Economics (with Foundation Year)

BA(Hons) Economics prepares you to solve current and future problems that matter to you while developing your future employability. You'll study economics through interdisciplinary lenses, mastering your economic knowledge and analytical skills for professional impact.

Why study this course?
BA(Hons) Economics is for you if you're interested in people's and firms' behaviours and their consequences, and keen to learn economic theory to address societal issues such as environmental crisis, unemployment, and financial instability.

Why UWE Bristol?
Our course combines deep economic theory with real-world issues such as sustainability and social justice to develop your critical and interdisciplinary thinking, and your ability to gather and interpret economic data. You'll develop your creative thinking and analytical skills as well as your digital and collaborative skills.

You'll be introduced to several schools of thought and disciplines and learn about economic and social issues through interdisciplinary lenses such as using ecological sciences, politics, sociology, and philosophy.

Learn from leading academics with strong national and international research profiles.

Developed in collaboration with industry partners including the Government Economic Services, DEFRA, Office for National Statistics, Marsh Insurance, Hays Recruitment, Arup, and Airbus, you'll learn all the up-to-the minute skills needed by employers. Link theory to practice through our industry partner activities such as guest lectures, live project briefs, and immersion days.

Develop advanced digital skills using digital platforms for analysis, decision making and communication, and advance your digital literacy by applying modern digital technology to study economic problems using data analysis software, programming, and information repositories.

You'll work on a Career Development Portfolio throughout your degree to develop and report your personal and professional identity through curricular and career development activities. Alongside this, you'll prepare an Enquiry Skills Portfolio to develop your research and enquiry skills, shaping you into a professional economist, able to influence policy and societal outcomes.

Where can it take me?
BA(Hons) Economics will prepare you to succeed in a range of careers in the private and public sectors and tap into opportunities that extend beyond economist roles to professions where your economic knowledge will prove an advantage. This could take you into careers in the civil service, finance, business, consultancy, international, and not-for-profit organisations.

University is a time to try new things, meet new people and make new goals. With Clearing at UWE Bristol, you'll get the chance to take control of your future and choose an exciting path for yourself.

UWE Bristol offers over 100 professionally accredited courses, including Architecture, Accounting and Finance, Games Technology, Mathematics and Sport Rehabilitation. Whether you're studying an arts, business, healthcare or science degree, all undergraduate courses are designed with employability in mind. You can work a year in industry, study across the world, and get one-to-one careers advice on campus. It's no wonder an outstanding 89% of students find work or further study just 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022/23, published 2025).

You'll also be studying in a top 10 most popular city in the UK (YouGov, 2026). With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol. With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol.

Your Future, Right Here. Study at UWE Bristol. Choose to do Clearing right.