Economics BSc (Hons)
Coventry University
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Economics shape our everyday life. From the taxes we pay to the price of anything we buy, you’ll engage in the application of economics to a range of issues that are impacting society today.This course covers current real-world issues and aims to help you understand how economics impacts individuals, businesses, financial organisations, governments and wider society. An emphasis is placed on equipping you with the knowledge and skills required to tackle contemporary challenges facing ...Read more

Economics shape our everyday life. From the taxes we pay to the price of anything we buy, you’ll engage in the application of economics to a range of issues that are impacting society today.This course covers current real-world issues and aims to help you understand how economics impacts individuals, businesses, financial organisations, governments and wider society. An emphasis is placed on equipping you with the knowledge and skills required to tackle contemporary challenges facing governments and businesses.


Key Course Benefits

Tailor your studies as our wide range of economics and finance courses share a common year one and aim to offer you opportunities to achieve a thorough grounding in economic and financial concepts and principles. Explore both microeconomics and macroeconomics with extensive exposure to how national economies, businesses and other organisations operate in a global context. Learn alternative schools of economic thoughts and contrast heterodox approaches with the orthodox mainstream of economic theoryBuild industry insight*, learn from experienced staff and hear from industry professionals who, in the past, have included speakers from HM Treasury, Lloyds Bank, Barclays and the European Commission. (Staff may be subject to change) Develop practical skills in our Bloomberg Trading Floor* featuring 42 dual screen Bloomberg terminals (subject to availability).Access additional maths and statistics support; our sigma centre offers maths and statistics support through drop-in sessions and bookable appointments with experienced tutors*.For more information please visit our website.

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
64th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
67th
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 - 86 = 14% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
14%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Economics graduate salary at this uni
£25,000
UK Economics graduate salary
£28,000
What students say
E
Elizabeth
19 Feb 23

Campus locations are convenient, lots of student support available and many opportunities for student to get more involved with societies, independent learning, career prospects,..Read more

V
Valalee
13 Apr 22

Everyone is friendly which makes it easy to make friends or get help. Help from lecturer is very helpful. However, as a city not a lot to do and anxiety about my safety for..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

CCCAAA Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

120 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:30 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

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

DDM Grades / Points required

Specific A Level subjects not required

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

[1] 4 qualifications for tariff points allowed[2] May also include AS Level and EPQ[3] Specific subject not required

The Access to HE Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.

Specific IB subjects not required.

Specific BTEC subjects not required

Popular A-level subjects

Economics

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

Economics
78%
Mathematics
45%
Business Studies
29%
Geography
12%
Psychology
12%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

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Elizabeth
19 Feb 23
Economics BSc (Hons)
Campus locations are convenient, lots of student support available and many opportunities for student to get more involved with societies, independent learning, career prospects,...
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V
Valalee
13 Apr 22
Business Economics BSc (Hons)
Everyone is friendly which makes it easy to make friends or get help. Help from lecturer is very helpful. However, as a city not a lot to do and anxiety about my safety for...
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Coventry University
Coventry University , Coventry

Coventry University is a global, modern university with a mission to create better futures....

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Priory Street Coventry Warwickshire CV1 5FB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Coventry  0.4 miles away

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