BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance at Aston University

On our Economics and Finance course, you will develop strong analytical and decision-making skills by combining economics, finance and quantitative methods. You will build foundations in microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, accounting, mathematics and statistics, before progressing to advanced topics such as corporate finance, econometrics and financial economics.

Faculty: College of Business and Social Sciences  |  Department: Aston Business School  |  Duration: 4 years with integrated placement year (international students may opt out of the placement year)  |  Study mode: full-time (optional/integrated placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year core modules: Principles of Finance, Principles of Microeconomics, Accounting for Business, Mathematics for Economics, Financial Markets and Institutions, Principles of Macroeconomics and others. Second year core modules: Managerial Finance, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econometrics 1, Intermediate Microeconomics, Corporate Finance, Real Estate Economics & Finance. Placement year core modules: Integrated Placement Year.

Career pathways

As an Aston University Economics and Finance graduate, you will be equipped for a range of different career options across the private and public sector. Our graduates are successful in finding employment in a range of such as: Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as TikTok, PWC, Barclays, HSBC, Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Wells Fargo, Jaguar Land Rover, AON, HMRC, PepsiCo, The Cabinet Office, The House of Commons, and the Office For National Statistics, JCB and Amazon Logistics.

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