Course overview
In our Economics BSc, you will be taught the latest economic thinking by highly regarded researchers from around the world. You will develop specialist analytical skills to understand the complexity behind domestic and international economies.
In Liverpool you will have the opportunity to gain experience using real-time trading information, economic and financial news in our Bloomberg Trading Floor.
If you are interested in why individuals, companies and governments behave in certain ways and want to develop high level quantitative and analytical skills to succeed in a variety of roles, an Economics degree might interest you.
The BSc Economics programme develops your analytical skills and provides comprehensive training in, and practical application of, the theoretical and quantitative tools used in the study of economics and finance. You will gain a solid understanding of the current economic and financial issues faced by governments and businesses and the ability to apply econometric models to support these findings in either of our two pathways: Economics or Finance.
Our graduates successfully find careers as analysts, consultants, researchers, traders and other roles in organisations such as Deloitte, GSK, KPMG, NHS, PwC, as well as specialist investment/economic research firms or pursue postgraduate study.
Within our Economics programme there are two pathway options, an Economics and a Finance pathway. The pathways help you to specialise your studies to prepare you for your future studies and/or career.