Bachelor of Science - Economics (Honours) (with placement year)

Build strong transferable skills in quantitative methods and statistical techniques as well as more advanced skills in quantification and evaluation.

Economics is key to understanding some of the critical questions facing our world. This course will explore these questions while also examining some of the principles and theories that can help us to answer them.

The study of economics will also be supported by modules that provide students with an understanding of how to deal with and organise data in a comprehensive way, including modules in Financial Decision Making, New Directions in Economics, Econometrics, Financial Markets and Institutions and Behavioural Economics.

Develop transferable skills that are valued by professionals and industry experts, including well-evidenced empirical analysis and the ability to communicate economic ideas in reports and public audits.

DMU's Bloomberg Trading Room – one of the largest in a UK university – will give students a simulated experience on industry-standard software that is used by decision-makers in finance.

Key features

• Graduates have gone on to careers in globally-renowned organisations. Recent successes include Deutsche Bank, KPMG, PwC, Mattioli Woods and GSK.
• Develop proficiency in the core disciplines of macroeconomics and microeconomics, supported by a strong competency in analytical skills and manipulation of numerical data.
• The #DMUworks team will help students gain the skills and qualities that today’s employers are looking for through placement opportunities with local, national and global companies, such as NBC Universal and IBM.
• Enjoy an international experience with #DMUglobal – on these trips students will visit sites like The Hong Kong Monetary Authority where they will see how financial stability is maintained and the associated benefits for Hong Kong as a financial centre.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 60.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 60 (Min Listening: 7.0, Min Reading: 8.0, Min Speaking: 16.0, Min Writing: 18.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 50
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29