BSc Economics

at Birmingham Business School

First year
 

Core modules

• Applied Economics and Statistics

• Principles of Economics

• The Global Economy

• Contemporary Economic Challenges A

• Contemporary Economic Challenges B

• Professional and Academic Skills Development for Economists A

• Professional and Academic Skills Development for Economists B

• Either Introduction to Mathematics for Economics or Mathematics for Economics (dependent on whether you have A Level Maths)
   

Second year
 

Core modules

• Econometrics

• Macroeconomics

• Microeconomics
   

Optional modules
 

Students will also choose 3 optional modules from the following:

• Contemporary Issues in the UK Economy

• Behavioural and Experimental Economics

• China and the World Economy

• Development Economics

• Environmental Economics

• Financial Markets and Institutions

• Mathematical Methods for Economics

• Mathematical Methods for Statistics and Econometrics
   

Final year
 

Core modules

• Economics Extended Essay

• At least one of Advanced Macroeconomics and/or Advanced Microeconomics
   

Optional modules
 

Depending on the choice above, three or four modules are taken from:

• Advanced Behavioural and Experimental Economics

• Advanced Econometrics: Theory and Applications

• Advanced Financial Markets and Institutions

• Decision Theory and Games

• Economics of the European Union

• Health Economics

• History of Economic Thought

• Industrial Organisation

• International Trade Theory and Policy

• Labour Economics

• Monetary Policy and Dynamic Macroeconomics

• Professional Development

• Public Economics

• The Political Economy of Russia

Holders of the Indian Standard XII will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. 

• A*AA = 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 85% West Bengal or 95% Other State boards

• AAA = 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 80% West Bengal or 90% Other State boards

• AAB = 80% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 75% West Bengal or 85% Other State boards

• ABB/BBB = 75% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra and West Bengal or 80% Other State boards
   

Where a programme requires a specific A'level subject grade please refer to the guidance below for Indian Standard XII equivalent.

• A* = 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 85% West Bengal or 95% Other State boards

• A = 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 80% West Bengal or 90% Other State boards

• B = 80% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra and 75% West Bengal or 85% Other State boards
   

TOEFL

80 overall with no less than 19 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 19 in Writing.

IELTS*

6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band.

Pearson Test of English (PTE)

PTE 64 with no less than 59 in all four skills.
 

Cambridge English(exams taken from 2015)***

Cambridge English: Advanced Minimum overall score of 169, with no less than 162in any component.
 

Language Cert ESOL SELT (UKVI)   

B2 ‘Communicator’ with no less than 25 in each skill
 

Trinity ISE II   

Distinction all skills
 

Trinity ISE III    

Pass in each Skill

 

Fees   BSc Economics
 

• £9,250 (UK students)
• £22,320 (International

We pride ourselves on our graduates’ high levels of employability. We will help you to plan, manage and achieve your career goals, giving you the competitive edge when it is time to start job hunting. The University of Birmingham has ranked in the top 5 Universities Targeted by the Largest Number of Top Employers for the past 5 years, according to the Highfliers.co.uk Graduate Market reports (2017-2022). 

Our BSc Economics graduates are highly sought after by diverse employers globally. They go on to become: economists, policy advisers, analysts, tax managers, treasury analysts, traders, economics advisers, and consultants working for employers such as World Bank, Frontier Economics, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Lloyds Banking Group, Cabinet Office, Citi, Grant Thornton, HSBC and HM Treasury to name a few.