- The Top UK University in Malaysia*
*QS World University Rankings 2022
- Quality education at affordable fee. Save up to 64% of the cost of completing the same programme in the UK.
- Up to 100% scholarships and rewarding grants
- UK Campus Transfer available for selected students to study in Malaysia and in the UK*
*UK Campus transfer is subject to your academic performance, which includes meeting the academic requirements of the programme, capacity on the programme and the University of Southampton (UoS) Faculty/UoSM approval.
- Access state-of-the-art facilities, including Bloomberg Lab
- Same course content and teaching quality as UK
- Research-led training
- Personal tutor to help and support you on academic and personal issues
Typical entry requirements
Entry Qualifications for Undergraduate Courses
Qualification | Our standard offers are listed below but where we have places available, students may be admitted with slightly lower grades |
A-level |
AAB or ABBB including Mathematics (minimum grade B); General Studies and Critical Thinking not included |
International Baccalaureate |
34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 5 points from Higher Level Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation) |
STPM |
AAB including Mathematics (minimum grade B); excluding General Studies |
UEC |
AAAAA including Mathematics |
English Language |
IELTS 6.5 overall, minimum 6.0 in all components or Grade C in GCE O-Level (1119) or B3 in UEC English or equivalent. |
Selection process:
- Intake:
- September
As well as 'A' levels (as awarded in the UK secondary education system) we will accept an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University for entry to our courses. Please contact a UoSM counsellor or your preferred agent to understand more.
This page contains specific entry requirements for this course. Find out about
equivalent
entry requirements and qualifications for your country.
Typical course content
You can find the module information here
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the
programme and the learning outcomes that a typical
student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he takes full advantage
of the learning opportunities that are provided.
More detailed information can be found in the programme handbook (or other appropriate guide
or website).
Year 1 modules
Year 1 modules will introduce you to macroeconomics, microeconomics, management, statistics for economics as well as related areas of economics and finance
Compulsory modules
- Economics Skills and Employability 1
- Economics with Data
- Financial Accounting 1
- Introduction to Accounting and Financial Control
- Introduction to Management
- Mathematics for Economics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Statistics for Economics
- Foundations of Micro Economics
- Principles of Micro Economics
Year 2 modules
In year two, the compulsory modules will introduce you to financial markets and how they work. You'll also deepen your understanding of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Compulsory modules
- Applied Econometrics
- ECON Dissertation: Prelim Info
- Economics Skills and Employability 2
- Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Econometric with Big Data
Optional modules
- Business Research
- Development Economics
- Financial Accounting 2
- Financial Management
- Games
- Industrial Economics
- Principles of Audit and Taxation
- Dynamic Macroeconomics
Year 3 modules
In your final year, you will undertake independent research and produce a dissertation on a related topic of your choice.
Compulsory modules
- Principles of Finance
- Dissertation
- Dissertation: Literature Review
- Empirical Finance
- Dissertation: Research Project
- Dissertation: Research Topics
- Economics Skills and Employability 3
Optional modules
- Alternative Investments
- Behavioural Finance
- Financial Analysis, information and Markets
- Futures and Options
- International Banking
- International Trade
- Labour Economics
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Risk Management
Tuition fees
Course fees for 2017/18 full-time UK and EU undergraduate students are typically
£9,250 per year.
Tuition fees for international students differ between each course. Most
part-time courses cost 50% of the full-time fee.
View the full list of course feesFunding
Scholarships, bursaries or grants may be available to support you through your
course.
Funding opportunities available to you are linked to your subject area and/or
your country of origin.
These can be from the University of Southampton or other sources.
Explore funding opportunitiesCosts associated with this course
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such
essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the
academic requirements for each programme of study.
In some cases you'll be able to choose modules (which may have different costs associated
with that module) which will change the overall cost of a programme to you. Please also
ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University’s Fees, Charges and
Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk.