Economics (with a professional placement year) BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
3 Years
At Sussex, you gain a solid grounding in economic theory, learning from experts who directly influence global economic policy.
You explore and analyse real-world issues – from international trade and development to climate change and economic crises.
And with this course, you have the opportunity to apply for a professional placement, making the most of our links with local, London-based and international companies.
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About this course
Recent graduates have found jobs as:
assistant economist, HMRC
data preparation and visualisation officer, CDO Partners
corporate analyst, JP Morgan.
You will need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 6 (or grade B).
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
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Subjects
- International Trade
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Economics
- Climate Change
- Economic issues
- Mathematics
- Finance and Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Financial Econometrics
- Labour Economics
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Introduction to Economics
- Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics
- Introduction to Statistics
- Macroeconomics 1
- Microeconomics 1
At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.
Year 2 at sussexAutumn teaching
- Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)
- Macroeconomics 2
- Microeconomics 2
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Applied Economics Topics
At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.
PlacementYou can apply to take a paid professional placement in the third year of your degree. Recent students have gone on placements at:
- First Equity Partners
- PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Ernst & Young.
All students receive dedicated support throughout their placement – from finding an employer to preparing for an interview.
Year 3 at sussex
Autumn teaching
- Economics of European Integration
- Environmental Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Financial Econometrics
- International Trade
- Labour Economics
- Monetary Theory and Policy
- Understanding Global Markets
- Applied Economics Dissertation
- Applied Econometrics
- Behavioural Economics
- Big Data and Economics
- Climate Change Economics
- Economics of Crime
- Economics of Education
- Financial Economics
- The Economics of Development
Additional information
Economics (with a professional placement year) BA (Hons)