ObjectivesThis combined Honours course gives you the opportunity to specialise in two disciplines, providing you with a greater career choice and a range of highly transferable skills. You will gain a sound grounding in both business education and economics, with a focus on international business activity. You acquire the ability to use economic reasoning, as well as an understanding of organisational features such as the external environments of international businesses. It will explain how international businesses have contributed to globalisation and how they respond to the challenges posed by the global economy.
Entry requirementsYou should have 200 points from two or more A-levels. You should have GCSE Grade C or above, or equivalent, in English Language and Mathematics.
Academic titleBA Economics and International Business
Course descriptionCourse structure
Joint Honours involves four modules from each level in Economics, and four from International Business.
Level 1
* Introduction to Microeconomics
* Introduction to Macroeconomics
* Quantitative and Academic Skills
* Financial Markets and Institutions
* Introduction to Globalisation
* Business Law
* Accounting for Business
Level 2
* Macroeconomics Models
* Choices, Markets and Employment
* Economics of Employment
* International Economics
* Working Internationally
* International Finance
Level 3
* Macroeconomic Policy
* Business and Government
* Economic Reporting
* Cross Cultural Management
* Multinational Business in Japan a nd SE Asia
* Issues in the International Economy