Economics and Finance

Economics and Finance is a degree that combines two of the most powerful analytical frameworks for understanding how the world works economically and financially. Economics examines the forces that drive growth, determine prices, shape employment, and respond to policy, drawing on mathematical modelling and empirical analysis to answer questions about how markets and governments function. Finance applies complementary rigour to how money is managed by individuals, firms, and markets, including questions of investment, capital allocation, asset valuation, and risk.

At Leeds Beckett University, this three-year, full-time degree dives into the forces shaping today's global economy, developing your capacity to understand, analyse, and respond to real-world economic and financial decisions. You will explore how money flows through markets, businesses, and societies, examining the impact of economic and financial decision-making from the level of the individual firm to the international monetary system. The degree blends economic theory with hands-on financial analysis, ensuring that your theoretical knowledge is connected to real-world applications from the outset.

The programme includes a sandwich year, work placements, and the option of a year abroad, providing substantial professional and international experience.

Economics and Finance graduates are well placed for careers across banking, investment management, financial analysis, economic consultancy, the civil service, and the public sector. The quantitative and analytical skills the degree develops are also valued in data analysis, policy research, and the technology sector. Postgraduate study in economics, finance, financial economics, or data science is a natural next step for those who wish to develop specialist expertise.