Economics The University of Manchester

Overview

Modern professional economists need to have a clear understanding of economic principles in order to recognise and model relevant economic problems, and they need to be equipped with mathematical and econometric tools in order to solve and analyse such problems.

BSc Economics course offered at The University of Manchester provides you with the required training by having a compulsory stream of units in economic principles, mathematical modelling and econometric techniques.

In the first two years of your degree, you will have compulsory units in core economics and quantitative methods, providing an excellent basis for a job as a professional economist.

Throughout your degree, you can choose from a range of optional course units. These units, in particular in your third year, offer the opportunity for further specialisation in an area of particular interest to you.

Career opportunities

Economics at The University of Manchester is well placed to offer you a high-quality, research-led student experience that will prepare you for a career as a professional economist, for employment in a range of economics-related areas or for further study in economics, business and finance.

BSc Economics graduates have gone on to successful careers in areas including accountancy and professional services, finance and banking, and government.

Other popular avenues include journalism and the media, charities, consultancy, the civil service, finance, marketing and PR, social work, teaching, and the law.

Some of our most recent graduates are now working at:

• JP MorganChase;

• HSBC;

• Ernst and Young;

• The Bank of England; and

• IBM.