Economics (Hons) Nottingham Trent University

Overview

Key facts

• Economics is built on some simple, yet important, ideas known as threshold concepts. These apply to decisions taken every day by individuals, firms and governments. 
• You’ll study the key concepts of modern economics, learning how these principles are applied by individuals, businesses and governments. You’ll work with professionals and industry experts and test your knowledge in a range of real-world business environments.
• As an Economics student you’ll have access to our unique Trading Room facility. With 12 double-screen workstations, the room gives you a simulated experience of working in the fast-moving world of shares and trading. You can access sophisticated analysis tools and data on worldwide financial markets.
• Nottingham Business School enrols its economics students with The Society of Professional Economists (SPE). 
• This Economics (Hons) degree at Nottingham Trent University can be studied over three years full-time or four years with a placement, and offers all students the opportunity to gain some industry experience or travel overseas to study abroad in one of our partner universities with our unique opportunities scheme.
• Nottingham Business School is a UK leader in financial and business education – an Economics degree from NTU gives you the foundations and opportunities to pursue a wide range of exciting careers.

Careers and employability

Graduates from this course have gone onto working in both public and private sector, undertaking positions such as:

• auditor;

• business analyst;

• civil servant;

• credit controller;

• financial consultant.

In the last few years, graduates from this course have gone onto securing roles with well know employers such as:

• PRGX;

• Lloyds Banking Group;

• Freud Communications;

• Capita;

• Daccessgroup.

Accreditation

Nottingham Business School have both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.