BSc Business Management with Economics
Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Study for a degree that gets to the heart of the most significant business and economic challenges faced by governments and international organisations across the globe. Our BSc Business Management with Economics degree equips you with highly employable skills and prepares you for a career in a variety of industries covering key aspects of business and economics.
Be industry ready
Economics holds a central position in media discussions, and throughout this program, you'll delve into real-world examples, analysing the implications of economic theories in the real world. Career-focused and industry-informed, this course will equip you with the skills to translate insights from economic models into effective business management strategies and economic policies.
Our business management with economics courseis dually accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the UK's sole chartered professional body dedicated to upholding the highest standards in management and leadership. Working closely with industry partners, we've ensured that the programme remains highly practical, career-focused, and industry-informed, preparing you for a successful management career. We take pride in collaborating with our student panel, ensuring that our teaching remains relevant, inclusive, and respectful to all.
You'll also have access to a wide range of opportunities that help you develop your real-world skills, such as live projects, paid work placements and study abroad schemes.
You will:
- Understand the most significant business and economic challenges faced by organisations across the globe
- Become equipped with highly employable skills and prepare for a career in business and economics
- Study in a dynamic environment and learn practical management skills from business simulations and live projects
Ideal Students
This is for you if...
- You are eager to develop sought-after skills through work placements, study abroad schemes, and real-world learning
- You want to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role economics plays within business and management
- You are interested in the developing and emerging economic issues facing governments and global organisations
Curriculum
Right from the start, the Business Management with Economics programme is all about supporting you to develop the practical skills that employers look for.
In your first year, you will start to develop an understanding of the business and economics environment as well as how the sector operates. You will also look at wider business areas and how economics integrates with them. You will be learning by doing through working on exciting and innovative challenges or real-world projects.
The second year is all about exploring more specialised theories and learning skills that will be transferable across multiple functions. Modules are designed so that you can start to shape your own learning. The Professional Development module has been created for you to practise the skills you need – CV writing, being interviewed, and assessment centres - to apply for and get your dream job.
By your final year, you are becoming a professional, developing the skills needed for responsible leadership and understanding how to think strategically. Core modules increase your in-depth knowledge and continue your career development while the optional modules allow you to specialise in your areas of interest.
Year one
- Digital and Business Skills
- Data Analysis for Business
- Understanding Organisations
- The Future of Business
- Economic Analysis
- Business Finance in Practice
Year two
- Professional Development
- Microeconomic Analysis
- Project Management
- Business Intelligence and Dashboards
- International Economics
- Live Project in Macroeconomics
10 credit modules
In the first term, you have the opportunity to choose a short (10 credit) module in an area you might be interested in or that you've never tried before. Alternatively, you can secure a short work placement and get credit for it in your results. Choose one from the options below;
- Applied Econometrics
- The Digital Workplace
- Contemporary Issues in International Marketing
- Internship
- Business Accounting
- Legal Aspects of Business
Optional Year:
- Professional Experience Year
Optional work placement year
- Professional Placement
Year three
- Business Ethics and Sustainability
- Industrial Economics
- Leadership and Management in Economics
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
10 credit modules
This is a further opportunity for you to choose a short (10 credit) module in an area you might be interested in or that you've never tried before. Alternatively, you can secure a short work placement and get credit for it in your results. Choose one from the options below; further options will be announced in December.
- Technology Innovation
- Big Data Analytics
- Internship
- Climate Change and Sustainability in Business
- Investment Management
- Information Security Management
- Applied Game Theory
- Economics Dissertation
Career Opportunities
The focus of this course is to ensure you graduate with employable skills that will help you in gaining a job after you graduate. With opportunities to take part in a year-long paid work placement, a dedicated Professional Development module and support from the University’s careers team and our Launch entrepreneurship experts, we ensure you are equipped with the skills and experience employers are looking for.
We have used our close links with industry partners to make sure the programme is highly practical, career-focused and industry-informed so you are ready for a successful career. When you graduate, you will have transformed yourself from an ambitious individual into a skilled and business-minded graduate. You will have gained valuable new skills which prepare you for work and graduate entry opportunities within organisations seeking high-calibre business graduates.
Our graduates go on to enjoy careers in insurance, corporate planning, applied research, systems analysis, banking and wealth management with organisations such as NatWest, PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG.