BA Economics (Industry)
About this course
BA Hons in Economics (Industry), an economics degree centred on quantitative, macroeconomic, and microeconomic approaches to financial systems and public policy. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The four-year degree includes a full-year industry placement during the third year, connecting academic learning with professional practice. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Foundations of Macroeconomics, Foundations of Microeconomics, Global Challenges in World Politics, Political Theory for a Troubled World, Professional Development for Economics, and Quantitative Methods for Economics. In the second year, students build on these basics with compulsory study in Foundations of Econometrics with Professional Development, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Intermediate Microeconomics. Optional modules in the second year allow study in areas such as Communicating using Economic Data, Economic Inequality, Environmental Economics, Games and Strategic Behaviour, Global Business Knowledge and Mindset, Global Capitalism and its Discontent, Global Superpowers, Politics of the Global South, and Who Governs Britain? Policy, Politics and Political Change. The third year is spent on a professional placement role. The final year involves core independent study through Current Issues in Economics alongside optional choices spanning Behavioural Economics, Econometrics and Data Science in Economics, Growth and Development, Global Macroeconomics and Policy, International Trade and Business, Labour and Health Economics, Industrial Organisation, Public Policy Analysis, The Politics of Borders and Migration, and Environment and Development.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
What students say
Based on about 119 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 54 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 59%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 34%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 16%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 26%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 32%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations of Macroeconomics
- Foundations of Microeconomics
- Global Challenges in World Politics
- Political Theory for a Troubled World
- Professional Development for Economics
- Quantitative Methods for Economics
- Foundations of Econometrics with Professional Development
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Communicating using Economic Data
- Economic Inequality
- Environmental Economics
- Games and Strategic Behaviour
- Global Business Knowledge and Mindset
- Global Capitalism and its Discontent
- Global Superpowers
- Politics of the Global South
- Who Governs Britain? Policy, Politics and Political Change
- Placement Year
- Current Issues in Economics
- Behavioural Economics
- Econometrics and Data Science in Economics
- Growth and Development
- Global Macroeconomics and Policy
- International Trade and Business
- Labour and Health Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- Public Policy Analysis
- The Politics of Borders and Migration
- Environment and Development
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £44,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £55,500. The £44,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 131 UCAS points.
Does BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Economics (Industry) at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.