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BSc ECONOMICS L100

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Full Time: 3 Years

Acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding required to become an economist or use economics as a significant part of your career.

You will develop a strong grounding in the conceptual underpinnings of economics and the mathematical approach to the subject and its methodology. You will learn to use key mathematical and statistical techniques through core modules in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics.

You will also have the opportunity to explore other areas of economics through a wide range of optional modules. These span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic history and even the economics of climate change. Modules from other subjects such as history and politics are also available and are a good way to broaden your knowledge and pursue other interests.

In addition to traditional lectures, you will partake in small group tutorials in which you can discuss and analyse theory and practice through case studies, group presentations and open debate. You can also apply what you learn to a placement and gain valuable real-world experience at the same time.

Placement

During your degree you may have the opportunity to do a paid placement at a company or organisation. Past students have undertaken placements with Rolls-Royce, the Government Economic Service and the Department for Work and Pensions. Usually, you would take a year out from your course, but it's also possible to do a summer placement.

The Department of Economics has a specialist placement officer who can provide you with one-to-one support in securing and preparing for a placement.

Quick look entry requirements A Level AAB-ABB | IB 32-34 points overall

Typical offer

AAB-ABB including A level Maths at grade B

International Baccalaureate

32–34 points overall, including 5 in Maths at standard level

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

For information on other English language qualifications, please visit our international student pages.

Further requirements

If you are an international student planning to apply for one of our degree programmes, you may need to take a foundation course or pre-sessional course if you do not have qualifications that are equivalent to British A levels or if you need to improve your English language level.

Look at entry requirements by country.

Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme.

Learn more about our international foundation programme.

What will you study?

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Year 1

Core modules include:

  • Introductory macroeconomics
  • Introductory mathematics for economics 1
  • Introductory mathematics for economics 2
  • Introductory microeconomics
  • Introductory quantitative methods in economics and business 1
  • Introductory quantitative methods in economics and business 2 and study skills

Optional modules include:

  • Economy, politics and culture from the fall of Rome to the rise of feudalism
  • Economy, politics and culture in the Roman world
  • Economic policy and social problems
  • Introduction to economic institutions and policy
  • The economics of climate change
  • British and European economies since WW2
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2

Core modules include:

  • Intermediate macroeconomics
  • Intermediate mathematics for economics
  • Intermediate microeconomics
  • Introductory econometrics

Optional modules include:

  • Business economics
  • Economic history
  • Economic theory
  • Economics of social policy
  • Economics of the environment and energy
  • Intermediate econometrics

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3

Core modules include:

  • Advanced macroeconomics
  • Advanced microeconomics
  • Applied econometrics
  • Dissertation

Optional modules include:

  • Banking in emerging economies
  • Business history
  • Business and financial forecasting
  • Industrial organisation
  • Behavioural economics
  • Econometric methods
  • Economics of labour
  • European economic integration
  • European urban and regional economics
  • History of economic thought
  • International economics
  • Macroeconomics for developing countries
  • Microeconomics for developing countries
  • Money and banking
  • Processes of long-term political and economic change
  • Public economics
  • Economics of land, development and planning

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

How much will it cost?

How much will it cost?

New UK/EU students: £9250* per year

New international students: £16070 per year

* UK and EU Fee Changes

Subject to the Government passing legislation to raise the minimum fee cap, we will raise undergraduate tuition fees from £9,000 to £9,250 for new UK/EU students applying to start courses in the 2017/18 academic year. You will not be affected by this rise if you have deferred entry to the 2017/18 academic year. The Government will confirm future arrangements for EU students in due course.

Information on this page is based on 2018/19 figures and is likely to change slightly for 2019/20 entry. We will publish up-to-date information about 2019/20 entry as soon as it becomes available.

For further information, please see our webpage on the Teaching Excellence Framework and future tuition fees.

Additional Costs

These course fees cover the cost of your tuition. Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

* UK and EU Fee Changes

Subject to the Government passing legislation to raise the minimum fee cap, we will raise undergraduate tuition fees from £9,000 to £9,250 for new UK/EU students applying to start courses in the 2017/18 academic year. You will not be affected by this rise if you have deferred entry to the 2017/18 academic year. The Government will confirm future arrangements for EU students in due course.

The tuition fee will remain £9,000 per year for the full duration of this course if you start in the 2016/17 academic year or have accepted an offer but deferred your entry until the 2017/18 academic year. This is unlike other institutions who are planning to raise fees midway through courses.

For further information, please see our webpage on the Teaching Excellence Framework and future tuition fees.

Additional costs

These course fees cover the cost of your tuition. Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

What career can you have?

What career can you have?

Our graduates are in high demand as a result of the analytical skills and specialist knowledge of economics they develop through this course. Economics is rated among the top five degree subjects for average graduate starting salaries (Top 10 Subjects for Graduate Earnings, Complete University Guide, based on 2016 graduates in full-time professional employment, DLHE survey results 2015–16 from HESA.)

Our recent graduates have secured roles as economists with the Government Economic Service and consultancies such as PwC and KPMG. Others have entered related and non-related careers in finance, business, marketing, publishing, PR and media.

During your degree, you will have the opportunity to do a paid placement at a company or organisation. Past students have undertaken placements with Rolls-Royce, Disney, UBS, and the Government Economic Service (including the Treasury, the Office for National Statistics and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office). The Department of Economics has a specialist placement officer who can provide you with one-to-one support in securing and preparing for a placement.

You can choose to study your degree over four years, with a professional placement year. You would receive timetabled support and training focusing on the search, application and selection processes associated with placements.

Economics is relevant to everyone and everything. It is influential in every decision made and can have a real impact on our lives. It is this that I find most intriguing about the subject, and I enjoy being able to relate what I learn to real-life situations.

Poppy Small
BSc Economics

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