Economics and Management with Foundation Year University of Portsmouth

Overview

To be a business leader you need to understand how to run a business and how to make financial decisions that will keep your business profitable. Our BA (Hons) Economics and Management degree will give you the skills and knowledge to do both.

You'll have the edge in the employment market when you graduate with a broad understanding of the core elements of business such as managing people, accounting, and operations management, as well as a deep understanding of how economic issues impact management practices and how data shapes decision making.  

If you choose to take a paid placement, you’ll have the chance to apply your new economic management knowledge in the workplace and graduate with a year of industry experience. Past students have worked at companies like the Office for National Statistics, Amazon, or the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

The balance between business and economic applications is something I enjoy about my course. This has allowed me to tailor my studies and skills according to my interests and ambitions in my career.

Ivy Maingi, BA (Hons) Economics and Management student

Course highlights

• Learn about key economic topics that impact society and drive behaviour, such as the environment, the gender pay gap, productivity and poverty
• Personalise your studies to the areas of economics and business you're most interested in, whether that's sustainability, global business, financial markets or business development 
• Develop your confidence and ability to analyse numerical data to drive decision making
• Benefit from expert teaching, informed by our academics' close relationships with organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics
• Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
• See economics and business from a different angle by spending a year abroad at a partner university in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe or the Far East
• Get support to set up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme
• Learn a foreign language as part of your degree
• Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation year

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

The University of Portsmouth has earned business accreditation from the AACSB in recognition of the outstanding quality of its business and management education. Less than six percent of the world's schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB business accreditation.

Careers and opportunities

When you finish this degree you'll be highly employable. You'll understand how all parts of a business connect and how financial data and decisions influence success and failure. You can apply these skills to any business sector that you're interested in. These skills are valuable in a number of business sectors.

Graduates of this course have gone on to jobs as:

• Commercial analyst
• Product manager
• Claims handler
• Sales consultant
• Financial analyst
• Account manager
• Trader in financial assets
• Purchasing and acquisitions officer

Graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies such as:

• National Grid
• Cummins (power solutions)
• Prospect Legal
• H & M
• Toyota
• Total Gas and Power
• Majestic Wine

You could also choose to continue your studies at postgraduate level, or set up your own business with help and support from the University.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Portsmouth to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.