BSc Economics - 3.5 years
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Economics - 3.5 years, an economics degree exploring how societies allocate scarce resources to guide financial, commercial, and governmental decision-making. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Marketing, Engineering Design, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can undertake an optional year abroad during their studies. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Global Economic Perspectives, Making of the Modern Economy, and optional modules including Introductory Financial Accounting, International Business Environment, and Business Information Systems. The second year builds core analytical capabilities through Microeconomics, Skills for Economics and Finance, and Macroeconomics and Applied Policy, alongside optional subjects like Intermediate Financial Management and Business Internship Module. Year three advances into specialized economic theory with compulsory modules including Principles of Econometrics, Business Microeconomics, Behavioural Economics and Finance, Applied Econometrics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Intermediate Macroeconomics, supplemented by options such as Marketing Strategy and Financial Markets and Institutions. The final year focuses on advanced theory and policy through compulsory modules like Microeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Theory, and Macroeconomic Policy in Practice, while offering optional modules such as School of Business Dissertation, Business Strategy, Options, Futures, and Valuations, and International Trade and Investment.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC (English + Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (View source data of all entry requirements for this course.).
What students say
Based on about 29 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 56%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 10%
- Scotland: 50%
- Northern Ireland: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Modules
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Making of the Modern Economy
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- International Business Environment
- Business Information Systems
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- Engineering Project Management
- Electromagnetism and Circuits
- Mechanics
- Environment, City and Society
- Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
- Core Mathematics I
- Core Mathematics II
- Logic and Proof
- Statistics and Probability
- Thermodynamics
- Professional Skills
- Space Physics and Astronomy
- Waves and Mechanics
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Introductory Psychology:2
- Microeconomics
- Skills for Economics and Finance
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy
- Career Planning Module Online
- Intermediate Financial Accounting
- Economics of an Unequal World
- Business Law
- Intermediate Financial Management
- Business Internship Module
- Fluid Mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Electronics and Instrumentation
- Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics
- Earth Systems and Resources
- Earth System Function and Measurement
- Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy
- Dynamic Physical Worlds: Earth, Water and Ice
- Core Mathematics III
- Core Mathematics IV
- Software Applications for Engineering Design
- Thermodynamics
- Electromagnetism and Light
- Foundations of Modern Physics
- Understanding the Mind
- Individual Development
- Principles of Econometrics
- Business Microeconomics
- Business Macroeconomics
- Behavioural Economics and Finance
- Applied Econometrics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Applied Human Resource Management
- Competition and Market Regulation
- Portfolio, Asset Selection, and Valuations
- Multinational Strategies for Global Markets
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Microeconomic Policy
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Macroeconomic Policy in Practice
- School of Business Dissertation
- Business Strategy
- Principles of Marketing Research
- Options, Futures, and Valuations
- Asset Pricing
- Business and Economics in a Changing World
- International Trade and Investment
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Economics - 3.5 years at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £29,500 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £48,000. The £36,500 median after five years is £12,000 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BSc Economics - 3.5 years at University of Dundee 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 - 3.5 years at University of Dundee?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Economics - 3.5 years at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 172 UCAS points.
Does BSc Economics - 3.5 years at University of Dundee include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Economics - 3.5 years at University of Dundee?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.