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Our degree in business economics is designed to provide you with a solid grounding in business. You will be able to apply economic theories and data handling skills to analyse real-world economic and business problems. You will also be trained on how to analyse data using statistical software and databases employed across a variety of industries, giving you experience that's vital for employment and postgraduate study.

Entry Requirements

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Curriculum

Year 1

Introduction to Economics for Business (30 credits)
Personal and Professional Development (15 credits)
Economic and Financial History (15 credits)

Year 2

Introduction to Business Finance (15 credits)
Mathematics for Economics, Business and Finance (15 credits)
Statistics for Economics and Finance (15 credits)
Introduction to Financial Management (15 credits)

Year 3

Professional Practice in International Business & Economics (15 credits)
Intermediate Economics for Business (30 credits)
History of Economic Thought (15 credits)

Year 4

Core Modules:
Quantitative Methods and Econometrics (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (15 credits)
Managing Global Business Networks (15 credits)
Operating in Emerging Markets (15 credits)
The economy and the environment (15 credits)
Managing Business Finance (30 credits)
Banking and Finance in a Global Context (30 credits)
Global Marketing Management (15 credits)

Year 5

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Managerial Economics (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Small Business Development (30 credits)
Managing Strategy (30 credits)
Monetary Economics (30 credits)
Labour Economics, Policy and Regulation (30 credits)
Political Economy of International Development and Finance (30 credits)
Advanced Econometrics (30 credits)
Principles of Investment (30 credits)
Trading in Financial Markets (30 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Marketing (30 credits)

Year 6

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Project (Economics & International Business) (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Small Business Development (30 credits)
Managing Strategy (30 credits)
Monetary Economics (30 credits)
Labour Economics, Policy and Regulation (30 credits)
Political Economy of International Development and Finance (30 credits)
Advanced Econometrics (30 credits)
Principles of Investment (30 credits)
Trading in Financial Markets (30 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Marketing (30 credits)

Careers

Opportunities are many and varied:

business economist for the government, non-governmental organisations, or private and public companies
economist
analyst
management consultant
investment adviser
finance and investment analyst
financial administrator
investment
teaching
merchant banker