Economics and Business (Joint Honours) BA/BSc (Hons)

• Overview

  Joint Honours Economics and Business offers modules which provide the opportunity to study a range of economic topics whilst broadening your understanding of wider business issues. Economics underpins everything from world affairs and politics to wealth and poverty, national economic management and the functioning of business. The programme is delivered around a variety of core subjects and option choices. The course is flexible and you can tailor the modules around your specific interests.

  We will support you to achieve your career and study ambitions, which is why if you complete our Employability Plus Gold programme or Changemaker Gold certificate alongside your studies and if you haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating* we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you, or support you into postgraduate study.

  *with a 2:2 degree classification or higher

  Course

  Highlights

  • Optional placement year within the UK or overseas.
  • Opportunity to study two subjects in depth.
  • International scholarships available.
  • Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise.

  HP Laptop and software included with this course.

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• Course Details

  This course will help develop your understanding of national contemporary economics whilst providing you with practical skills, knowledge and commercial awareness that will enhance your future employability. Upon completion of the Economics and Business Joint Honours course you will be able to progress your career in business, management, government or politics.

  This programme combines Economics and Business modules that will provide you with a key grounding in both subject areas. Economics is an interesting and varied subject area that will develop your analytical skills. The course introduces all areas of business preparing you for a future of making sound operational and strategic decisions which are important as organisations are now demanding higher levels of business related skills.

  Optional Work Placement Year

  You are encouraged to undertake a year-long placement in between Stages Two and Three of study. If you meet the entry criteria, and choose to take up a placement year you will find it an invaluable experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your career. Whilst on your Optional Work Placement Year you will study a 40 credit module ‘The Placement Year Experience – Organisations in Context’. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.

  Methods of Learning

  For this programme taught study would be a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops, usually for 12 hours per week. We recommend students spend 24 hours per week in self-directed study time

  Assessments

  A range of individual and group-based assessment methods are used. These include essays, written reports, presentations, live client projects, portfolios, research reports, presentations, multiple choice tests and examinations.

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  Additional

  Information

  Optional Work Placement Year

  You are encouraged to undertake a year-long placement in between Stages Two and Three of study. If you meet the entry criteria, and choose to take up a placement year you will find it an invaluable experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your career. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.

• Careers and Events
  • The Northampton Employment Promise.

    *We promise to secure paid experience for you, if you need it.

    We work with employers to understand what they’re looking for and we’re confident that if you follow one of our structured awards, as well as committing to your studies you’ll be in a competitive position when it comes to applying for graduate jobs.

    We’re so confident, that we promise to secure a paid 3-6 month internship for you, if you need it. Find out more about the Northampton Employment Promise, including how it works and who is eligible.

    
  • Open Days

    See for yourself

    Our Open Days offer you a fantastic opportunity to get a real taste of university life at Northampton and discover how studying here will be a life-changing experience.

    Each Open Day has a packed programme of subjects talks, advice sessions and activities designed to give you all the information you need about studying at The University of Northampton.

    To find out more about the day, please feel free to have a look at our Open Day Guide.

    
  • Careers

    Career Opportunities

    Economists are employed in a variety of fields including national and local Government, banking, insurance, industry and education. The analytical skills and training provided in the economics and business modules will also enable graduates to enter a business career either as graduate trainees or in more specialised functional areas such as accounting or marketing.

    Students graduating from this Joint Honours programme can choose to progress onto a full-time, part-time or distance learning Postgraduate programme. This will enable you to focus your studies in a specialist area such as Accounting or Economics, or to gain a general management qualification such as the MBA.

    
• Requirements

  Standard entry requirements apply to this course. A typical offer is BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC.

  For information on how to apply to study with us, please see our How to Apply page.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

   

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• Course Content
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3

  You will be introduced to macro and micro-economics and build your understanding of interpreting economic data. From a business perspective you will be introduced to management principles and practices. You will learn about the business environment and how this operates in society.

  • Introduction to Macroeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN1010

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Microeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECM1015

    Core Module Y
  • Understanding Economic Data (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN1016

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Management (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS1004

    Core Module N
  • Business Environment (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS1001

    Core Module Y
  • Business in Society (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS1009

    Core Module Y

  You will further develop your understanding of macro and micro economics to an intermediate level and concentrate heavily on how economists model problems quantitatively. You will study two contrasting topic areas within business which are strategic analysis and operations management.

  During year two you can select which other modules you wish to study and you can tailor this depending on your interests.

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN2018

    Core Module Y
  • Intermediate Microeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN2013

    Core Module Y
  • Data Analysis for Economists (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN2014

    Core Module Y
  • Development Economics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN2014

    Core Module N
  • Labour Economics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN2015

    Core Module N
  • Strategic Business Analysis (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS2002

    Core Module Y
  • Operations Management 1 (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BSO2003

    Core Module Y
  • Managing Human Resources (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: HRM2003

    Core Module N
  • Information Technology for Business (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BSO3017

    Core Module N
  • Issues in Small Business Entrepreneurship (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: MKT2031

    Core Module N
  • The Placement Year Experience: Organisations in Context (40 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2053

    Core Module Y

  In year three you will undertake your dissertation. Your dissertation can focus on Economics or Business or you can write an interdisciplinary dissertation joining both subjects together. You will explore the current debates in economic policy and strategic management.

  • Economics Dissertation (40 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN4001

    Core Module N
  • Economics Project (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN4002

    Core Module N
  • Economics Joint Dissertation (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN4003

    Core Module N
  • Advanced Macroeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN3011

    Core Module N
  • International Economics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN3005

    Core Module N
  • Advanced Microeconomics (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ECN3005

    Core Module N
  • Debates in Strategic Management (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS3002

    Core Module Y
  • Business Dissertation (40 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS4001

    Core Module N
  • Business Project (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS4001

    Core Module N
  • Business Joint Dissertation (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS4003

    Core Module N
  • International Money & Finance (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: ACC3007

    Core Module N
  • Operations Management 2 (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BSO3004

    Core Module N
  • Opportunity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: MKT3026

    Core Module N
  • Developing Cross-Cultural Capability (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS3011

    Core Module N
  • Strategic Human Resource Management (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: HRM3007

    Core Module N
  • Organisational Change (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: HRM3008

    Core Module N
  • Global Business Development (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BUS3003

    Core Module N
  • Strategic Management of the Digital Organisation (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BSO3017

    Core Module N
  • Logistics Solutions (20 Credits) Credits)
    Module code: BSO3009

    Core Module N

  Facilities &

  Special Features

  You have the option to take a placement year between Year Two and Three of study to gain invaluable experience that helps you apply to your final year of study and future career.

• Further Studies
  • Changing Futures Week

    Industry trips and tricks

    Changing Futures is a five-day, University wide showcase of activities and industry speakers to help students explore skills and activities to develop their academic and personal lives.

    
  • Network with fellow graduates

    Mentors Matter

    Sometimes the most valuable advice can actually come from people who have walked in your shoes.

    We have an Alumni E-Mentoring scheme that does just that. It puts you in touch with other University of Northampton graduates who in turn can offer a number of mentoring services. From CV advice to the possibility of job offers, sign up to become a mentor or a mentee.

    
• Fees & Funding
  • UK & EU
  • International

  19/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250

  18/19 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 18/19 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250

  19/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  International: £12,500

  18/19 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 18/19 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  International: £12,000

  Scholarships

  EU and International Scholarships

  A merit based scholarship of up to 30% or a £3,000 reduction in the cost of tuition fees for eligible students.

  Sir Thomas White Scholarship

  The Sir Thomas White scholarship will support and acknowledge an academically gifted student, with the proviso that the selection panel is confident that there is…

  TD Lewis Scholarship

  The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.  This scholarship is awarded on educational excellence…

  The Chancellor's Fund

  The Chancellor’s Fund is a bi-annual fund providing students with awards of between £100 and £1,000. You must be a current student to apply. The…

  Wilson Endowment Scholarship

  The Wilson Endowment Scholarship provides a £1,500 scholarship to undergraduate students from the Northamptonshire area. The endowed scholarship was donated in memory of Mr Lynn Wilson,…

• Part Time Study

  Courses offered on a part time basis are an excellent way of gaining a qualification around a busy home life or job. The University of Northampton recognises that many of our students have family and work commitments and offer various courses on a part time study basis, working flexibly around your requirements.

  A lot of our courses can be completed part-time, so you can fit your studies around your life. The majority of part-time and professional courses start in October. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure we have your details before your course starts.

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