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If you’ve got an analytical mind, enjoy solving business problems, and are looking for a career in finance and investment, our economics degree will provide the skills and knowledge you need.
Economics at Greenwich aims to provide you with the intellectual abilities and analytical tools to understand, analyse and act upon the most challenging issues of our time. We believe economics must help to build and more equitably share prosperity, create meaningful employment, and ensure the transition to a carbon-neutral future. We have responded to calls from students and industry alike to change the way we do economics: we are a national leader in applied real-world economics that learns from history and embraces diversity.
Our BSc Economics degree gives you the option to specialise in finance after your first year, or you can continue in the standard degree programme.
In your time with us you will gain the knowledge and skills essential for either graduate employment or post-graduate study. Our graduates have pursued successful careers in industry, finance, the civil service, NGOs, research and education.
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Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Introduction to Business Finance (15 credits)
Macroeconomics I (30 credits)
Microeconomics I (30 credits)
Personal and Professional Development (15 credits)
Mathematics for Economics, Business and Finance
Statistics for Economics and Finance (15 credits)
Economic and Financial History (15 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
History of Economic Thought (15 credits)
Applied Econometrics (15 credits)
Further Mathematics for Economists (15 credits)
Introductory Econometrics (15 credits)
Macroeconomics II (15 credits)
Microeconomics II (15 credits)
Future Paths
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
The Economy and the Environment (15 credits)
International Trade and Development (15 credits)
Economics of Social Change (15 credits)
Banking and Finance in a Global Context I (15 credits)
Banking and Finance in a Global Context II (15 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Applied Economics and Finance Project (30 credits)
Macroeconomics III (15 credits)
Microeconomics III (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
Monetary Economics (30 credits)
Principles of Investment (30 credits)
Business Analytics and Machine Learning (30 credits)
Trading in Financial Markets (30 credits)
Economics of Inequalities and Work (30 credits)
Political Economy of Climate, Development and Finance (30 credits)
Graduates may apply for entry-level jobs in banking, finance, insurance, stock markets, sales and marketing. Career options include management consultant, investment adviser, finance and investment analyst, tax consultant, investment banker, and employment agency consultant.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
