Economics and Finance BSc Honours (L161)

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

• ECO1002 Economic Analysis
• ECO1007 Statistical Methods for Economics
• ECO1010 Mathematics for Economics
• ECO1018 Economic Applications
• ACC1010 Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACC1011 Introduction to Management Accounting and Finance

• ACC2007 Corporate Finance
• ECO2003 Economic Modelling
• ECO2004 Microeconomic Analysis
• ECO2005 Macroeconomic Analysis
• ECO2009 Econometric Analysis

You take 20 credits of modules from the following list:

• ACC2003 Financial Control
• ACC2005 Intermediate Financial Accounting
• ECO2006 Environmental Economics
• ECO2008 International Economics
• ECO2011 Economics of Regulation
• ECO2013 Economic Evaluation and Investment
• ECO2014 European Economics

Between Stages two and three, you have the option to spend a full academic year on a work placement with an approved organisation.

Whilst on placement you complete the following modules:

• ECO3011 Intercalating Year Personal Learning Record
• ECO3015 Intercalating Year Reflective Learning Account

Alternatively you may apply to spend Stage 2 studying economics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands for a year which counts directly towards your final degree mark.

• ACC3006 International Financial Management
• ECO3001 Advanced Microeconomics
• ECO3002 Advanced Macroeconomics
• ECO3018 Financial Economics

You take 50 credits of modules from the following:

Either 40 credits from the following list:

• ECO3019 Dissertation Part 1
• ECO3030 Dissertation Part 2 - Independent Research Project
• ECO3008 Advanced Econometric Analysis OR
• ECO3017 Advanced Time Series Econometrics

Plus 10 credits from the list below.

Or All 50 credits from the list below:

• ACC3001 Financial Accounting
• ACC3002 Management Accounting
• ACC3004 Derivative Markets
• ACC3009 Taxation in Accounting
• ECO3004 Labour Economics
• ECO3005 Behavioural Economics and Experimental Methods
• ECO3006 Economics of Banking
• ECO3008 Advanced Econometric Analysis
• ECO3009 Price Discrimination
• ECO3010 Monetary Economics
• ECO3014 Public Economics
• ECO3017 Advanced Time Series Econometrics
• ECO3021 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
• ECO3022 Health Economics
• ECO3026 Industrial Economics and Policy
• ECO3024 Economics of Development

Economics graduates are highly employable. Apart from the specific understanding of the subject, employers value the skills of numeracy and analysis, the ability to communicate and the capacity to grasp broad issues which our graduates acquire. Graduate destinations vary widely in terms of the range of roles and employers, including regional, national and international organisations, across many sectors.

Whilst only a few economics graduates may be expected to become professional economists, many find it an excellent base for entry into a rewarding career in finance – including accounting, insurance, tax and banking, or management.

In recent years our graduates have been successful in obtaining employment in a variety of major national and international firms in the financial and commercial sectors, and in manufacturing, retailing and IT, as well as in the Civil Service and the public sector – for example, in the health and education sectors. Some graduates go on to undertake postgraduate studies, either in economics, research, teacher training or further qualifications in specialist areas.

Find out more about the career options for Economics from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.