The three year BSc in Economics is designed for students who need additional preparation prior to undergraduate level study. The first year of the programme is intended to provide a foundation in both knowledge and academic skills for the more specialist subjects in years two and three.
If you have made up your mind that you wish to pursue a business career, or if you want to work as a consultant or as a specialist business economist in the private sector, this programme offers the spread of subjects that is likely to be most useful. It enables you to supplement the basic economics modules with modules from the Department of Management thus providing a rounded view of business activities.

Year 1:
The programme aims to:
• to equip students to become independent learners, facilitating the successful continuation of their studies in years two and three.
• to develop students’ ability to construct and communicate logical arguments clearly;
• to help students acquire and practice strategies for effective reading and for academic vocabulary development;
• to provide opportunities for students to develop academic skills;
• to train students in language awareness;
• to encourage students to develop general study skills, particularly including the ability to learn independently using a variety of source materials;
• to stimulate engagement and participation in the learning process;
• to encourage students to become autonomous learners.

Years 2 and 3
The educational aims of the Business Economics programme are similar to those of the Economics programme. The Business element in the degree indicates that there is a greater emphasis on the more strictly business aspects of Economics. This implies that students are required to study subjects like Marketing and Business Research Methods and encouraged to study business options such as Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Business Psychology and other electives from the Business School. Nevertheless, we aim to give all Business Economics students a thorough knowledge of Economic analysis, which we consider provides a valuable grounding for Business subjects. Students can also choose some of the more conventional Economics subjects as electives if their interests develop in that direction.

• Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (Link);
• Relevant Subject Benchmark Statement(s) (Link);
• Other (list)

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 he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the departmental or programme handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually by the University of Buckingham and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency.