BSc Economics and Climate Change
About this course
BSc in Economics and Climate Change, an economics degree focused on environmental systems and policy responses to global climate challenges. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Accounting. Students complete a final-year dissertation alongside core study in environmental economics and sustainability. The first year introduces foundational subjects through modules such as Data Analytics, Economic Theory and Policy, and Climate and Climate Change. The second year builds analytical capability with compulsory study in Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy Applications, Microeconomics Theory and Policy Applications, and Research Methods, complemented by optional modules covering corporate governance and ecosystems. The final year focuses on advanced applications with compulsory modules in Dissertation, Environmental Economics, and Growth, Development and Sustainability, alongside optional studies in economic history and crisis writing.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26
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What students say
Based on about 57 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 13%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 6%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 33%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Data Analytics
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Understanding the Economy
- Climate and Climate Change
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change
- Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
- Fundamentals of Management and Business
- Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy Applications
- Microeconomics Theory and Policy Applications
- Research Methods
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Climate Change: Plants, Animals and Ecosystems
- Corporate Governance, Risk and Ethics
- Econometrics
- Managerial Economics
- Dissertation
- Environmental Economics
- Growth, Development and Sustainability
- Contemporary Issues in Economics and Policy
- Crisis Writing
- History of Economic Thought
- Population and Community Ecology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Economics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £33,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £19,500 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BSc Economics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Economics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Economics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Economics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.