Business Economics

Description

If you have made up your mind that you wish to pursue a business career, or if you want to work as a consultant or as a specialist business economist in the private sector, this programme offers the spread of subjects that is likely to be most useful. It enables you to supplement the basic economics modules with modules from the Department of Management thus providing a rounded view of business activities.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 11970 Year (EEA)
• EUR 19530 Year (Non-EEA)

July: UK/EU: Year one: £9,610; Year two: £9,800; International: Year one £15,680; Year two £16,000 September: UK/EU Y1, Y2 £11,250; International Y1 £15,840; Y2 £16,000 January: UK/EU £11,250; International £16,000

• English

Course Content

The Department employs a variety of teaching methods in different modules. Lectures and small group tutorials form the backbone of the teaching. Personal contact with members of the academic staff is considered to be essential if each students personal enthusiasm for their studies is to be stimulated. A range of activities is pursued within the tutorial groups depending upon the module. Some modules emphasise problem solving as a means of reinforcing and cementing the important ideas for example the module in Microeconomic Theory. Occasionally we use game playing to encourage discussion and understanding for example when competing groups of students try to control a computer model of the economy in Principles of Macroeconomics. Other modules place greater emphasis on writing short and accurate technical pieces (Welfare Economics) or longer more discursive papers.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

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Requirements

All applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• 300 UCAS Points or Equivalent, and
• Level of English required

English language requirements

• IELTS: Average of 6.0 (with 5.5 or above in each component)
• TOEFL: (Internet-based) 79-80
• TOEFL: (Paper-based) 550
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): C or higher
• International GCSE English as a Second Language: C or higher on extended curriculum
• London University GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language: C or higher
• Oxford-ARELS Examination Higher Level: Credit or Distinction
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): 50-57

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Buckingham.

Funding

Bursaries and scholarships can be a great way of financing your studies, and enabling you to achieve your potential. If you win a scholarship, you receive a discount on your fees and, most important, a scholarship on your CV will make you stand out to future employers.

It is the Universitys policy to ensure that bursaries and scholarships are awarded to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to benefit from a University education. In the case of some scholarships, at the request of the donor, academic merit will also be taken into consideration.

All awards are subject to your meeting the Universitys entry requirements and abiding by the rules and regulations. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you will need to accept any offer of a place at Buckingham and in the case of UCAS applications, select Buckingham as your firm acceptance choice.

Please note: the awarding of scholarships and bursaries is part of the application process, and must be completed prior to commencing your studies with us (or prior to registering on a postgraduate course if you are applying for a postgraduate bursary or scholarship as a Buckingham alumnus). If you are already registered as a current student and are seeking financial assistance with your studies, you should contact your Department or personal tutor for further advice.

Bursaries and Scholarships Available

University Bursaries

For those who enter Buckingham to start their course in September 2012, two undergraduate students per year who are eligible for the full Maintenance Grant may apply for a bursary of £6,750* a year throughout their studies. For more information, please contact the Development Office or go to the DirectGov website for details about eligibility. A further two bursary awards of up to £3,375* a year are available for those who might not for financial reasons be able to benefit from the opportunity to study at Buckingham. These awards are for new students starting at Buckingham in September 2012 or later, not for existing students.

UK/EU students registering between September 2012 and July 2013 who can demonstrate that they are in receipt of any Government maintenance grant (available to families with incomes of below £42,600 p.a.) will receive an automatic bursary of £1,000* a year.

* University Bursaries cannot be combined. Only one bursary may be awarded per student.

Coase Scholarships

Two full fee scholarships awarded annually to undergraduate UK students commencing one of the following degree programmes: Economics; Economics with Law; Business Economics; Economics, Business and Law; Politics, Economics and Law; Law with Economics.

Applications for the Coase Scholarships must be received by 1 May 2012.

The Desborough Bursary

One £5,000 bursary awarded annually to a UK Business Studies student.

The Weston Bursaries/Scholarships

One £3,600 bursary or scholarship awarded annually to an undergraduate UK student. In the absence of one exceptional candidate, a number of smaller awards may be made.

The Gregory Scholarships

Three scholarships of £2,500 each awarded annually to UK students, one in Business, one in Humanities and one in Sciences.

The Audrey Osborn Fund

One bursary or scholarship of £1,000 per annum, awarded annually to a student of the University in memory of the late Mrs Audrey Beatrice Mai Osborn.

The Brunner Scholarship

One scholarship of £1,700 per annum awarded annually to a student of the University, with preference given to those who might otherwise be unable to benefit from higher education.

Ondaatje Scholarships

Two annual postgraduate scholarships covering 50 per cent of fees and accommodation awarded to Buckingham graduates or overseas graduates undertaking postgraduate studies at Buckingham.

Sir Ray Tindle Scholarships

Six partial fee scholarships awarded annually to students of journalism in the School of Humanities.

The Anthony de Rothschild Bursary

One bursary of £1,000 per annum awarded annually to a student in the Business School.

The Headley Scholarship

One scholarship of £750 per annum awarded annually to a student of Politics, Economics and Law, with preference given to those who might otherwise be unable to benefit from a University education.

University Scholarships

Four scholarships of £1,000 per annum awarded annually to international students, one in each School of Study.

The University also offers a number of exhibitions of £500 per annum to students who have not been awarded a scholarship but are thought to show particular academic promise.

The Paul E H Davis Awards

The Paul E H Davis Awards are in support of postgraduate studies and scholarship in English Literature by Research and in research in History or Biography; there are four awards available.