BSc (Hons) Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This degree develops understanding of the principles, practices and theories of economics, covering how people and businesses allocate resources and how economic ideas apply to real situations. The curriculum is aligned with industry, including the Government Economic Service, and students have online access to the Financial Times. An optional year in industry follows 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 introduces microeconomics, macroeconomics, quantitative methods, Global Financial Services, Economic Ideas Through Time and Sustainable Money Management. Year 2 covers Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Intermediate Quantitative Methods, Games and Information Theory and an Experiential Work or Volunteering module, with an option from Public Finance, Accounting for Responsible Management or Taxation. Year 3 covers Macroeconomics: Theory and Application, Econometrics, Labour and Health Economics, Behavioural Economics and Monetary Economics, with an option such as Industrial Economics or Public Policy Economics.

Career pathways

Economists in the private and public sectors as managers, researchers, analysts and strategists; progression to postgraduate study within Cardiff School of Management.

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