BA (Hons) Economics & Finance at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

This degree develops the skills to analyse markets, manage money and understand the global economy, including finance for social and environmental outcomes and fintech developments such as AI and blockchain. Students learn from economists and finance specialists at Cardiff School of Management, work with industry-standard software to analyse real financial data, and can take an optional year in industry after Year 2.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with foundation year or year in industry; 5 years with both; part time up to 6 years | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules include Global Financial Services, The Economy: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Economic Ideas Through Time, Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis and Sustainable Money Management. Year 2 covers Intermediate Quantitative Methods, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Money and Markets and an Experiential Work or Volunteering module. Year 3 includes Macroeconomics: Theory and Application, Investment Management, Labour and Health Economics and Contemporary Finance, with options such as Econometrics, Capital Markets and Derivatives and Behavioural Economics.

Career pathways

Investment, financial services, government policy, consultancy, fintech and sustainability; progression to postgraduate study within Cardiff School of Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: 112 UCAS tariff points. GCSE: five at grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics-Numeracy. A levels: minimum three including grades CCC, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to HE Diploma: no specific subjects. IB Diploma: 2 x H5, no specific subjects. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 (Higher level only with minimum H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: DD (Highers also considered). International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with foundation year or year in industry; 5 years with both; part time up

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