BA (Honours) Economics at The Open University

An honours degree in economics covering how markets work, how economies rise, fall and recover, and the use of data, alongside budgeting and money-management skills. Students can shape the degree around topics that interest them.

Duration: Honours degree of 360 credits; can be completed in as little as 3 years at a full-time-equivalent pace (120 credits per year), with flexible part-time pacing.  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 covers You and your money (DB125), Economics in context (DD126), Discovering mathematics (MU123) and Introducing statistics (M140). Stage 2 includes Essential economics: macro and micro perspectives (D217) and Analysing data (M248). Stage 3 includes Doing economics: inequalities, innovation and environment (DD320), Economics for a changing world (DD321) and Applied statistical modelling (M348).

Career pathways

Economics graduates work in government, business, accountancy, banking, economics, data analysis, financial analysis, insurance, management and administration, consultancy, the voluntary sector and teaching.

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