Business Economics (BA Hons - Single)

Overview

This course provides you with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of economic analysis and its application to business. You will develop a thorough understanding of the economic factors affecting the structure, strategic decisions and social and ethical dimensions of modern businesses. You will be encouraged to develop economic reasoning in a variety of contexts and to apply economic analysis to business problems.

The course will consider major current global debates such as growth, financial stability, lending to business, world trade flows, pay differentials and anti-competitive business practices, as well as the everyday things of business life including profit determination, investment analysis, and pricing strategies. In a world where there is increasing debate about the relationship between business and society, including the scarcity of resources such as energy and raw materials and the environment, business economics plays a key role in understanding these issues.

Our students come from all parts of the UK and from over 70 countries worldwide. They exchange ideas, build lasting friendships and develop global networks.

Our teaching is rated as 'Excellent' by the QAA, which is the highest possible rating available for a UK University department.

Course contents

Course structure**

Our degrees are designed with flexibility so you have some options to change your course for your second and final year.

Level 1 topics include:

• Principles of Economics
• Globalisation and the Modern Corporation
• Quantitative Methods for Economics
• Accounting, Financial Markets and Institutions

Level 2 topics include:

• Business Economics
• Macroeconomics and the Global Economy
• Empirical Methods for Economics and Finance

Option choices include:

• Economics of Digital Media
• Environmental Economics
• Economics and Ethics
• The European Economy
• Managing and Organising across Cultures
• Regulation of Business Creations
• Work Placement or Language

>Level 3 topics include:

• International Business Strategy and the Global Economy
• Industrial Economics and Regulation or
• Economics of Human Resources

Option choices include:

• Development Economics and Emerging Markets
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance
• Economics of Multinational Business
• State and Economy
• The World Economy: Growth and Crises since 1870
• Work Placement or Language

Teaching

At London met you learn from economists who are internationally recognised for their research and who use the latest thinking in their teaching. Many of our staff are expert advisers to organizations such as the World Bank, the European Commission, the Bank of England, UK Government, and industry trade bodies. They are also down-to-earth, practical, and friendly and teach in exciting and innovative ways.

In your learning we expect you to research, reason, question, debate, and to reach your own conclusions. Our courses are very student focused and, as a result, more fun. As well as mastering the subject, employers want you to have developed good transferable skills including networking, presentation, team-working, and time management skills. We focus on these progressively in our courses, adding professional relevance to your study. We ensure that you are well supported in your studies and offer our students high levels of class contact time, especially in Year 1.

Assessment

Our students develop their learning through a variety of activities including interactive large group sessions, workshops, and assessments which involve industry projects, case studies, executive summary reports, computer-based projects, group presentations, scenario simulations, and seen/unseen exams. This variety enables our students to demonstrate all their strengths.

**Subject to validation

Option choices include:

Level 3 topics include:

Careers

Career opportunities

A degree in business economics can give your career a major head-start. The skills acquired on our degrees are highly valued by organizations and economics graduates are among the highest paid among all graduates [Link]. A wide range of career opportunities are opened up by this course. Our graduates are able to pursue diverse career routes, including jobs in international corporations, management, government, banking and finance, consultancy and research. Others progress to postgraduate study at leading Universities around the world.

Developing your talent, preparing you for high-level employment and helping you build a successful career is at the very top of our agenda. This starts from day one of the course. Our courses in economics help you to learn and develop a variety of key skills that are valued by employers. These include solving business problems, team-working, using IT to analyse, communicate and present ideas, and managing and improving your own performance. On the practical side we advise and help you with career choices, and provide training in job search, application and interview techniques.

Work Placement is available as an accredited option on the course and students work with our business placement office to locate and seek posts in financial, commercial and non-profit organisations. To widen their experience our students also engage in extra-curricular activities: including volunteering, student societies, and national business competitions.

The Study Abroad Programme allows our students to gain international experience and study in leading European universities including in France, Sweden and the Netherlands, where teaching is in English.

Student profiles

What our students say

'I decided to study Business Economics at college and then at London Met, because I wanted to know more about how the world works. I’ve really enjoyed my course, especially microeconomics, industrial organisation and the whole idea of game theory. I have gained skills and knowledge that I can also apply to my personal and professional life and I’ve acquired a great deal of statistical expertise, which has already helped me a good deal. There are many terrific job opportunities for economics graduates. With an economics degree, you can work in a variety of sectors like finance and banking, insurance, civil service, sales and marketing, actuarial work and even public policy.' - Sharon Sitima, BA Business Economics, (2008-11)

Applying and entry

Sept full-time: apply through UCAS

Sept part-time, Feb 2013 full/part-time: apply direct to the University - contact Admissions for an application form.

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have 240 or more UCAS points, including at least 180 from two or more A levels (or equivalent, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma) in academic or Business subjects. English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) are also required. These requirements may be varied in individual cases.

Accelerated study

It may be possible to enter the course at levels 2/3 if you have a relevant Foundation Degree, HND or equivalent.

Further information

Please contact the Admissions Office:
Tel: 44(0)20 7133 4200
Fax: 44(0)20 7133 2677
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk