BSc Economics (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 64 - 104 tariff points, from Level 3 qualifications* e.g A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies) International Baccalaureate: accepted Extended Project Qualification (EPQ): accepted BTEC: Diplomas and Certificate accepted Cambridge Technical: Diplomas and Certificates accepted City & Guilds: Advanced Technical Diplomas accepted Welsh Baccalaureate: accepted Scottish Highers: accepted Irish Leaving Certificate: accepted T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis We also welcome applications from mature learners. Mature students and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit
About this course
BSc (Hons) Economics, providing a foundation year route into undergraduate study. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Data Analysis, Programming, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Human Behaviour. The programme includes a foundation year before progressing to Year 1 of the BSc (Hons) Economics degree. Students undertake a Consultancy Project, working with an external organisation to develop evidence-based solutions to business challenges.
Modules
- Academic Skills
- Economics
- Introduction to Data Science
- UK Government and Society
- Data Analysis
- Business Functions
- Business Law
- Management Studies
- Financial Accounting
- Media Studies (News Media)
- Economics (Spring)
- Business Analytics
- Financial Techniques and Analysis
- Regional economies and the global economy
- Business Analytics Coding
- Personal Finance and Banking
- International Economics and Trade
- Econometrics
- Behavioural Insights and Experimental Methods
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Consultancy Project
- Investment and Portfolio Management
- Understanding the Global Economy
- Financial Economics
- Competition and Strategy
- Advanced Econometrics
- The Professional Economist
- Applied Economics