| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-20 | 2023-07-01 |
| 2024-01-20 | 2023-10-15 |
Program Overview
This hands-on degree will ensure that you develop the professional skills and knowledge to prepare you for your future career.
Gain a thorough grounding in economics supported by an attractive combination of cutting-edge skills in handling economic data and analytics relevant to industry, society and government.
This programme is designed to be hands-on with real-world relevance – concentrating on critical global and regional economic challenges such as climate change, fiNAcial crises, healthcare and social development, growth and productivity – to ensure that you develop the professional skills and knowledge that will prepare you for your future career.
You’ll learn in industry-standard facilities like our Bloomberg suite, which offers real-time fiNAcial trading simulations – so you can practise in realistic scenarios before you go out there and do it for real.
Make connections with professional industry networks, like-minded entrepreneurs, and corporate partners in our newly enhanced Business Lounge. Conveniently located in the Business School, it’s a vibrant hub for organisations to collaborate and work creatively, as well as helping to build links with our programmes, including placement and live business project opportunities that are embedded throughout your studies. It’s also a great space for our students to meet, learn from, and make an impression on decision-makers, laying the foundations for your future career – all on campus.
In your final year, you will also have the chance to spend three months on an internship. This is in addition to the extra option of studying abroad or spending a year on placement in industry, with past placements taking place at global organisations such as HP, Volkswagen and GE Healthcare.
Program Outline
What you'll study
The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.
First year
Second year
Final year
First year modules
Compulsory
Introduction to Economics
This introduction covers both microeconomics (the affairs of individual consumers, firms and government) and macroeconomics (the study of the economy as a whole).
Developing Self & Others
Assessing your human skills and developing good habits is central to your professional development. This module allows you to gain a better understanding of what is needed from the wider business perspective and apply theories of positive habit development in practice.
Accounting and FiNAce
Delve into topics such as fiNAcing decisions, cost behaviour, cost-volume-profit analysis, absorption costing, variance analysis and budgeting.
The Economy, Society and Public Policy
This module will empower you with an understanding of pressing social problems from the perspective of an economist.
World Economy
Study the changing world economy, developing insights into issues related to international trade, international fiNAce, regional groupings and climate change.
Quantitative Methods for Economics
This module will equip you with the mathematical and statistical tools you will require later in your degree.
Second year modules
Compulsory
Microeconomics in Context: Learning Through Games and Simulations
Discover microeconomics: You’ll use games and simulations to understand the behaviour and interactions of individuals, businesses and the government.
Rethinking Political Economy
Rethinking Political Economy enables students to explore plural perspectives drawn from the history of ideas in political economy from its early development in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the contemporary rethinking of political economy. Particular focus is placed upon the confrontation both of historical power imbalances, notably the relocation of the previously marginalized perspectives of female political economists to the very centre and cutting edge of the discipline, and urgent issues of human development, notably inequalities in income and wealth, and mitigation of and adaptation to human-induced climate change
Computing Skills and Data Analysis for Economics
You’ll learn a valuable range of data-handling, software and statistical skills that are relevant for obtaining, processing and presenting economic and business data.
Macroeconomics: Managing the Economy
You’ll learn the ways that government policy affects the course of the economy through its influence on the rate of inflation, economic growth, and the level of employment.
Developing a Research Tool Kit for Economists
Prepare and complete a small action research project. It’s hands-on learning about research methodology, data analysis and formulating research questions.
Responsible Business in Society
The influence large organisations have to both postively contribute to, or potentially harm society, can be greater than the power of states. You'll reflect on challenges to business practice looking at issues such as corporate social responsibility, globalisation, sustainable development and climate change, and human rights and exploitation.
Year abroad modules
Spend a year studying at one of our partner institutions in Europe, Asia, North America or Australia. This is an outstanding opportunity to broaden your horizons in a different culture and environment, learn new skills and develop valuable international contacts while continuing your studies.
Placement year modules
Your placement is your opportunity to get some real-world work experience under your belt.
Just like in the real world, you’ll be responsible for finding and applying for opportunities, with the added benefit of help and support from university services.
The Centre for Professional Success is a dedicated team within the faculty who provide tailored support to students who are seeking a placement or internship. You'll also benefit from the University's Careers and Employability service based in Student Central.
Final year modules
Compulsory
Empirical Economics: Interpreting Economic Data
Learn how to perform and interpret data analysis using a statistical software package.
Forecasting Future Developments in the Economy
You’ll learn from hands-on demonstrations and applications how to forecast future developments in the economy.
Contemporary Debates in Macroeconomics
This module is designed to advance your understanding of modern macroeconomic issues of contemporary interest. You’ll explore new areas of macroeconomics as well as further develop your analytical skills.
Optional
One-Trimester Internship
Apply knowledge learned on your degree in a real working environment on one of our unique internship opportunities - enhance your chance of getting a job at the same time.
Economics Project
You will complete a research project on a topic of interest to you under the direction of a member of staff.
Health Economics and Health Policy
Explore the challenges associated with health care systems, methods of economic evaluation, setting priorities using health economics and how policy makers influence healthcare practices and behaviours.
Environmental Economics and Climate Change Policy
This module will give you hands-on experience of how to look at important issues in environmental economics and will engage you in discussions on policy making.
Economic and Social Inequality in the 21st Century
You’ll learn about the causes and impact of inequality including how it shapes the economy and modern society. You’ll explore the role of public policy in reducing or exacerbating inequality.
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
