BSc (Honours) Economics with Foundation Year (Placement)

at Sheffield Hallam University

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

 

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

 

Year 1

Module	Credits
Contemporary Issues	20
Introduction To Business	20
Organisation Management And Delivery 1	20
Organisation Management And Delivery 2	20
Self And Stakeholder Management	20
The Practice Of Accounting, Finance And Economics	20

 

 

Year 2

 

Module	Credits
Developing Professional And Academic Skills	20
Introduction To Macroeconomics	20
Introduction To Microeconomics	20
Introduction To Statistics	20
Maths For Economics	20

 

 

Module	Credits
Asset And Portfolio Management	20
Foreign Language	20
Foundations Of International Business	20

 

 

Year 3

Module	Credits
Alternative Perspectives In Economics	20
Applied Professional Skills	20
Intermediate Macroeconomics	20
Intermediate Microeconomics	20
Introduction To Econometrics	20

 

 

Module	Credits
Financial Fluency For Management Decision Making	20
Foreign Language	20
International Entrepreneurship	20
Leading And Managing Teams	20

 

 

Year 4

 

Module
Placement Year

 

 

Final year

 

Module	Credits
Advanced Topics In Macroeconomics	20
Applied Econometrics	20
Consultancy Project	20
Industrial Economics	20

 

 

Module	Credits
Behavioural Economics	20
Business In The European Economy	20
Contemporary Issues In International Business	20
Financial Performance Management	20
Global Financial Markets	20
Uls French Stage 2	20
Uls French Stage 3	20
Uls French Stage 4	20
Uls French Stage 6A	20
Uls German Stage 2	20
Uls German Stage 3	20
Uls German Stage 4	20
Uls German Stage 6A	20
Uls Spanish Stage 2	20
Uls Spanish Stage 3	20
Uls Spanish Stage 4	20
Uls Spanish Stage 6A	20

UCAS points

• 64
• This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example:
• CC at A Level
• MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.
• You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

 

GCSE

• English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent

 

• Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

 

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

 

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/23 is £9,250 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

 

† If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. 

 

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2022/23 is £14,415 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

This course prepares you for a career as an

• economist
• economic analyst
• economics researcher
• business/data analyst
• business developer
• project manager
• market researcher and analyst
• policy developer

Previous graduates of BSc (Honours) Economics have gone on to work for

• the civil service
• the Bank of England
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Barclays Capital
• HSBC
• Oxford Economics
• Price Waterhouse Coopers
• Bloomberg
• Capita
• Ernst & Young
• KPMG
• Deloitte