Economics and Management Studies (BSc Econ)

The Joint Honours degree programme Economics and Management offers students the opportunity to combine aspects of the study of both Economics and Management.

Through a combination of core and optional modules, students are given the opportunity to pursue aspects of the two subject areas which are of particular interest to them, such as the economics of business or finance through to marketing or employment relations, while acquiring a sound knowledge of the main elements of both subjects.

Equal weighting is given to both subjects throughout the three years of the degree.

Trading Room

The Trading Room is used as part of the BSc Economics and Finance programme but is open to all students, supervised by trained PhD students who will help students to become familiar with the new software. Many students on this programme become involved with the Cardiff University Investment Society which meets on Monday and Thursday evenings with opportunities to discuss current issues in financial markets, listen to guest speakers and have the opportunity to manage a global macro investment portfolio.

Students are offered the opportunity to undertake the Thomson Reuters Certification qualification, an industry qualification to prove their ability in using the platform to access all the information that they need. This five-module training process involves one-to-one training and phone conferences with a Reuters representative. The Trading Room gives students the opportunity to become attractive potential graduates in the City, where the job market is becoming ever more competitive.

Year one

Four compulsory double modules, plus two compulsory single modules (per semester) and one optional double module.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsPrinciples of Business ManagementBS153010 creditsApplied Stats & Maths in Econ & BusinessBS150120 creditsMicroeconomicsBS155120 creditsMacroeconomicsBS165220 creditsMarketingBS152820 creditsBusiness EnvironmentBS162910 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsEconomic HistoryBS154620 creditsPeople in OrganisationsBS152920 creditsContemporary Economic IssuesBS154520 creditsYear two

Two compulsory double modules and four other double modules.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsIntroductory EconometricsBS257020 creditsMicroeconomic TheoryBS255020 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsCross Cultural ManagementBS252420 creditsMarketing and StrategyBS254020 creditsBuyer BehaviourBS253520 creditsMoney Banking & FinanceBS255120 creditsMacroeconomic TheoryBS254920 creditsOrganisational BehaviourBS253020 creditsManagerial EconomicsBS256020 creditsManaging PeopleBS254220 creditsPerformance and Financial ManagementBS251720 creditsEmployment RelationsBS253420 creditsYear three

Three compulsory double modules and a choice of optional modules - you will choose from pre-selected groups.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsStrategic ManagementBS354320 creditsWork and EmploymentBS353820 creditsEntrepreneurship and Small Business DevelopmentBS372720 creditsEthics and Morality of BusinessBS372820 creditsMarketing Decision MakingBS374120 creditsFinancial EconomicsBS355420 creditsInternational FinanceBS355520 creditsApplied Macroeconomics and FinanceBS357020 creditsBusiness ApplicationsBS354720 creditsModern Business EnterpriseBS356120 creditsMacroeconomic AnalysisBS356520 creditsMicroeconomic AnalysisBS356620 creditsEconometricsBS355120 creditsInternational Economic HistoryBS355620 creditsInternational TradeBS356820 creditsLabour EconomicsBS355820 creditsEconomics of BankingBS357120 creditsIndustrial EconomicsBS357220 creditsThe Economics of DevelopmentBS357320 creditsSocial WelfareBS357420 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.