BSc Economics and Business Management

This Economics and Business Management degree will help you analyse and understand how global economies work. The course combines economic analysis with a range of management modules from the Southampton Business School. You'll gain essential skills for managing a successful business and can maximise your employability with a Bloomberg Markets Concepts qualification.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

You'll have the opportunity to develop specific and transferable skills. You'll gain specialist knowledge of:

microeconomics (the behaviour of individuals and businesses)

macroeconomics (the behaviour of the economy as a whole)

the concepts of management sciences

You'll have the freedom to shape your studies by choosing optional modules to suit your interests or career plans.

You'll learn in lectures and small classes. Our facilities include the behavioural economics laboratory and the Financial Laboratory (FinLab) - a realistic trading room environment with the most detailed financial data available.

As part of this course you can also:

take part in a 2-week economics summer school at Xiamen University, China

spend a semester abroad in your third year

spend a year in employment

gain vital work experience on our Student Innovation Projects