Economics with Accountancy

Economics with accountancy combines the study of how economies work at the macro and micro level with the practical discipline of financial reporting, analysis and management. Economics provides the analytical frameworks that explain how resources are allocated, how markets behave, how fiscal and monetary policy shapes outcomes, and how businesses and households respond to incentives. Accountancy develops the technical skills needed to record, interpret and communicate financial information, and to understand the regulatory and governance frameworks within which financial reporting takes place.

Together they create a degree with clear professional relevance and genuine intellectual depth.

At the University of East Anglia you will study economics with accountancy over three years of full-time study, through a programme delivered in partnership with Norwich Business School. You will build expertise in economic theory and quantitative methods alongside accountancy, financial markets, corporate finance and business management, developing the dual competency that is increasingly valued in organisations that need people who can move fluently between economic reasoning and financial practice. The typical tariff of 120 reflects a programme that is demanding in its analytical content but accessible to students from a range of backgrounds.

Both economics and the accountancy content are developed progressively across the degree, building from foundational concepts to more complex and applied material as you advance.

Graduates are well placed for careers in accountancy and finance, economic analysis, management consulting, financial services, corporate treasury, banking and the public sector. The accountancy component of the degree can provide exemptions from some professional qualification exams, and many graduates go on to pursue chartered accountancy qualifications through bodies such as the ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA. Others progress to postgraduate study in economics, finance or management.

The combination of economic insight and financial literacy is genuinely versatile, opening routes into both analytically demanding roles and senior management positions in organisations across all sectors.