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Economics with a Foundation Year

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 27 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
Canterbury campus
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Course summary

Economics with a Foundation Year
Examine some of today's profound pressing issues - poverty and development, environmental protection, and financial and monetary crises. In an era of Big Data, new technologies, and artificial intelligence, you can discover the solutions to shape your world.

By analysing real-world events and studying the principles of economics, you will gain the skills and tools to make a difference in the world around you, and open doors to a variety of employment opportunities. Recent graduates have gone on to work for Deloitte, HMRC, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and more.

The foundation year offers students from a wide variety of educational backgrounds and age groups access to university education and prepares you for our BSc Economics (Hons) programme.

Your Future
Our Economics graduates have excellent prospects, and we are committed to helping you achieve success.

Economists are in great demand in business, banking and finance, consultancy, the public sector, as well as in international institutions. Some of the top employers for Kent Economics graduates include:

  • Accenture

  • Barclays

  • Deloitte

  • Goldman Sachs

  • Government Economic Service

  • HMRC

  • HSBC

  • Institute for Economic Affairs

  • Office for National Statistics (ONS)

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

  • Schroders

Location
Our city, your time.
It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.
We are a hub of exciting new ideas emerging from a stunning historic city - join us and get involved!

Modules

Foundation Year
Compulsory modules currently include:
Statistics
Economics I
Skills I
Business 2
Economics 2
Skills 2

Year 1
Compulsory modules currently include:
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Mathematics for Economics Mode A
Mathematics for Economics Mode B
Statistics for Economics
Data Analysis for Economists
Strategy and Games

Year 2
Compulsory modules currently include:
Macroeconomics I
Microeconomics I
Introductory Econometrics
Macroeconomics II
Microeconomics II
Optional modules may include:
Mathematical Economics
The Historical Origins of Economic Development
Frontiers in Economic Thinking
Behavioural Economics

Year 3
Compulsory modules currently include:
Applied Econometrics
Optional modules may include:
Financial Economics and Asset Pricing
Econometrics for Macro and Finance
Econometric Methods
Monetary Economics
Environmental Economics and Green Finance
Economics Dissertation
International Economics
Economic Growth
Games for Economics and Business
Industrial Economics
Development Economics
Political Economy
Public Economics
Labour Economics

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Canterbury campus

Study options

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

Start dates

  • 27 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:
L103
Institution code:
K24
Campus name:
Canterbury campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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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:
L103
Institution code:
K24
Campus name:
Canterbury campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

For further information about applying to Kent as an international student you can visit our International student webpages: https://www.kent.ac.uk/international. From here you will find useful information on country entry requirements, scholarship information, events and application guidance.

Kent has dedicated support available to international students through groups, networks, English language and more specialist services through our Student Support and Wellbeing team. Visit our guide for international students to find out more on how we can support you during your time at Kent: www.kent.ac.uk/guides/support-for-international-students

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
72 points

A level
DDD

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

Access to HE Diploma

The University will not necessarily make conditional offers to all Access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis.
If we make you an offer, you will need to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

Scottish Higher

Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24 points

24 points in the IB Diploma or 72 UCAS Tariff points.

T Level

The University will consider applicants holding T Level qualifications in subjects which are closely aligned to the programme applied for; this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.

Please visit our website for further information:https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

All fees for 2025/26 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.

Sponsorship information

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details - https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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