Business Economics (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Business Economics (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)
Take the first steps to a successful career. Build your knowledge across the broad area of economics. Develop an enhanced understanding of the business world. Our BA Business Economics provides you with the theoretical and practical skills you need to understand and implement economic decisions made by businesses, managers and financial specialists.
This course is collaboration between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School, allowing you to gain an overview of economics that is relevant to business and introducing you to a wide range of skills within economic...
Take the first steps to a successful career. Build your knowledge across the broad area of economics. Develop an enhanced understanding of the business world. Our BA Business Economics provides you with the theoretical and practical skills you need to understand and implement economic decisions made by businesses, managers and financial specialists.<br/><br/>This course is collaboration between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School, allowing you to gain an overview of economics that is relevant to business and introducing you to a wide range of skills within economics, management and organisations and finance.<br/><br/>You explore a wide range of topics across both departments, including:<br/><br/><br/>• Microeconomics and macroeconomics<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Modern economics for the world of business<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Ethics in business<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Business strategy<br/><br/><br/><br/>Our Department of Economics; your education is inspired and informed by pioneering research, so that you graduate with a strong training in economics. This course is jointly taught by Essex Business School. They champion responsible management and ethical business practices whilst giving you the tools for a successful career in business.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Colchester Campus
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LN12
Institution Code
E70
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
120
GCSE Maths C/4 is also required. Offers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels. We accept A Levels, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, International Baccalaureate, T Levels, AAQs and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Whilst International A-levels and BTECs aren't on the tariff calculator, we assign them the same tariff points as their UK counterparts.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £22,600 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |














































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