Business Economics, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Kingston University's Economics department is diverse, inclusive, and flexible, allowing transfers between three courses after the first year. Students enjoy free access to the Financial Times, The Economist, and a state-of-the-art Bloomberg Trading Room, while gaining a broad range of skills, theories, and methods for future employment. Our high-quality teaching has earned a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating across all categories.This pluralistic course explores diverse economic perspectives, real-world applications, business operations, and decision-making impacts. Develop employer-valued skills like analysis, data handling, and statistical software use, plus a professional placement year between Years 2 and 3. Future Skills curriculum fosters problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. Graduates secure roles as economists in regulatory bodies, the Civil Service, Bank of England, City firms, or multinationals, with many advancing to postgraduate study.