COURSE SATISFACTION IN THE UK 5 TH (Guardian University Guide 2023)
ECONOMICS
SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS & BAY CAMPUS
An Economics degree can help unlock your pathway to a variety of careers, from investment banking and management consultancy, to politics and management roles in global organisations. Our Economics degrees have 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.
Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available International Students foundation programme available
Our degrees give 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 want to pursue 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. A Year in Industry is the perfect opportunity to gain real-world industry experience, making you an attractive candidate for jobs after graduating. Want to experience an unforgettable year exploring new cultures and growing as a person; professionally and personally ? A Year Abroad is also an opportunity available to you.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Approaches to Economic Analysis • Exploring Economic Data • Finance for Economics • Principles of Macroeconomics • Principles of Microeconomics Year 2 • Economic Development • Economic Policy • Environmental and Resource Economics • Health Economics • Intermediate Macroeconomics • Intermediate Microeconomics • Problems and Decision-Making in Economics Year 3 • Advanced Macroeconomics • Advanced Microeconomics • Economics Independent Study Project • Financial Market Efficiency • International Economics and Trade • Labour Economics • Monetary Economics • Public Choice and Public Economics • Time Series Econometrics
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †
Typical Offer: ABB- BBB
BA Honours ▲ Philosophy, Politics and Economics ♦ Philosophy, Politics and Economics (with Year Abroad) BSc Honours ▲ Economics ♦ Economics (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ Economics (with Foundation Year) ▲ Economics and Business ♦ Economics and Business (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ Economics and Business (with Foundation Year) ▲ Economics and Finance ♦ Economics and Finance (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ 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
Student Profile see next page
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