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Economics and Business with a Foundation Year

BSc · Swansea University · 4 years

Economics and Business with a Foundation Year

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Swansea University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£28,000
SATISFACTION93%
CONTINUATION85%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 49% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Economics and business is a combination that brings together the analytical tools of economic theory with the applied knowledge of how organisations function in practice. Economics provides the frameworks for understanding how markets allocate resources, how incentives shape behaviour, and how macroeconomic conditions affect the environments in which businesses operate. Business education adds the strategic, operational, and managerial knowledge needed to understand how organisations respond to those conditions, make decisions under uncertainty, and pursue their objectives in competitive markets. At Swansea this four-year full-time programme includes a foundation year for students who benefit from additional preparation before the main degree. The programme is designed for students who want to approach business strategy and organisational practice from a broad perspective, and who wish

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
  • 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).