Explore economic policy, theory and practice in state-of-the-art facilities, developing critical thinking and analytical skills to prepare you for the world of professional economic analysis.

Gain a solid foundation in economics and evaluate the impact of economic policies.
Learn to analyse social issues such as inequality and environmental sustainability.
Develop analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills you can apply to the economy.
Enhance your professional communication and teamwork skills.
Gain work-ready experience with real-life projects and placements.

Studying marketing and economic theories, you’ll build your decision-making skills by using real-time analysis of global market data. You’ll apply the most current economic theories to real-world challenges – using quantitative data, statistical tools and advanced econometric software. You’ll graduate with a comprehensive understanding of economics, finance, financial markets, and the far-reaching impacts of public policy.

If you don't meet the entry requirements for our BSc (Hons) course, or you’d like extra preparation before starting degree-level study, we recommend you join the foundation course – which has been designed to encourage exploration and experimentation.

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your third and fourth years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.

Your academic and professional advisor helps you in your third year, and a placement officer supports you while you are on placement. You can also apply for a 6-12 week summer vacation placement scheme with the Government Economic Service that could help you secure a job in the civil service.

Live projects

In your final year you get a chance to apply your specialist knowledge and develop your research, analysis and communication skills in the consultancy module. You work in groups to investigate and propose solutions to a specific economics related issue for a client company or local authority body.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Economics course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

Our lectures are informative and engaging, and you are encouraged to be an active participant via our electronic voting system or by using free apps, such as Socrative, on your smartphone. The seminars address an in-depth exploration of issues covered in lectures, where you can improve and develop self-confidence, teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.

You learn through

• lectures
• seminars
• IT sessions
• workshops
• work experience
• guest speakers
• coursework
• Examinations

In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

This course prepares you for a career as an

• economist
• economic analyst
• economics researcher
• business/data analyst
• business developer
• project manager
• market researcher and analyst
• policy developer

Previous graduates of BSc (Honours) Economics have gone on to work for

• the civil service
• the Bank of England
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Barclays Capital
• HSBC
• Oxford Economics
• Price Waterhouse Coopers
• Bloomberg
• Capita
• Ernst & Young
• KPMG
• Deloitte

 

UCAS points

• 64

This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example:

• CC at A Level
• MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

• English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent

• Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

 

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Accounting In Context	40	Coursework Practical
Economics, Finance And Investments	40	Coursework
Going Global	20	Coursework
Preparing For Success	20	Coursework

 

Year 2 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Data Analysis For Economics And Business	40	Coursework
Finance For Economics	20	Coursework
Maths For Economics	20	Coursework
Principles Of Micro And Macro Economics	40	Coursework

 

 

Year 3 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Economic Analysis And Policy	40	Coursework Exam
Economics Of Risk And Return	40	Coursework Exam
Introduction To Econometrics	20	Coursework

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Alternative Perspectives In Economics	20	Coursework
Banking And Fintech	20	Coursework
Fraud Analytics	20	Coursework

 

Year 4 Optional modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Placement Year

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Advanced Issues In Economics	40	Coursework Exam
Applied Econometrics	20	Coursework
Behavioural Economics	20	Coursework
Consultancy Project	40	Coursework