| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The integrated foundation year provides a strong foundation, while the subsequent years delve into core economic concepts, enhancing students' analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Graduates are highly sought after in various sectors, including finance, accounting, and government, due to their strong understanding of economic theories and transferable skills.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The BSc Economics with Foundation Year at Aberystwyth University delves into economic issues that impact everyday life, including employment creation, inflation, international trade, business competition, innovation, growth, developing countries, resource protection, and government policy. The program offers a wide range of modules to cater to individual interests. Research-led teaching and excellent facilities ensure students acquire relevant knowledge and transferable skills for their chosen careers. The integrated foundation year is designed for students lacking sufficient or relevant academic backgrounds, providing a unique interdisciplinary approach to key economic concepts. This foundation year equips students with a critical perspective to make the most of the full undergraduate degree.
Outline:
Year 1:
- Academic Skills Foundation 1 (IC07620): 20 credits
- Academic Skills Foundation 2 (IC07720): 20 credits
- Decision Making in Tourism (AB00120): 20 credits
- Economics, Finance and Accounting for Business (AB01320): 20 credits
- Foundations of Management and Marketing (AB05120): 20 credits
Year 2:
- Data Analytics (AB15220): 20 credits
- Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (AB11120): 20 credits (also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh)
- Fundamentals of Management and Business (AB15120): 20 credits (also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh)
- Understanding the Economy (AB13120): 20 credits
- Economic Theory and Policy (AB13220): 20 credits
Year 3:
- Econometrics (AB23420): 20 credits
- Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy Applications (AB23220): 20 credits
- Managerial Economics (AB23320): 20 credits
- Microeconomics Theory and Policy Applications (AB23120): 20 credits
Year 4:
- Contemporary Issues in Economics and Policy (AB33120): 20 credits
- Environmental Economics (AB33220): 20 credits
- Labour Economics (AB33620): 20 credits
- Trade and International Monetary Systems (AB33520): 20 credits
Assessment:
The program is assessed through a combination of:
- Examinations
- Assessed essays
- Projects
- Presentations
- Dissertation (certain modules)
Teaching:
- Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, and tutorials in small groups.
- Students are required to deliver presentations, work in groups, and complete essays.
- Printed texts are available in the university library and the National Library of Wales.
- Each student is assigned a personal tutor for the duration of their degree.
Careers:
- A degree in Economics is highly regarded by employers and attracts high graduate salaries.
- Graduates have progressed into various specialist pathways, including:
- Chartered Accountant
- Chartered Certified Accountant
- Chartered Management Accountant
- Chartered Public Finance Accountant
- Economist
- Investment analysis
- Financial risk analyst
- Actuary
- Civil Service
- Diplomatic Service
- Local Government
- The program equips students with transferable skills such as:
- Improved numeracy skills and data analysis abilities
- Understanding of economic and external changes
- Communication skills (written and spoken)
- Problem-solving
- Analytical and creative thinking
- Decision-making
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Self-motivation and self-reliance
- Work experience opportunities are available through the university's Careers team, GO Wales, and the YES (Year in Employment Scheme).
Other:
- The syllabus of this course is identical to its sister course, Economics (L100), after the foundation year.
- The department is established for research and practice, with expert lecturers who teach economic principles and technical/quantitative aspects of Economics.
- The program benefits from partnerships with businesses, industries, and commerce, enhancing career opportunities.
- Visiting speakers bring their professional experience to the classroom. Current partner universities include those in India, China, Russia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil, with a rapidly expanding portfolio.
- Over 75% of full-time teaching staff hold PhDs and are research active, ensuring students receive up-to-date knowledge.
- The School also employs part-time and full-time staff dedicated to teaching, many of whom combine teaching with consultancy and business activities, providing students with applied knowledge.
