BSc Economics
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Economics, combining economic theory with quantitative and analytical skills. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Policy Analysis. The course offers an optional one-year professional placement between years two and three, and is accredited by ACCA and CIMA with exemptions from professional papers. Students can tailor their final year through specialist elective modules and complete an Economics, Finance, and Accounting Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 102 offers from 112 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 60%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 68%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Foundation course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Financial Markets
- Statistics and Data Analysis
- Microeconomic Principles
- Macroeconomic Principles
- Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Mathematical Economics
- Money and Banking
- Quantitative Methods
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Monetary Economics
- Corporate Finance
- Company Law and Regulation
- Game Theory
- Applied Econometrics and Data Analytics
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Economics, Finance, and Accounting Project
- Managerial and Industrial Economics
- Behavioural Economics
- Behavioural Finance
- Development Economics
- Economics of Information
- Economics of Banking
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Economics at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 3 years, £46,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,000 and £58,500. The £46,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Economics.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Economics at Brunel University of London?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Economics at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Economics at Brunel University of London?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 102 offers from 112 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Economics at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.