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Economics (with Foundation Year)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • September 2025
  • Undergraduate
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
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Course summary

At LSBU we will introduce you to the wider macro and microeconomic world. Our Economics with foundation year degree is a four-year course incorporating a built-in foundation year. On successful completion of year one, students will be well-prepared to explore more specialised areas of the economy, and develop their own economic models to forecast what the future holds.

Our curriculum is informed by the challenges and tasks professional Economists face in a variety of industries. This allows us to equip you with key graduate skills, turning you into an educated, passionate and competitive graduate who will be successful in any career path you choose.

Modules

Foundation Year
• Apps and Applications
• Academic Development
• Business Communication and Culture
• Problem-solving for business
• Data-handing for Business and Marketing
• Introduction to Economics
Year 2
• Finance and the Economy
• Business Mathematics
• The LSBU Discovery Project
• Economic Concepts
• Management and Organisations
• Principles of Strategy
Year 3
• Microeconomic Modelling
• The Analytical Economist
• Introduction to Econometrics
• Macroeconomic Modelling
• Economic Policy Analysis
• The Digital Economy
Year 4
Optional placement year in industry (if you choose not to do a placement year, you will take the modules listed below in your third year).
Year 5
• Microeconomic Strategy
• Macroeconomic Policy
• Economic Research
Year 5 Options
• Big Data Econometrics
• Financial Econometrics
• International Trade and Globalisation
• Development Economics
• Global Finance and Technology
• Behavioural Economics

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
L10F
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L10F
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 6.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 5.5) or TOEFL IBT 80 ( the minimum score required in each skills areas are: Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20) or Pearson Test of English Academic 52 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 51)

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
64 points

A level

64 UCAS Tariff points from A levels

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

64 UCAS Tariff points from a BTEC

Access to HE Diploma

64 UCAS Tariff points from an Access to HE Diploma

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Additional fee information

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