COURSES

Undergraduate Courses

Economics

BA (Hons) Economics and International Business

This Joint Honours course gives you the opportunity to specialise in two disciplines, providing you with a greater career choice and a range of highly transferable skills. You will gain a sound grounding in both business and economics, with a focus on international business activity. You acquire the ability to use economic reasoning, as well as an understanding of organisational features such as the external environments of international businesses. It will explain how international businesses have contributed to globalisation and how they respond to the challenges posed by the global economy.

Course structure

Three levels, each of 120 credits. For this Joint you study each subject for 60 credits at each level.

Level 1 modules include
  • Business Economics
  • Global Challenges for Business, Management and Leadership
  • Understanding Information
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
Level 2 modules include
  • International Economics
  • Macroeconomic Models
  • Data Analysis for Business Decision Making
  • Financial and Strategic Decision Making
Level 3 modules include
  • Multinational Finance
  • Multinational Business
  • Macroeconomic Policy
  • Business and Government

Read more about the modules at

www.londonmet.ac.uk/ugstudy

Optional Professional Placement Year with additional Professional Accreditation

All LMBS undergraduate degree programmes offer an optional, 12-month professional work placement, normally taken after the first two years of study. The placement year offers students the opportunity to gain an additional 30 credits at degree level and valuable graduate level work experience Additionally it provides students with an internationally recognised City and Guilds Licentiateship Award and eligibility for membership of The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

Career opportunities

This course opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Graduates obtain employment in well-known international companies, global financial corporations, or public sector organisations. A sizeable proportion also progress to postgraduate study.

 
Start Dates
  Full Time Part Time
Sept Y Y
Jan Y Y
Length 3 years 4-6 years
Single N N
Joints Y Y

UCAS code

LN1D Mod/EIB
Sept full-time: apply through UCAS
Sept part-time,
Jan full/part-time: apply direct to the University - contact Admissions for an application form or click here to download one.

Taught at*

North campus: Stapleton House and City campus: Moorgate

Other suggested Joint Honours combinations

Click here for a full list of Joints

Entry requirements

Click here for the University's standard entry requirements. In addition, you should have 160 to 200 points, including at least 140 from two or more A-levels. English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade C or above are also required. These requirements may be varied in individual cases. We consider people from a wide range of educational and academic backgrounds.

Accelerated Study

If you have previous academic or work-based qualifications, achievement or appropriate experience you may be exempted from part of the course. Direct entry into level 2/3 could be considered.

* Attendance is required at both campuses. You must be prepared for travelling time between the two campuses, which can take up to 45 minutes.