Economics (Industry)

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.

In the second year, you will deepen your understanding of topics such as micro and macroeconomics, as well as taking modules in econometrics and research methods.

Your third year is spent in industry. You’ll be supported in securing a placement, with past students joining companies such as IBM, Lloyds Bank, Microsoft, PwC and the Bank of England. Roles on offer range from project management and logistics to investment, business development and risk. Most placements are in the UK, but there are some options overseas.

In your final year, we offer a wide range of economics modules, from Public Economics to International Trade, from Health Economics to Game Theory, so you can tailor your studies to suit your aspirations.

Key facts What separates Lancaster from the crowd is the flexible nature of our Economics degree. Not only can you choose more and more of your modules as you progress through your degree, but economics can also be combined with:

Politics International Relations Geography Politics and Philosophy (the E in PPE) Many of these subjects are great complements to economics.

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.

You do not need an A level in Economics to enrol in this course.

Course outcomes BSc Economics (Industry) 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 that it inculcates apply to whatever your passion, whether it is politics, finance, the trading floor, or working for a Non-governmental organisation; all use the same skills.