BSc(Hons) Economics with Financial Services

In today's globalized world, understanding economic principles and how they affect business is more important than ever. Well, give you a chance to gain a valuable grounding in economics with an additional focus on financial services to help make you attractive to employers in your chosen field. This could lead to an exciting career in all industries, in the private or public sector. Economics examines how people and organizations utilize resources to meet their needs. You can look at economics at a national level from the perspective of a household or even a single person. Businesses are always looking for people who understand the theory behind the practice. Social problems like poverty and inequality, high unemployment, and rising pollution can all be tackled through knowledge of economics. In the course, youll look at macroeconomics, which gives you the chance to explore how high-level factors such as income, inflation, and consumption affect each other, and also microeconomics which looks at how individual businesses and even households behave and how to develop models to analyze them. You'll also have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of retail and investment banking, how the bond and stock markets work, and the regulatory practices that impact the financial system. Policy practice is also explored to keep pace with fast-moving and ever-changing business environments.

Entry requirements

BBB-BBCat A Level

120-112UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications

Meritat T Level

DDM-DMMin BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above

120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.