Economics
Kingston University
UCAS Code: L100 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Kingston University
UCAS Code: L100 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 120 - 136 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 120 points.
Can be considered in combination with other Level 3 qualifications e.g. A2's in different subjects.
Access to HE Diploma
Equivalent of 120 UCAS points from an Access course in a related subject. Applicants under 21 years will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
4 in Mathematics at Standard Level.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3-H2,H2,H2,H3,H3
A minimum of 120 UCAS points usually from 5 Higher Level subjects
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Grade combinations below DDM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below DDM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,C,C-B,B,B,B,B
Scottish Highers (only)
T Level
UCAS points 120 - 144
UCAS Tariff
We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts. GCSE Mathematics grade 4 / C or above is required for this course.
About this course
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- We're a diverse, inclusive, and friendly department that introduces you to a variety of ways to study Economics.
- Our flexible structure means you can transfer between our three Economics courses at the end of your first year.
- You will have free access to the Financial Times, Economist, and our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Trading Room.
- We will teach you a wide range of skills, theories and methods to prepare you for employment and empower you to shape the economies of tomorrow, no matter your background.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
**About this course**
How does the way that we produce the things that we need and desire affect how we live together as a society? Are the systems by which we produce such things fair and sustainable? Economics helps us understand such real-world issues.
This course offers you a broad understanding of economics, looking at the subject from a range of perspectives and schools of thought. You’ll explore why people, businesses, and governments make certain decisions and the consequences of those decisions. It’ll challenge your intellect and develop your problem-solving and analytical skills.
You’ll gain skills in data analysis, using industry- standard IT facilities. With well-rounded, independent, and critical thinking skills, you’ll be highly valued by employers.
**Future Skills**
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
**Career opportunities**
Our graduates work in a range of occupations, including in the City of London, the civil service (e.g. HM Treasury), the public sector, the Bank of England, and as managers and consultants at multinational companies. Many also progress to postgraduate study.
Modules
Examples modules:
- Contemporary Issues in Economics
- Advanced Economic Policy and Principles
- Development Economics
- Capitalism
**To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage. **
Assessment methods
Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).
Tuition fees
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Kingston University
Department of Economics
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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After graduation
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What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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