BA (Hons) Business Economics

UCAS code: L102

Overview

The BA (Hons) Business Economics provides a strong foundation in economic theories and principles but with a particular focus on examining their relevance to business and managerial situations. Students will be asked to analyse the international economic environment in the UK, and to assess the impact of external factors on micro and macroeconomic performance and public policy.

This programme allows students to study economics whilst leaving more space in the curriculum for complementary subjects than is possible on the BSc Economics programme. Specialist streams within all three years of the degree enable students to combine their study of economics with another subject chosen from the Management School, Politics, or a modern foreign language. Alternatively, students can opt for a more general scheme by choosing a broader range of Management School subjects and Politics topics to combine with their study of economics.

Requirements

A-level: AAB

General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels

GCSE: Maths and English Language, min grade B in both

Scottish Highers: ABBBB

International Bacc: 35 overall with 16 points from best three HL courses

BTEC: DDD/DDM

IELTS: 6.5

First Year

ECON 100 and two Part I subjects from the Management School, Politics or Languages.

The single major degree structure comprises five units in Economics. This leaves three units available for minor subjects.

Compulsory Modules: ECON 207, ECON 208, ECON 209, ECON210 (for those students who have not taken ECON 103 at Part 1, ECON 212, ECON 331 and ECON 334, plus a further 1.5 units from the ECON 300 series and 3 units from subjects chosen from the Management School, Politics or Languages.

Economics