BSc Economics with German

at Birmingham Business School

First year
 

Core modules

• German Core I - Advanced: Democracy, Diversity, and Dynamism

• German Core II - Advanced: Nation, Populism, and Conflict

• Applied Economics and Statistics

• Principles of Economics

• Professional and Academic Skills Development for Economists A

• Professional and Academic Skills Development for Economists B
   

You must also take one of the following: (dependent on whether you have A level Mathematics)

• Introduction to Mathematics for Economics

• Mathematics for Economics
   

Second year
 

Core modules

• Macroeconomics

• Microeconomics

• Econometrics

• German Core III – Advanced: Other Germanies

• German Core IV - Advanced: German-Language Cultures and Societies in the Contemporary World
   

Optional modules
 

Choose two modules from the following list:

• 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
   

Third year

• Study abroad year
   

Final year
 

Core modules

• Extended Essay

• German Core VI - Language and Contexts A

• German Core VII - Language and Contexts B

• Translation in Theory and Practice in Europe I (German)

• Translation in Theory and Practice in Europe II (German)
   

You must take one or both of the following:

• Advanced Macroeconomics

• Advanced Microeconomics
   

Optional modules
 

If taking one of the above, you will choose three optional modules. If taking both, then two optional modules are chosen. Example optional modules include: 

• Advanced Behavioural and Experimental Economics 

• Advanced Financial Markets and Institutions

• Advanced Econometrics: Theory and Applications

• Labour Economics

• Industrial Organisation

• History of Economic Thought

• International Trade Theory and Policy

• Monetary Policy and Dynamic Macroeconomics

• Decision Theory and Games

• Public Economics

• Health Economics

• Economics of the European Union

• The Political Economy of Russia

• Professional Development

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 with German
 

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

As a graduate of Birmingham Business School and a Russell Group University, you are an attractive prospect to employers, of which there is an impressive pool within Birmingham itself: for example, ONS, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Bank of England, KPMG, Ernst and Young, etc. Economics also gives you a wealth of transferrable skills that will be desirable if you decide to go on to work in a different field: from strategic, logical thinking to clear communication.