Economics and Management, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course description Our four-year BSc Economics and Management course, with an integrated placement year, provides you with the skills, knowledge and experience to enhance your profile in the graduate job market. This course looks at different aspects of economics and management, combining them to enable you to excel in your professional life and broaden your career options.The course will provide you with the skills to enable you to analyse how changes in the economic environment affect business organisations, therefore making more informed decisions. You’ll also develop practical management skills that will enable you to effectively manage and lead a team. You’ll develop a theoretical and an applied approach to the world of business economics, understand how macroeconomics underpins everything we do, while getting down to the detail with microeconomics in specific business cases. Our graduates from BSc Economics and Management typically find employment in the fields of economics, management, finance and education. Our recent graduates have been successful in securing roles at well-known companies such as Barclays Investment Bank, KPMG, HMRC and Ernst & Young in roles such as Trade Capture Analyst, Technology Consulting Graduate Scheme, Graduate Tax Scheme and Transfer Pricing Analyst.Key course benefits• Economics is ranked 13th in the UK for graduate-level employment 15 months after graduation. (Guardian University Guide, 2022).• Economics is ranked 11th in the UK for value added, comparing our students’ entry grades with their degree results (Guardian University Guide, 2022). • As part of your degree, you’ll undertake a professional placement, gaining valuable practical experience in the field of your chosen subject area.• Our economics research quality has been recognised as 17th in the UK (Complete University Guide, 2022).• This course is delivered by the triple-accredited Aston Business School – one of just 1% of business schools in the world to hold AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation.• Aston University was recognised as the Guardian’s University of the Year in 2020.Course detailsModulesFor more information on this course and a full list of modules, visit the course page: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/economics-and-management-bsc/september-2022Assessment methodFor more information on the methods of assessment on this course, visit the course page: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/economics-and-management-bsc/september-2022