BSc Economics & Management

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

UCAS Code: LN12
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 (£2,500 during placement year) for International students (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.

• This course looks at different aspects of economics and management, combining them to enable our graduates to excel in their professional lives and broaden their career options.
  
  

  Those who pursue a more management orientated career are equipped with skills to analyse how changes in the economic environment affects their organisations and therefore make more informed and better decisions.Those who pursue a more economics orientated career are equipped with practical management skills that enable them to effectively manage the teams they lead.

  With the broad management skills that are also taught on the course, your time at Aston will transform you into a highly attractive graduate in this competitive area.
  

  Year 1
  

  In your first year you will study a wide range of modules designed to ensure you have a broad foundation and knowledge of management. You will consider the economic, financial, human and legal issues managers deal with and the tools and techniques they use. The modules are:

  • Introductory Accounting for Business
    
  • Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
  • Law for Business
    
  • Introduction to Marketing Management
  • Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Principles of Operations Management
  • Introduction to Micro Economics
    
  • Introduction to Macro Economics
  Year 2

  In the second year, our students start specialising in Economics and Management subjects. The modules will lay a solid foundation towards the studies in the final year. In addition to developing a good understanding of theories, there is also emphasis on application of the theories towards understanding how businesses and economies operate and subsequently devising polices to enhance their functioning.
  

  • Business Policy
  • Business Game
  • Business, Government & Society
  • Financial Management
  • International Business Economics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Regional and Urban Economics
  • Introduction to Econometrics I
  • Introduction to Economterics II
  • Emerging and Transitional Economies
  Year 3 - placement year

  You 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 Year

  The final year continues in the vein as Year 2 with further specialisation in Economics and Management subjects and a strong emphasis on application of theories towards understanding and enhancing the functioning of businesses and economies.
  
  During your final year you will study the following compulsory modules:
  

  • Strategic Management
  • Derivatives
  • Economics of Multinational Enterprise
  • Applied Econometrics and Forecasting
  • Economics of Business Organisations
  • Economics of Innovation
  • Competition Policy: Theory
  • Competition Policy: Practice
  • Macroeconomic Policy

  You will also undertake two single or one double optional module from the list below:
  

  • Financial Economics
  • International Trade
  • International Finance
  • Economics of Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Economics