Undergraduate Degree Programmes

We offer the following undergraduate degree programmes:

Single Honours:

Combined/Joint Honours:

M.Econ

Exemptions from professional accountancy and actuarial examinations

The Accounting and Economics programme is accredited by the accountancy profession and thereby provides a number of exemptions from professional examinations. In addition, exemptions from individual papers may be available on a case-by-case basis for students who pass specific units corresponding to those papers.

If you follow the Economics and Actuarial Science degree you can expect exemptions from up to 8 of the Institute of Actuaries Core Technical examinations and will have a good background for the remaining examinations.

Exchange programmes

The Division has been a long-standing member of the European Union's ERASMUS student exchange programme. We have developed a link with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in The Netherlands.

The advantages of studying in another EU country through the Erasmus scheme include:

  • It greatly enhances a student’s CV in a way that employers find valuable.
  • It offers an opportunity to experience an alternative university system.
  • It offers an opportunity to improve Language skills.
  • It offers the opportunity of understanding a country that can only be gained by living and working in it.

We also maintain links and exchange programmes with universities outside the European Union.

Choosing an undergraduate programme

The BSc Economics (L100) provides you with the opportunity to study economics in the greatest depth whilst also offering a considerable amount of choice in both the areas of economics and other subjects that you may wish to study. You can choose between a number of 'pathways' through the degree, to reflect your background and interests.

The BSc Economics and Management Sciences (L112) is taught in conjunction with the School of Management, and is administered by Economics. This degree provides an opportunity to focus on the application of both economic principles and management science in the context of business organisations. It is a particularly appropriate choice for those wishing to go on to a career in management.

The BSc Economics and Finance (L1NH) combines units in economics with the analysis of financial markets and institutions. It is particularly appropriate for anyone looking for a rigorous understanding of the world of finance either with a view to employment in financial institutions or simply wanting to understand more about the world in which we live.

The BSc Accounting and Economics (NL41) combines the study of economics with a thorough working knowledge of accountancy. It provides exemptions from professional accounting examinations and is therefore an ideal choice for those wishing to pursue a career in accountancy.

The BSc Economics and Actuarial Science (L1N3) is taught in conjunction with Social Statistics, and is administered by Economics. The programme is unique in the UK, steering a middle way between degrees in Actuarial Science and those in Economics or Mathematics. It provides an excellent preparation for a variety of careers in quantitative finance and will give you a head start if you intend to enter the actuarial profession.

The BSc Politics and Economics (LL12) is taught in conjunction with Politics, and is administered by Politics. The programme offers you the opportunity to acquire a thorough grounding in the core areas of the disciplines of Economics and Politics. The key features of the programme are DEPTH and CHOICE. Depth of study is achieved by the core units in each discipline (in Politics: Political Theory and either Power and Politics in Great Britain or Comparative Politics; in Economics there are core units in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics). Choice is provided through the provision of optional units which allow you to select specialist areas to suit your own interests.

The BSc Economics and Philosophy (VL51) is taught in conjunction with the School of Humanities, and is administered by the School of Humanities. The programme has a mixture of compulsory and optional units, enabling you to plan a programme which reflects your own interests and ambitions. In economics, there is a wide range of economics courses covering the theoretical, applied and empirical aspects of the subject, while the Philosophy side of the programme consists of in depth study of the work of some of the great philosophers, from Plato to Wittgenstein and beyond, who have addressed a wide range of issues. The programme content is exceptionally broad and includes most of the serious areas of philosophy in the Western tradition.

The BSc Mathematics with Economics (G1L1) is taught in conjuction with the School of Mathematics, and is administered by the School of Mathematics. A training in mathematics and economics is highly regarded by business, commerce and government and is an excellent background to any student intending to become an accountant or an actuary. The economics part of the programme covers both macro- and micro-economics with specialist units in econometrics and mathematical economics. The first year provides an introduction to economic methodology and analysis, and in subsequent years, as well as some compulsory units, there is a wide list of options.

The MEcon Master in Economics (L101) is a four year programme which allows the student to study Economics in depth. The programme aims to equip you with a rigorous and thorough knowledge and understanding of the core areas of economics, to enable you to apply economic analysis to policy problems, to equip you with depth in knowledge and understanding of the workings of the economy; to equip you with the conceptual and analytic tools required of a professional economist; to provide you with a thorough grounding in research methods; to enable you to develop a range of skills and abilities that will contribute to your effectiveness as a professional economist.