Business Economics (Industry) BSc (Hons)
Lancaster University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Should a company open a new store? Who gains from interest rate changes? What are the implications of performance-related pay? How to measure the impact of climate change, and what should we do about it?BSc Business Economics provides you with the analytic skills and intellectual toolbox to help answer these pressing questions and many more and the possibility of directly applying them through a paid placement in industry.**Programme overview**The programme begins by introducing the ...Read more

Should a company open a new store? Who gains from interest rate changes? What are the implications of performance-related pay? How to measure the impact of climate change, and what should we do about it?BSc Business Economics provides you with the analytic skills and intellectual toolbox to help answer these pressing questions and many more and the possibility of directly applying them through a paid placement in industry.


Programme overview

The programme begins by introducing the foundational principles of Economic Theory. The BSc then focuses on economic methods with specific application to business. You will be exposed to subjects of study such as Marketing, Accounting and Finance by choosing modules from within the Management School.You will cover the fundamentals of economic theory and practice, and as your degree progresses and you discover more about both the subject and about yourself, you have the opportunity to flex this programme in ways that speak to your changing interests and strengths. This might lead you to choose modules in:International BusinessInternational TradeIndustrial OrganisationHealth EconomicsAmongst many other specialisations. This leads to a degree unique to you, where you have played a major part in building the degree you want.Your third year is spent in industry. You’ll be supported in securing a placement, with past students joining companies such as IBM, Lloyds Bank, Microsoft, PwC and the Bank of England. Roles on offer range from project management and logistics to investment, business development and risk. Most placements are in the UK but there are some options overseas.


Key facts

Your economics module choice can also be combined with other modules across the Management School in subjects such asAccountingFinanceMarketingEntrepreneurship and StrategyLeadership and Managementsuch that you can complement your economics pathway in its own unique way.You do not need an A level in Economics or an A level in Mathematics to enrol in BSc in Business Economics.Throughout your degree, we’ll supply training in CV writing, interview assessment centres and telephone interviews. We are proud of our aspiring economists and aim to nurture the potential in every one of them.


Programme outcomes

BSc Business Economics (Industry) offers a grounding in the fundamentals of economics. The most powerful aspect of economics is that it teaches a way of thinking which can then be applied to a specific field. If you want to be a government economist advising on tax or social/welfare costs, you need specific knowledge and skills. The same is true for a career in finance. You need specific finance models – how much to invest here, or advise clients to invest there. But the mode of thinking is the same for both: it is the critical, disciplined way of thinking that you will get from an Economics degree at Lancaster University. Economics opens up the world because the critical and analytical thinking skills that it inculcates are applicable to whatever your passion, be they politics, finance, the trading floor, or working for an NGO, all use the same skills.

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
22nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
10th
Economics
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
93%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Economics graduate salary at this uni
£23,000
UK Economics graduate salary
£24,000
What students say
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10 Jan 24

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

35 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

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35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 Higher Level subjects

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Popular A-level subjects

Economics

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Economics
75%
Mathematics
70%
Geography
20%
History
20%
Business Studies
15%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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24,475 per year

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Students from International

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International students on full-year study abroad/work placements will be charged the same percentages as the standard International fee.

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