Economics & Management

Course detail Description

Economics affects every aspect of our lives so there are lots of big questions to answer. But first, you’ll begin with the basics and an introduction to statistics to get you up to speed.

After you learn the fundamentals, you’ll enjoy the freedom to pick modules. Whether you want to explore strategic management, corporate social responsibility or marketing communications, it’s your chance to mould our course to your interests.

We use a variety of teaching methods on this programme, but most modules use lectures, accompanied by small-group tutorials.

We will mostly assess you through written exams and coursework, although occasionally we may use practical laboratory exams, laboratory reports and oral presentations.

We are located right in the heart of London, one of the most exciting cities for business in the world. We are very close to the Square Mile - the hub of international commerce & finance, and attractions such as the London Eye and the South Bank Centre. Most teaching takes place on the Strand and Waterloo campuses.

• Economics
• Business Management
• International Management

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

This is a three-year course combining required and optional modules to a total of 120 credits per year.

Additional credit modules are optional and do not count towards progression. Options offered may vary from year to year.

You are required to take the following modules:

• Social Science and Modern Business I (10 credit)
• Introduction to Microeconomics (10 credits)
• Organisational Behaviour (10 credits)
• Introduction to Financial Reporting (10 credits)
• Mathematics for Economists (15 credit)
• Business Ethics and Sustainability I (10 credit)
• Introduction to Macroeconomics (10 credits)
• Introduction to Management Accounting (10 credits)
• Work in Contemporary Society (10 credits)
• Principles of Marketing (10 credits)
• Statistics for Economists (15 credit)

Additional credit modules

There are no optional modules available in your first year, but you can choose to study one additional credit module. Additional credit modules do not count towards progression, but contribute to your overall degree score:

• A Foreign Language (15 credits)
• Advanced Mathematics (15 credits)

Year 2

During your second year, you will complete the required modules outlined below, plus five optional modules. Students also have the opportunity to take one additional 15 credit module. Additional credit modules are optional and do not count towards progression. Options offered may vary from year to year.

You are required to take the following modules:

• Intermediate Microeconomics (15 Credits)
• Introduction to Econometrics (15 Credits)
• Macroeconomics (15 Credits)

You are required to take five of the following optional modules, which may typically include:

• Technology and Innovation (15 credits)
• Law and Management (15 credits)
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
• Markets, Organisation and Society (15 credits)
• Human Resource Management (15 credits)
• Corporate Finance (15 credits)
• Government and Business (15 credits)
• Industrial Organisation (15 credits)
• Management Accounting (15 credits)
• Career Development: Theory and Practice (15 credits)
• The Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (15 credits)
• Work and Organisational Psychology (15 credits)
• Financial Accounting and Reporting (15 credits)
• Economics of Strategy (15 credits)
• International Trade (15 credits)
• Intermediate Econometrics (15 credits)
• Game Theory (15 credits)
• International Business (15 credits)
• A Foreign Language option offered by the Modern Language Centre, terms 1 & 2 (15 credits)

Additional credit modules

Students can take one additional credit module:

• A Foreign Language (15 Credits)

You will also have the opportunity to study abroad in the first semester of your second year or for the whole of the second year at one of our partner universities which currently include:

• Hong Kong University

• Renmin University of China (Chinese language required)

• University of Toronto

• Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Tongji University (SEM)

• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (full year only)

• University of Mannheim (MBS)

You should be aware that there are module requirements that need to be fulfilled while studying abroad.

Year 3

In your final year of study, you will select eight 15 credit modules to study. The undergraduate project is worth 30 credits, and is optional. Please note, optional modules offered may vary each year.

There are no required modules in your third year.

Choose seven or eight modules (totalling 120 credits) from a range which typically includes:

• Entrepreneurial Finance (15 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Family Firms (15 credits)
• Applied Economics (15 credits)
• Brand Management (15 credits)
• Investment Management (15 credits)
• Marketing Strategy and Planning (15 credits)
• Digital Marketing (15 credits)
• Managerial Economics (15 credits)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (15 credits)
• Organisational Change (15 credits)
• Labour Economics (15 credits)
• International HRM (15 credits)
• Communication in Organisations (15 credits)
• Governance and Accountability (15 credits)
• Financial Statement Analysis (15 credits)
• International Marketing (15 credits)
• Employment Law (15 credits)
• Leadership: Theory and Practice (15 credits)
• Marketing Communications (15 credits)
• Company Law (15 credits)
• The Social Psychology of Financial Markets (15 credits)
• Technology Strategy (15 credits)
• Applied Econometrics (15 credits)
• Money and Banking (15 credits)
• Economic Growth (15 credits)
• Public Economics and Public Policy (15 credits)
• Health Economics (15 credits)
• International Finance (15 credits)
• Advanced Macroeconomics (15 credits)
• Advanced Microeconomics (15 credits)
• Undergraduate Project (30 credits)
• London Living (Classroom Project) (15 Credits)
• A Foreign Language option offered by the Modern Language Centre, terms 1 & 2 (15 credits)

We regularly review our modules to make sure our programmes are as up-to-date, innovative and relevant as possible. The modules we offer may therefore change.