BA (Hons) Business Economics with Foundation Year

Studying economics - the factors that influence income, wealth and wellbeing, applied to the contemporary business world. This will help you to become more well-informed and aware. You will have highly developed, quantative, communication and information technology skills, enabling you to stand out in an increasingly demanding job market. A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.

The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.

Economists are in demand in both the private and public sector. Studying Business Economics provides an excellent pathway for a career, not only as an economist but also in business management, consulting, commerce, financial institutions and banking, the public sector and voluntary organisations.