Economics and Management BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

Overview

To be a business leader you need to understand both how to run a business and how to make financial decisions that will keep your business profitable. This BA Economics and Management degree will give you the skills to do both.

You'll have the edge in the employment market by being able to show an understanding of the core elements of business, such as marketing, managing people and operations management, and a deep understanding of economic theory and practice.

After your second year you can apply this knowledge on an optional paid placement. Previous students have worked at places like the Office for National Statistics, Amazon, or the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

Course highlights

• Benefit from expert teaching informed by our academics' close relationships with organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics
• Personalise your studies to the areas of economics and business you're most interested in, whether that's sustainability, global business, financial markets or business development
• Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
• Be employment-ready by using the same software (EViews and STATA) and the same financial databases (Eikon and S&P Global IQ) as professional economists
• See economics and business from a different angle by spending a year abroad at a partner university in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe or the Far East
• Get support to set up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme
• Learn a foreign language as part of your degree

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). This means that you won't have to take some of the CIMA exams if you want to be CIMA certified after you graduate. You'll have completed part of your professional qualification by doing this degree.

Careers and opportunities

When you finish this degree you'll be highly employable. You'll understand how all parts of a business connect and how financial data and decisions influence success and failure. You can apply these skills to any business sector that you're interested in.

Graduates of this course have gone on to jobs as:

• Commercial analyst
• Product manager
• Claims handler
• Sales consultant
• Financial analyst
• Account manager
• Trader in financial assets
• Purchasing and acquisitions officer

Graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies such as:

• National Grid
• Cummins (power solutions)
• Prospect Legal
• • H & M
• Toyota
• Total Gas and Power
• Majestic Wine

You could also choose to continue your studies at postgraduate level, or set up your own business with help and support from the University.

You'll get careers support throughout your studies and for 5 years after you graduate.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.

Accredited by the EPAS (EFMD Programme Accreditation System).