Economics

The University of Leicester

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

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About this course

If you would love to study economics here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen. The browser you are using is no longer supported and for that reason you will not get the best experience when using our website. If you would love to study economics here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.

Leicester's School of Business has an international reputation for being at the forefront of innovation in economic science. Economic issues occupy the news, capture our attention and affect our everyday lives. This course offers a comprehensive and critical understanding of the ideas, concepts and issues central to economics, enabling you to better understand these issues and the world around you.

You will study the core areas of microeconomics and macroeconomics and the application of basic mathematical and statistical techniques to the solution of economic problems. By engaging with modern policy issues and economic analysis, you will develop analytical abilities and critical appraisal skills.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

80-95 pts1%

96-111 pts30%

112-127 pts42%

128-143 pts17%

144-159 pts5%

160-175 pts4%

176-191 pts1%

How they qualified

96% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:

alevel96%