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Economics, Finance and International Business

Entry requirements


A level

C,C,C

in three A levels in academic or business subjects

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English Language GCSE at grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent)

UCAS Tariff

96

or an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

6 years | Part-time | 2024

Subject

Business economics

**Why study this course?**

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Maybe you’re keen to work in finance or business operations? This degree will teach you the ins and outs of business, finance and economics to help you prepare for a successful career in a range of business and finance related roles.

On top of learning key theories and economic issues, you’ll be shown how to use the Bloomberg financial data software system that’s used on trading floors across the globe. We also make sure you have opportunities to learn from and network with industry experts.

**More about this course**

This Economics, Finance and International Business course is designed to give you a broad but in-depth understanding of business theory and know-how, so you can go on to build an exciting career in a range of business or finance roles.

You’ll study everything from finance and economics, through to business operations, risk management, capital markets, innovation and business strategy.

Along with the support from our lecturers, you’ll learn how to analyse economic and financial data in our Bloomberg room, using the Bloomberg software system that’s widely used on trade floors around the world. You’ll also become familiar with other tools and packages such as Eviews, Stata, SPSS and Business Simulation.

This degree also covers the changing world of business, focusing on the impact of Brexit and other global debates on trade.

Our network with the city of London and other national businesses means you’ll benefit from guest lectures and networking events. These events give you the opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge from experienced business professionals, economists and finance practitioners.

We want you to graduate in the best possible position, so that’s why we give you the option to include a sandwich work-placement year. This opportunity will give you an insight into the working world, help you develop practical skills, network with business professionals and gain hands-on experience to help you secure that dream graduate job after the course.

Modules

Example Year 1 modules include: Managing People in Organisations (core); Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions (core); Business Law and Ethics (core); Understanding and Managing Data (core); Principles of Microeconomics (core); Principles of Macroeconomics (core); Data Science, Research and Analysis (core); Understanding the Business & Economic Environment (core).
Example Year 2 modules include: Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (core); Creating a Winning Business (alternative core); Learning through Work (alternative core); Applied Microeconomics (core); Principles of Finance (core); Applied Macroeconomics (core); International Business (core); Investment (option); Developing Inclusive Organisations (option), Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option); Open Language Programme (option).
Year 3 modules include: Professional Experience Year Placement (option); Dissertation (core); Financial and Economic Modelling (core); Financial Instruments (core); Financial Engineering (option); International Banking (core); Practising Business Strategy (core); Issues in Labour Markets (option); Development Economics (core); Personal Finance (options).

Assessment methods

You’ll be assessed through essays, group work, case studies, individual presentations, coursework, mini-projects, group reports, seen and unseen exams, as well as a dissertation in your final year.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£17,600
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£17,600
per year
International
£17,600
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£17,600
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Holloway

Department:

Guildhall School of Business and Law

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What students say


How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Economics

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This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.


Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

93%
UK students
7%
International students
65%
Male students
35%
Female students
60%
2:1 or above
25%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
B
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Economics

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.

£20,800
med
Average annual salary
99%
high
Employed or in further education

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.

Economics

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

£25k

£29k

£29k

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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