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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Business and Management

Business Economics
Key Information
Why study this course?

This thorough training in analytical techniques for economic
and financial decision making will open up a wide range of
careers in business, finance and government.
Business Economics at Keele is a highly integrated programme which
combines economics, finance and management plus specific skills
which will be extremely useful in your future career. You’ll learn to use
analytical techniques to address real world problems and policy related
issues. There will be opportunities to explore the economic and financial
behaviour of households, businesses and governments, plus managerial
decision making in the private and public sectors. You’ll become familiar
with quantitative and qualitative methods of economic, financial and
business research, and learn to use professional software tools to analyse
and interpret data.

Indicative modules

First year
• Introductory Microeconomics
• Management in Context
• Accounting Principles
• Quantitative Methods
• Economics of Financial Markets
• Introductory Macroeconomics
Second year
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Introduction to Econometrics
• Asset Pricing
• Open Economy
Macroeconomics
Portfolio Choice
Third year
• Dynamic Macroeconomics
• Corporate Finance
• Economic and Business
Forecasting
• International Finance

What will this mean
for my future?

Business Economics offers a
gateway to a huge number of
varied and interesting careers
in the commercial, public and
voluntary sectors. This programme
will prepare you well for seeking
employment or going on to
further study. You might find
yourself working as a financial
adviser, chartered management
accountant, financial risk analyst,
stockbroker, insurance broker,
logistics manager, banker, or
business manager in any field.
This undergraduate degree will
also prepare you for postgraduate
studies in economics or finance
or related areas.

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Course type
Single honours

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
BBB or ABC

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes