Foundation Year available Global Opportunities available International Students (The Guardian University Guide 2020) CAREER PROSPECTS IN THE UK 2 ND
ECONOMICS BAY CAMPUS
An Economics degree can help to unlock your pathway to a variety of careers, from investment banking and management consultancy to politics and management roles in global organisations. Our Economics degree has an excellent reputation for producing high performing graduates. A number of our graduates have progressed to work for the world’s biggest brands such as Barclays, HSBC and PwC.
Our flagship degree gives you a robust understanding of modern economic principles and contemporary issues. Constantly updated to maintain a modern, real-world relevance, these programmes are suitable if you are targeting a career as an economist or you are open to employment across different economic and financial fields. In your first year, you will cover a comprehensive base of knowledge encompassing micro- and macro- economics, finance and methodology. In later years your module choice covers specialist areas of economic policy, economic development and health economics. Available to all undergraduate students within the School of Management, a Year in Industry is an opportunity to gain real-world industry experience, making you an attractive candidate for jobs after graduating.
You may also wish to take up a Year Abroad exploring new cultures and meeting new people, making you an attractive candidate for jobs after graduating. AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1
foundation programme available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
TYPICAL OFFER: ABB-BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
• Finance for economics • Maths for economics* • Macro-economics 1 • Micro-economics 1 Year 2 • Econometrics • Economic policy • Macro-economics 2 • Micro-economics 2 Year 3
BSc Single Honours ▲ Economics ♦ Economics (with Year in Industry/Abroad) ♦ Economics (with Foundation Year)
▲ Economics and Business ♦ Economics and Business ♦ Economics and Business (with Foundation Year) ▲ Economics and Finance ♦ Economics and Finance
(with Year in Industry/Abroad)
• Advanced economic analysis • Economies of the Middle and Far East • International standards • Power and organisation *Students are not required to have studied maths at A Level
(with Year in Industry/Abroad) ♦ Economics and Finance (with Foundation Year) ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Analyst, Researcher or Government Adviser • Derivatives Trader
ACCREDITATIONS INCLUDE (subject to module selection):
• Econometrician • Financial Analyst • Manager or Management Consultant • Professional Economist
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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