Economics

Amongst many other specialisations. This leads to a degree unique to you, where you have played a major part in building the degree you want.

Key facts Your economics module choice can also be combined with modules in

and many more, such that you can complement your economics pathway in its own unique way. You do not need an A level in Economics to enrol in any of our degrees, although the BSc Economics does require A level Maths.

Throughout your degree, we’ll supply training in CV writing, interview assessment centres and telephone interviews. We are proud of our aspiring economists and aim to nurture the potential in every one of them.

Course outcomes BSc Economics offers a grounding in the fundamentals of economics. The most powerful aspect of economics is that it teaches a way of thinking which can then be applied to a specific field. You need specific knowledge and skills if you want to be a government economist advising on tax or social/welfare costs. The same is true for a career in finance. You need specific finance models – how much to invest here or advise clients to invest there. But the mode of thinking is the same for both: it is the critical, disciplined way of thinking that you will get from an Economics degree at Lancaster University. Economics opens up the world because the critical and analytical thinking skills it inculcates apply to whatever your passion; politics, finance, the trading floor, or working for a Non-governmental organisation; all use the same skills.