BSc Economics
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
The total service fee for this program:
€ 499
Pre payment for this program:
€ 99
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ABOUT
Overview
Learn how to approach the world’s problems as an economist with our BSc Economics degree.
This three-year course will enable you to tackle a diverse range of economic issues and problems. You will acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding that are required to become an economist or use economics as a major aspect of your career. You will also work extensively with data and learn how to apply theory and models to analyse real-world issues.
We also offer a BA Economics degree at the University of Reading, which covers an even wider range of economic markets and social policy issues but focuses less on techniques for working with data.
Choose economics at the University of Reading
- Established for more than 50 years.
- 100% of our research impact has been classed ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4* and 3* submissions – Business and Management Studies, and Anthropology and Development Studies)
Our BSc programme will allow you to understand what’s happening in the world: how do economies grow, what can be done to manage business cycles, is a 5-day week really necessary and so on. You will analyse these using a range of theories and methods including the theory of games and strategic interactions, natural and behavioural experiments. Your degree will help you to understand and make predictions about individual and collective economic behaviour.
Your core modules will cover a range of topics, including:
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistical and Econometric Methods
- Mathematics for Economists
- Economic Theory
- Behavioural Economics.
In computer lab sessions, you will learn how to work with specialist software that professional economists commonly use in business, government bodies, and research organisations.
Optional modules will bring your studies to life and relate to what is happening outside of the classroom, with interactive modules.
- Development Economics – understanding of the causes and consequences of underdevelopment and the policies that help bring people out of poverty.
- Economics of Banking – exploring the weaknesses in the banking sector, the strategies adopted by banks to address risks, and the rationale for government intervention in the financial sector and banking regulation.
- Economics of Sport and Games – studying how the competitive and controlled environments within sport can provide laboratories to study human behaviour, to test theories, and to observe the impacts of policy.
Entry requirements
Typical offer
ABB including A level Maths at grade B
International Baccalaureate
32 points overall, including standard level Maths at grade 5 minimum
Extended Project Qualification
In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.
BTEC Extended Diploma
Not accepted, unless studied alongside A level Maths. The BTEC Extended Diploma cannot be accepted to cover the Maths subject-specific requirement.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5
Fees
New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250
New international students: £20,300
Careers
Careers with BSc Economics
Your analytical skills and specialist knowledge of economics are highly sought by employers. Your degree will also equip you with valuable transferable skills, from problem-solving to communication and presentation.
Many of our graduates are employed as economists with governmental and commercial organisations. Others have entered related careers in accounting, finance, business, marketing, publishing, public relations, and the media.
Recent BSc Economics graduates from the University of Reading have started their careers with organisations such as:
- Government Economic Service – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Government Economic Service – HM Treasury
- Government Economic Service – Home Office
- The Financial Conduct Authority | FCA
- Association of British Insurers | ABI
- Nationwide Building Society
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- University of Oxford
- Kimberley-Clark
- NHS England
- PwC
- Intel
deadlines
We process applications all year round but recommend applying as early as possible to ensure you can have a place in your chosen degree. Please be aware that to ensure there is enough time to complete all administrative procedures, and VISA requirements, applications may need to be submitted no later than a month (or longer) before the start of the courses.
FREE VISA SERVICE
One of our very suitable solutions for applicants is to provide free visa services to study in this field from a pleasant country. If you need to receive free visa services, let us know your request
Expenses (GBP)
20300
Application Fee
0
Program expenses
University & General Expenses
REQUIREMENTS
85
accommodation
The international students can use various forms of accommodation in the UK while studying at the University of Reading like the Self-catered accommodation (modern flats or traditional corridor-style blocks with en-suite or shared bathrooms), Catered accommodation (Whiteknights and London Road campuses with en-suite bathrooms), or student halls (become friends with other international students from different cultures), on the other hand, if the international students plan to move to the UK, study, and live with their family (spouse and children), they can use the special accommodation options for the Families, couples, and mature students or get a private accommodation in the UK according to their budget and conditions.
After Graduation
The international students who want to work while studying at the University of Reading in the UK must refer to their visa type to find out whether they can work while studying in this country, on the other hand, if the applicants are allowed to work in the UK for up to 20 hours per week, they can get help from the University of Reading to find a part-time and related job in the UK and expand their horizons, get more field experience, and practical skills while learning the theoretical knowledge about their field of education at this university, also they can earn some money to pay for their living and study expenses in this country, however, we recommend the students to focus on their education and get the best result, then, they can apply for a proper job after graduation and enter the international or local job markets.