Economics (with Foundation Year)

About this course

Economics with a foundation year opens a rigorous social science degree to students who need additional academic preparation before engaging with degree-level study. Economics is the discipline that examines how individuals, firms, governments and societies make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, using both theoretical models and empirical evidence to understand markets, inequality, growth, trade and the macroeconomic forces that shape prosperity and crisis. The subject has been transformed in recent decades by the availability of large datasets and by the growing role of digital technology and artificial intelligence in economic decision-making. At London South Bank University this four-year programme begins with a foundation year before you progress into the main economics degree. The curriculum has been comprehensively redesigned to reflect the growing importance of

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →

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