BSc (Econ) (Hons) Economics
University of Portsmouth
Key Information
Campus location
Southsea, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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* for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents | £16,200/year: international students
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Introduction
Economics is about more than maths. When you study economics, you get a set of tools that allows you to understand how the world works. And when you understand how something works, you can change it.
You'll learn all the core economic theories you need to be an economist using real, topical data from organisations such as HSBC, Barclays, the Bank of England and the UK Government's annual budget. You'll also learn skills that you can use in roles beyond finance.
You'll learn:
- how to use data to communicate a variety of challenging financial, ethical and social issues
- how to present an argument
- how economics influences decision-making in a wide range of scenarios, from people's behaviour to environmental sustainability, to investments and government policy making
After your second year, you can apply this knowledge on an optional paid placement. Previous students have worked at the Office for National Statistics, Amazon, or the Department for Energy and Climate Change.
Course highlights
- Benefit from expert teaching informed by our academics' close relationships with organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics.
- Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite.
- Be employment-ready by using the same software (EViews and STATA) and the same financial databases (Eikon and S&P Global IQ) as professional economists.
- Understand how economics affects society through our research expertise in behavioural economics and environmental resource economics.
- See economics from a different angle by spending a year abroad at a partner university in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe or the Far East.
- Get support to set up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence Programme.
- Learn a foreign language as part of your degree.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). This means that you won't have to take some of the CIMA exams if you want to be CIMA certified after you graduate. You'll have completed part of your professional qualification by doing this degree. Find out more about these exceptions on the CIMA website.
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Curriculum
Modules
Year 1
Core modules
- Microeconomics – 20 credits
- Issues In Economics – 20 credits
- Mathematics for Economics – 20 credits
- Statistics for Economics – 20 credits
- Business Accounting – 20 credits
- Personal Development Planning For Economists – 0 credits
Year 2
Core modules
- Intermediate Macroeconomics – 20 credits
- Intermediate Microeconomics – 20 credits
- Data And Research Methods For Economics – 20 credits
- Econometric Methods – 20 credits
- Personal Development Planning For Economists – 0 credits
Optional modules
- Behavioural Economics and Game Theory – 20 credits
- Economics Of Money, Banking And Financial Markets – 20 credits
- Managerial And Decision Economics – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language (IWLP) – 20 credits
- Investment Analysis – 20 credits
- International Economics – 20 credits
Year 3
Core modules
- Advanced Economics – 20 credits
- Econometric Analysis – 20 credits
- Personal Development Planning For Economists – 0 credits
Optional modules
- Industrial Organisation And Competition Policy – 20 credits
- Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investment – 20 credits
- Financial Economics – 20 credits
- Advanced Corporate Financial Management – 20 credits
- International Banking And Financial Instruments – 20 credits
- Labour Economics – 20 credits
- Public Sector Economics – 20 credits
- Development Economics – 20 credits
- Economics Research Project - 40 credits
- The Green Economy – 20 credits
Work placement year
You can boost your employability by taking an optional paid placement year between years 2 and 3 of your degree.
Previous students have had placements in organisations such as:
- Government Economic Service
- Bank of England
- Microsoft
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
- IBM
- Amazon
- BMW
- DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The average salary for a 12-month paid placement is £16,500. It could be more or less than this amount depending on your placement. You'll only pay a small percentage of your tuition fee for this year.
Study abroad year
Between your second and third years, you can choose to study abroad at one of our partner universities. This allows you to experience a different culture, enhance your CV to stand out in the job market, grow your confidence, and open up personal and professional opportunities.
We have partnerships with universities in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. All classes are delivered in English.
You don't pay any fees to the overseas university, but you will continue to pay a reduced tuition fee to Portsmouth during your year abroad. You'll still be able to get both your tuition fee and maintenance loans. You may also qualify for a government travel grant.
Career Opportunities
The Covid pandemic has highlighted how important the skills of economists are in shaping the societies we live in. The behavioural economics and the understanding of the economics of inequality, development and resourcing you can gain in this course will equip you to help both business and society recover.
Graduates of this course have gone on to jobs as:
- control analyst
- account manager
- investment manager
- business analyst
- banking consultant
- compliance analyst
- research specialist
Graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies such as:
- Ernst and Young
- Healthcare of America (HCA)
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Halifax
- IBM
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Alexander McQueen
- Southern Coop
- Omnicom Group
Ongoing career support – up to 5 years after you graduate
Get work experience while you study with support to find part-time jobs and volunteering opportunities. Towards the end of your degree and after graduation, you'll get 1-to-1 support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to find your perfect role. On top of this, you'll get bespoke careers to support through our faculty 'career-ready' programme.
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