Economics (with Foundation Year)

UCAS code: L101

Here's what University of East London says about its Economics (with Foundation Year) course.

Our BSc Economics equips you with the right skills to tackle the different challenges you’ll face in the ever-changing business world.

This professionally recognised course (CISI), ensures that you graduate with the skills that employers need, delivered by leading experts in the field that care passionately about their subject.

You will gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the methods, theory and applications of economic science and finance, as well their functions in the contemporary business world.

Alongside essential academic theory, this course will develop your problem-solving, technical and analytical skills as you apply economic analysis to real-life issues, based on case studies from our major business links.

The course has a strong emphasis on the world of work, so you'll benefit from skills and enterprise workshops, and we’ll help you to find work experience through our network of connections in busy Stratford, iconic Canary Wharf and beyond. Through your understanding of key developments in the global business environment, you will be prepared for a career as an economist as well as a skilled manager, researcher, analyst or strategist working in finance, banking, business management, consulting, commerce, the public sector and voluntary organisations.

Our extended foundation course is perfect if you want a degree in economics but you don't have the standard entry requirements. We prepare you for your degree during the foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. You can then go on to study the full undergraduate degree.

Foundation Year: Developing Academic Skills (Core), Developing Academic Literacy (Core), Mental Wealth: Employability in a Changing World (Core), Inside Business (Core), The Global Business Enterprise (Core), Connecting to Business and Employment through Volunteering (Core)

Year 1: Fundamentals of Economics (Core), Business Statistics and Data Analysis (Core), People and Organisations (Core), Fundamentals of Business Accounting (Core), Business Law (Core), Mental Wealth 1: Academic and Digital Proficiency (Core)

Year 2: Intermediate Microeconomics (Core), Intermediate Macroeconomics (Core), Financial Economics (Core), International Economics (Core), Introduction to Econometrics (Core), Mental Wealth 2: Graduate Employment Competencies (Core)

Year 3: Behavioural Economics (Core), Applied Econometrics with Introduction to Programming (Core), International Political Economy (Core), Applied Economics Project (Core), Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics (Core), Mental Wealth 3: Global Enterprise and Consultancy (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

We’ll assess you in a way that will mirror some of the tasks you will be expected to carry out during your career.

These include preparing and delivering reports and presentations, producing a portfolio of work, delivering a business pitch, analysing a case study, doing a literature review, conducting a business simulation or producing a financial analysis and plan.