Economics with Placement

Economics is the discipline that tries to explain how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, how markets function, and what drives growth, inequality, and economic crisis. Combining economics with a business strategy specialisation places that analytical framework in direct contact with the practical questions that managers and organisations face, asking how economic reasoning can inform the strategic decisions that determine competitive success or failure. This pairing equips you to think rigorously about commercial problems as well as broader policy and societal questions.

At London South Bank University, this four-year full-time programme includes an integrated foundation year, giving you a grounding in economic concepts, mathematical methods, and academic skills before you enter the main degree. LSBU's approach is grounded and applied, using country and industry case studies to ensure that economic theory is always connected to real-world questions, from explaining recent economic trends to building models that can forecast future developments. The business strategy component adds a practical dimension, developing your understanding of how firms make strategic choices in competitive markets and how economic analysis can inform those choices.

You will develop quantitative skills, the ability to interpret and build economic models, critical thinking, and the capacity to communicate economic arguments clearly to diverse audiences.

Graduates pursue careers in economic consultancy, business analysis, finance, government economic services, the civil service, research organisations, international financial institutions, and management consultancy. The combination of economic rigour and business strategy thinking is particularly valued in roles that require both analytical and practical commercial judgement. Postgraduate study in economics, business, or public policy is a natural next step for those seeking specialist expertise.