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BSc Economics

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Economics BSc
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L100
Typical offer
A-level AAA

Entry requirements

A Level: AAA (including Maths). IB: 7,6,6 or 6,6,6 (to include Maths). 32 overall score.. BTEC: D*DD in Business or Information Technology

About this course

Bachelor of Science in Economics BSc, an economics degree focused on market analysis, public policy, and societal decision-making. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme equips students to evaluate the economic forces shaping global finance, government, and sustainability. The first year covers core theory through Foundations of Economics, Global Economic Challenges, Introductory Econometrics with Data Analytics, and Microeconomic Modelling and Analysis. The second year advances quantitative study with compulsory modules such as Econometrics, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics alongside applied studies in development, environmental, and labour economics. Students can tailor their degree in later stages by selecting from optional modules covering Behavioural and Experimental Economics, The Economics of Finance, and Economics with Machine Learning.

Modules

  • Foundations of Economics
  • Global Economic Challenges
  • Introductory Econometrics with Data Analytics
  • Discovering Economics: Academic and Professional Development
  • Microeconomic Modelling and Analysis
  • Macroeconomic Modelling and Analysis
  • Econometrics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Addressing Real World Challenges: Development Economics
  • Addressing Real World Challenges: Environmental Economics
  • Addressing Real World Challenges: Labour Economics
  • China and the World Economy
  • Behavioural and Experimental Economics
  • The Economics of Finance
  • Mathematical and Statistical Foundations of Econometrics
  • Economics with Machine Learning
  • Public Economics