
Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons)
Our foundation programme paves the way to a degree programme in BSc Mathematics with Economics at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Course outline
In our mathematics with economics foundation programme, you will be equipped with the essential groundwork for your future undergraduate studies, offering a clear path towards BSc Mathematics with Economics.
On this programme, you will learn, collaborate, and flourish through a blend of academic modules, specific subject knowledge, and project-based learning wit...
<strong>Our foundation programme paves the way to a degree programme in BSc Mathematics with Economics at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Course outline</strong><br/><br/>In our mathematics with economics foundation programme, you will be equipped with the essential groundwork for your future undergraduate studies, offering a clear path towards BSc Mathematics with Economics. <br/><br/>On this programme, you will learn, collaborate, and flourish through a blend of academic modules, specific subject knowledge, and project-based learning with students in other digital areas and foundation students across different frameworks. This approach mimics the real-life working world, where your career will be enriched by working alongside people with different skill sets, viewpoints, and approaches, while also supporting a wider community of learning and building the specific skills for your progression. <br/><br/><strong>Key benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Supporting progression – Opportunity to progress onto an Aston University degree programme by learning fundamental subject knowledge.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Where can this degree take me?</strong><br/><br/>Successful completion of this foundation programme enables progression onto our full-time BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Economics degree course.<br/><br/>The transferable skills that our mathematics programmes provide mean that our graduates are successful in finding employment in a wide range of roles such as:<br/><br/><br/>• Auditor<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Associate data scientist<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Junior statistician<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Tax analyst<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Systems analyst<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Graduate software engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Actuarial analyst<br/><br/><br/><br/>• IT business analyst<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Admiral Insurance, KPMG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Grant Thornton, Experian, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and TikTok.<br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
Unknown
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
G1LF
Institution Code
A80
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Access to HE Diploma
D:9,M:21,P:15
Obtain a minimum of 9 Distinctions, 21 Merits and 15 Pass at Level 3 in any subject.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
26 points overall, including 3, 3, 3 in Higher Level subjects (any subjects).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
All BTEC subjects accepted. For other BTEC combinations please see Aston's web pages.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additionally to our Level 3 requirement, you will also need to have achieved: GCSE Maths Grade C/4, and English Language or Literature Grade C/4.
A level
C,C,D
D,D,D
In any subject CCD: Standard offer CDD: if the student is also presenting either Core Maths or Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) grade B DDD: Contextual offer
T Level
M
All T-level subjects accepted.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |