Economics (Industry) : BSc Hons : L105
Bachelor's degree
In Lancaster
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Lancaster
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
We teach Economics, and the supporting analytical methods, from first principles, making our four-year degree equally suited to students with an A Level in Economics or beginners who have not studied it before. Our course weaves theory and evidence into policy analysis so that you can analyse and understand fundamental issues and topical concerns. You’ll be able to choose from a wide range of optional Economics modules, or minor subjects, to tailor your studies to suit your interests and aspirations.
You begin your degree with modules including Principles of Economics and Quantitative Methods for Economics. You’ll also choose a third subject drawn from Management School disciplines or from other subject areas like Politics, International Relations or Geography. In your second year, you’ll move on to courses such as Introduction to Econometrics, Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics and some specialist modules, for example Game Theory. It is also possible to continue your study of a minor subject through your second and fourth years.
You will then spend your third year undertaking an industrial placement before returning to Lancaster for your fourth year where you will choose up to eight topics in Economics for specialist study, with each taught by an active researcher in the field. These include, for example, Public Economics, Human Resource Economics, Industrial Organisation, International Trade and International Business. Students who have performed well in their studies are also offered the opportunity of completing a Dissertation module in the third year.
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About this course
Our degrees are designed to prepare you for a career in industry, business, finance, consultancy or government. Recent Economics graduates have joined banks and financial consultancies such as HSBC and Deloitte, while others have been employed on graduate schemes with major companies, including BAE and the Swire Group.
Many of our Economics students have gained places on postgraduate courses at top institutions and then pursued specialised careers as economists – for example, at the Bank of England, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and in academia.
Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, you also graduate with the relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability awareness, career development, campus community and social development.
A Level AAB
GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6, English Language grade B or 6
IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.
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Subjects
- International Trade
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Economics
- Industry
- International Business
- Trade
- Public Economics
- Principles of Economics
- Econometrics
Course programme
Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.
Year 1Core
- Preparation for Placement
- Principles of Economics A
- Quantitative Methods for Economics
Core
- Career and Employability II
- Intermediate Macroeconomics I
- Intermediate Macroeconomics II
- Intermediate Microeconomics I
- Intermediate Microeconomics II
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Mathematics for Economics
- Social Research Methods
Optional
- Applied Economics
- Economic Policy
- Game Theory
Core
- Business Placement
Core
- Business Placement Dissertation
- Career and Employability III
Optional
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Applied Economics
- Applied Macroeconomics
- Development Economics
- Econometrics
- Economic Policy
- Game Theory
- Health Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- International Business
- International Trade
- Labour Economics
- Mathematical Economics
- Monetary Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
- Sports Economics
Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
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Economics (Industry) : BSc Hons : L105