This course has a unique pluralistic approach. Students will discover a wide variety of economic thought and theories, and therefore learn to understand and address problems from a range of perspectives. Students will study why businesses, people and governments make decisions and the consequences of these decisions.
This course focuses on the real-life application of economics. Students will explore how businesses operate in the economy and can choose to study the financial aspects of business and specialist aspects of economics.
Students will use industry-standard IT facilities and develop many further skills that are highly valued by employers. These include analytical, numerical, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, and the use of specialist statistical software. This course builds students' knowledge of core topics and different schools of thought in economics. This Business Economics BSc (Hons) focuses on how economics can be applied to business. Students will focus on economic analysis of business activities and understand how businesses operate in the economy. Students can also choose to study the financial aspects of business and specialist aspects of economics.
Economics graduates work as economists, analysts and consultants, for both private and public sector businesses and organisations. They often pursue careers in the City of London and the civil service. Many also progress to postgraduate study.
