The applied nature of our BSc (Hons) Economics degree prepares you to work as an economist and a variety of other roles related to the economy and its impact on society and the natural environment. Graduates of this course have gone on to work in a wide range of industries including Government, Bank
DurationThe applied nature of our BSc (Hons) Economics degree prepares you to work as an economist and a variety of other roles related to the economy and its impact on society and the natural environment. Graduates of this course have gone on to work in a wide range of industries including Government, Banking, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Accounting, Conveyancing, Manufacturing and Construction.
Economics is a major social science which informs major challenges faced by our societies today, including inequality, environmental sustainability and economic policy. Economics draws on and influences other social sciences and humanities and it is also a core business discipline which is integral to understanding organisational behaviour, strategy and corporate performance.
The unique offering of this course lies in its use of a pluralist approach to teaching, which will empower you to understand the relevance of competing economic theories and their application in your daily life and in your future workplace.
The course will provide you with a firm foundation of economics to interpret, analyse and question diverse economic theories and policies in a real-life context. To do so effectively, this course equips you with a vast analytical toolkit, which includes mathematical and statistical analysis, critical thinking, qualitative techniques and proficiency in a range of industry-specific software packages that are relevant to the Economics profession. You will also learn how to communicate results and ideas concisely to a variety of specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Economics is a global subject. You will be encouraged to look at situations from an international perspective. You will apply the knowledge learnt in the course to examine global events and look at how different economic ideas help us understand and address global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change and the impact of new technologies on the economy and society. Moreover, your course will be delivered by a multinational team of experts. Your classmates will also come from a variety of countries and cultural backgrounds. Finally, we offer you a study abroad opportunity: you can study for one term overseas in one of our partner universities.
The course will foster your intellectual and professional development to support you in pursuing a wide range of career goals. After successful completion of the course, you will be able to work as a professional economist in the public sector, the private sector and the third sector; as an analyst in the financial services industry, or as a business professional. The technical and critical thinking skills taught in this course, alongside your voluntary engagement with our Graduate+ employability programme, will further enhance your development as a work-ready graduate.
Professional Placement Year
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First Year
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete at least 120 credits from the following list of CORE modules.
Second Year
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits).
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules.
Professional Placement (Optional)
In order to qualify for the award of BSc (Hons) Economics with Professional Placement Year you must successfully complete the following module.
Final Year
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits).
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules.
Employability
Placements
Our earlyhistory can be traced back to the five individual colleges which would be brought together as The City of Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971.
Birmingham College of Art has its roots back in October 1843, when the Birmingham Society of Artists opened the Birmingham Government School of Design. I
n 1884 the School evolved into Birmingham College of Art, moving to a beautiful purpose-built Venetian Gothic building on Margaret Street designed by John Chamberlain. Today Margaret Street, which still houses our Department of Art, is a Grade I Listed Building.
In 1888 Birmingham School of Jewellery, which was based in Ellen Street, became a branch of the College of Art. Two years later a new building was opened in Vittoria Street which has been the School's home ever since.
The School of Architecture was established within the College of Art in 1909 and won Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) recognition in 1923 and 1930 to become one of the UK’s major schools of architecture. On entry into the Polytechnic, the School became a leading department of the Faculty of the Built Environment.
Birmingham School of Music developed as a department of the Birmingham and Midland Institute around 1859. The first phase of the present building in Paradise Circus was opened in 1973 by HM The Queen Mother.
Birmingham College of Commerce was established in the early 20th century and became a branch of Birmingham Central Technical College (CTC) with its main teaching centre in Edmund Street.
South Birmingham Technical College opened in 1961 on Bristol Road. In the early 1970s, the College's departments moved to new buildings in Perry Barr and the South Birmingham site was later occupied by Bournville College of Further Education until 2011.
North Birmingham Technical College was created in 1966 when Aston Technical College moved to new premises at Perry Barr. New buildings for the college formed part of the University's City North Campus until 2018.
Becoming Birmingham City University
In 2007, the University changed its name to Birmingham City University and received a new logo, a reworking of the tiger crest used by the University of Central England in Birmingham, which itself originally came from the Birmingham College of Commerce, one of the Polytechnic's founder institutions.
From 2011, the University has undertaken a major investment in its estates and facilities to create a campus fit for the future. The City Centre Campus has seen three major new developments – the Parkside Building for Design and Media students opened in 2013.
The Curzon Building, which houses Business, Law and Social Science courses as well as new library, IT and student support facilities opened in 2015.
And our new music building for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire opened in 2017. A new extension to our City South Campus to house Education, Sport and Life Science courses opened in 2018.
Our Values
BCU’s Values underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.
As the University for Birmingham, our values also reflect our relationship with the city, how we care about our community and the collaboration we use to get the best results.
Our Values are not just words on a page but actions and behaviours that can be seen, heard and felt in what we do every day
Economics shape our everyday life. From the taxes we pay to the price of anything we buy, you’ll engage in the application of economics to a range of issues that are impacting society today.
Undertake highly structured training in economics, with a focus on enhancing and applying quantitative and analytical skills in modern economics.
Pursue a career as an economist in academia, industry, finance or government with this BSc Economics degree designed by LSE.
Explore economic policy, theory and practice in state-of-the-art facilities, developing critical thinking and analytical skills to prepare you for the world of professional economic analysis.
This is an exciting time to study Economics: great ideological debates, policy decisions and technological changes are taking place that impact our lives, ranging from the direction of globalisation and international trade and trade restrictions.
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