Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English language or literature at grade C or 4 Maths at grade D or 3
UCAS Tariff
This must include at least 64 points from 2 A Levels or equivalent BTEC qualifications. For example: BBC at A Level DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma. A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies
About this course
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**Course summary**
- Study a course balanced between theory and practice to understand the disciplines of economics.
- Acquire key analytical, problem solving, communication, quantitative and computing skills to address business problems.
- Undertake relevant work experience with an optional one-year work placement to prepare for your career.
Gain economic insights by exploring the economic modelling approach and by challenging your way of thinking. Work closely with real world economic data, statistical packages and econometric software such as IBM SPSS and Stata. Develop your professional competencies, employability skills and career development potential, through activities that use the context of work and real world experiences.
**How you learn**
Our lectures are informative and engaging, and you are encouraged to be an active participant via our electronic voting system or by using free apps, such as Socrative, on your smartphone. The seminars address an in-depth exploration of issues covered in lectures, where you can improve and develop self-confidence, teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
**You learn through**
- lectures
- seminars
- IT sessions
- workshops
- work experience
- guest speakers
- coursework
- examinations
**Applied learning
Work placements**
You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.
Your academic and professional advisor helps you in your second year, and a placement officer supports you while you are on placement. You can also apply for a 6-12 week summer vacation placement scheme with the Government Economic Service that could help you secure a job in the civil service.
**Live projects**
In your final year you get a chance to apply your specialist knowledge and develop your research, analysis and communication skills in the consultancy module. You work in groups to investigate and propose solutions to a specific economics related issue for a client company or local authority body.
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You can take an optional placement in year three.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Module: Developing Professional And Academic Skills Credits: 20
Module: Introduction To Macroeconomics Credits: 20
Module: Introduction To Microeconomics Credits: 20
Module: Introduction To Statistics Credits: 20
Module: Maths For Economics Credits: 20
Elective modules
Module: Foreign Language Credits: 20
Module: Foundations Of International Business Credits: 20
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Module: Alternative Perspectives In Economics Credits: 20
Module: Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 20
Module: Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 20
Module: Introduction To Econometrics Credits: 20
Module: Progressing Professional Development Credits: 20
Elective modules
Module: Financial Fluency For Management Decision Making Credits: 20
Module: Foreign Language Credits: 20
Module: International Entrepreneurship Credits: 20
Module: Leading And Managing Teams Credits: 20
Year 3
Optional modules
Module: Placement Year Credits: -
Final year
Compulsory modules
Module: Advanced Topics In Macroeconomics Credits: 20
Module: Applied Econometrics Credits: 20
Module: Economics Consultancy Project Credits: 20
Module: Industrial Economics Credits: 20
Elective modules
Module: Behavioural Economics Credits: 20
Module: Business In The European Economy Credits: 20
Module: Financial Performance Management Credits: 20
Module: Global Financial Markets Credits: 20
Module: Global Supply Chain Management Credits: 20
Module: International Economics Credits: 20
Module: Uls French Stage 2 Credits: 20
Module: Uls French Stage 3 Credits: 20
Module: Uls French Stage 4 Credits: 20
Module: Uls French Stage 6A Credits: 20
Module: Uls German Stage 2 Credits: 20
Module: Uls German Stage 3 Credits: 20
Module: Uls German Stage 4 Credits: 20
Module: Uls German Stage 6A Credits: 20
Module: Uls Spanish Stage 2 Credits: 20
Module: Uls Spanish Stage 3 Credits: 20
Module: Uls Spanish Stage 4 Credits: 20
Module: Uls Spanish Stage 6A Credits: 20
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Sheffield Hallam University
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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.
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