Undergraduate courses

Whether you are pursuing a career as a professional economist, looking to work in finance or something else entirely, a degree in Economics from the University of Sheffield will put you in a very strong position in the job market.

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Single honours degrees

All of our courses are available as a four-year degree with employment experience or degree with international experience.

Undergraduate

Economics BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code L100
3 years
/ Full-time

Our BA programme provides you with a broad understanding of economics, and exposes you to a wide range of specialist economics areas. As you progress through your degree, your focus will be on the application of economics to real-world problems.

  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Economics BSc

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code L101
3 years
/ Full-time

This BSc course allows you to specialise in methodological modules, learn rigorous quantitative and analytical skills and apply this knowledge to your analysis of economic policy.

  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Economics with Finance BSc

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code L1N3
3 years
/ Full-time

This course allows you to speacialise in methodological modules with finance. You'll learn rigorous quantitative and analytical skills and apply this knowledge to your analysis of economic policy.

  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad

Dual honours degrees (three years)

Dual honours students take roughly half of their modules in the Department of Economics and half in their other subject at each level of the course. All of these courses are available as a four-year degree with employment experience.

Undergraduate

Accounting and Financial Management and Economics BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code NL41
3 years
/ Full-time
Accredited

This course helps you to understand the role of accounting and financial management within an organisation, as well as providing a solid grounding in modern economic theory and techniques of applied economic analysis.

  • Dual honours
  • Industry placement
Undergraduate

Business Management and Economics BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code NL21
3 years
/ Full-time
Accredited

This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of core business issues and the principles of how businesses operate and succeed, paired with economic analysis and economic policy.

  • Dual honours
  • Industry placement
Undergraduate

Economics and Mathematics BSc

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code LG11
3 years
/ Full-time

This dual honours degree combines advanced mathematical and technical skills with the opportunity to apply these to real-world economic policy.

  • Dual honours
  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Economics and Politics BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code LL12
3 years
/ Full-time

This dual honours degree explores the relationship between economic and political aspects of the modern world.

  • Dual honours
  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad

Dual honours degrees (four years)

Undergraduate

Economics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code RL50
4 years
/ Full-time

Combining economics with modern languages and cultures gives your degree a truly global focus. You'll develop the practical skills an economist needs, including statistical and quantitative methods, and advanced economic analysis. You'll get a solid grounding in modern economic theory and how to apply it, and you'll explore current debates on economic policy.

  • Dual honours
  • Foreign language study
  • Study abroad

Interdisciplinary degrees

Undergraduate

Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code L200
3 years
/ Full-time

Understand the ideas and theories which shape our world. Learn how and why the three subjects are intrinsically linked, and how they've developed alongside each other. Develop analytical skills to help you evaluate the impact of government policies of programmes.

  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Politics, Philosophy and Economics BSc

2023-24
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code L2V5
3 years
/ Full-time

Studying politics, philosophy and economics will help you understand the ideas and theories which shape our world. You'll learn how and why these subjects are intrinsically linked, and how they've developed alongside each other.

  • Industry placement
  • Study abroad

2022 entry

Single honours degrees

Dual honours degrees (three years)

Dual honours degrees (four years)

Economics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

Interdisciplinary degrees

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Undergraduates

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