BSc International Business & Economics

4 year with integrated placement year / 3 year course without integrated placement year option only available for non-EU students

UCAS Code: LNC1

Typical offers:
A Levels: AAB - ABB
IB: 32 points overall in the IB diploma with 6,6,5 - 6,5,5 at HL. Minimum scores of 5 in English and Maths at Standard level.
BTEC, Access & other: BTEC Extended Diploma DDD. Access to HE students are eligible to apply for this course.

Further requirements:
5 GCSE grades A*- C to include:
GCSE Maths – grade B/5
GCSE English – grade C/4
Please note that General Studies does not contribute towards the UCAS points requirement but is welcomed as an additional qualification.

Tuition fees: £9,250 (£1,250 during placement year) for UK/EU students. £14,630 for International students (£2,500 during placement year) (2017). More on fees.

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

• With the increasing globalisation of business and revolution in communications, no company can afford to ignore the international dimension.
  
  The international business component of this course aims to develop the knowledge and skills required for assessing and developing international strategies and operations of businesses. The economics component develops the skills required to make an assessment of the economic environment of companies and their strategies within the context of national and international environments.
  
  

  The combination of international business and applied economics on this programme provides a strong introduction to the world of business and a solid foundation for a career in international commerce, or as an applied/business economist.

  You will study a range of topics, designed to give you a solid foundation for your business degree.

  Year 1
  • Introductory Accounting for Business
  • Introduction to Organisation Behaviour
  • Introduction to Marketing Management
  • Law for Business
  • Principles of Operations Management
  • Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Introduction to Micro Economics
  • Introduction to Macro Economics
  Year 2You will develop your understanding of economics, the international business environment and the international operations of business. Compulsory modules are:
  
  • International Business Environment
  • International Business Economics
  • Strategic Finance
    
  • Business Policy
  • Business Game
  • Business, Government & Society
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Econometrics I
  • Introduction to Econometrics II
  • Emerging and Transitional Economies
  • Regional and Urban Economics
    
  Year 3You will spend this year in professional placement or you may choose to take up an international study opportunity at one of our partner institutions. This year is compulsory for all UK and EU students.
  
  

  See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.

  Final YearThis year focuses on the implications of managing the major functions of finance and marketing within the international context, the application of economic theories in understanding international business, analysing policy and carrying out economic research.
  
  All students take this core module:
  

  • Strategic Management
    

  You will then choose from the following economics-oriented modules:
  
  • Economics of Business Organisations
  • Economics of Multinational Enterprise
  • Economics of Innovation
  • Competition Policy: Theory
  • Competition Policy: Practice
  • Applied Econometrics and Forecasting
  • Macroeconomic Policy
  In addition you will choose from the following international business oriented modules:
  • Derivatives
  • International Finance
  • International Marketing
  • International Operations
  Further modules:
  
  • Innovation
  • Business Ethics
  • Fraud Bribery and Corruption
  • Managing Information Technology in a Global Context
  • Economics of Entrepreneurship
  • International Trade
  • Environmental Economics
  • Optional language modules at Intermediate or Advanced level