Economics and Business with Foundation Year

This BSc Economics and Business gives you the chance to develop leadership skills and knowledge of economic decision-making, market forces, government policy and data analysis. You will learn to intelligently connect business interests with economic realities and communicate your findings effectively at every level.

Why choose this course?

• This course equips you with a strong understanding of both economics and business while its practical focus develops your ability to apply this knowledge confidently to a range of real-world situations.

• On this course, you will learn from leading academics who are professional practitioners in economics, providing advice and in-house training for government, City firms and banks.

• We have an excellent reputation for the quality of our teaching, providing training for employers such as the Treasury and the Bank of England.

• Graduates of our economics-related courses are among the highest paid of London institutions. Earnings after five years have been the third highest among London universities for three consecutive reporting years. (Department for Education)

What you will learn

This course will provide you with essential skills to prepare you for a range of jobs in both the private and public sectors.

The economics component builds your skills in data analysis, economic decision-making, identifying market failures, and monetary and fiscal policy. You will then develop further skills in leadership, teams management, marketing, innovation and financial management. You can also tailor your degree to your career goals by choosing option modules in business management, data analysis and finance.

How you will learn

You will be able to choose between full- and part-time study on this course which has an evening timetable to enable you to balance your studies with work or other commitments.

It is delivered through a combination of lectures, which provide you with foundational knowledge, and small-group tutorials which offer you hands-on learning.

Foundation Year

If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree.

Highlights

• You will study with academics working at the frontiers of economic research who are recognised as world-class experts in their fields and whose research feeds directly into their teaching.

• Birkbeck Economics and Econometrics research was ranked 25th in the UK in the most recent 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

• We bring together research and teaching across economics and finance, mathematics and statistics, which creates significant interdisciplinary synergies.

• Goldman Sachs and Birkbeck Diversity Scholarships  are available for this course for students from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Careers and employability

On successfully graduating from this BSc Economics and Business, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including in:

• data analysis and visualisation

• the management of individuals in teams, and strategic direction of organisations

• the economic analysis of individual, business and government decisions

• the practical application of theoretical concepts

• effective communication to diverse audiences.

Studying this course will prepare you for a career path in a range of fields and professions including in:

• finance

• government

• business

• data analysis

• nonprofit and NGOs

• academia.