Economics (Hons)

Overview

Key Facts of Economics (Hons) course at the University of Huddersfield

The course aims to give you an in-depth study of microeconomics, which includes sector specific practices such as competition, regulation and intervention.

How will you learn? 

• The course aims to give you an in-depth study of microeconomic theories and applications, which include sector specific practices such as competition, regulation and government intervention.
• You’ll study macroeconomics, which focuses on the importance of aggregate consumption, investment, and what fuels the economic growth.
• Throughout the course you'll have the opportunity to study mathematics and statistics for social sciences, and econometrics. The quantitative modules will equip you with the tools used by professional economists to evaluate the impact of economic policies and analyse contemporary economic, financial and business phenomena.
• During your studies you'll have the opportunity to learn how to use Industry standard databases, such as Datastream, alongside sector leading software packages such as Stata, R and Eviews.

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on placement courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.

Previous placement providers have included Bewley's Tea and Coffee UK (The Roastery), CLS (Conveyancing Liability Solutions), Cummins, Freeman Grattan Holdings, Government Economic Service, Hellman Worldwide Logistics, Kiddies Kingdom, Kirklees Council Transport Services, Lloyds Banking Group and the NHS.

Careers

Previous graduates from this subject area have gone in to roles such as Associate Resource, Finance Officer, Audit Associate, Assistant Management Accountant and Commercial Finance Analyst with companies such as Cranford Group, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, KPMG UK, Outokumpu and Sykes Cottages to name but a few.