Our Economics and Finance degree provides a strong foundation in modern economic theory and the analytical, quantitative, and financial tools needed to understand how markets function, how financial institutions operate, and how economic forces shape decision-making in firms and governments. The programme is designed for students who want to combine a deep understanding of economic principles with specialised training in financial analysis, risk management, and corporate finance.

On this course, you will develop proficient analytical capabilities through the study of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and statistical and econometric methods, giving you the tools to understand how economies behave, how policy affects outcomes, and how markets respond to shocks and incentives. This is supported by the finance modules that explore how financial markets function, how firms make investment and financing decisions, and how financial assets are valued in practice.

Designed to meet the expectations of employers in finance, consulting, policy, and research, the BSc Economics and Finance supports a wide range of career ambitions - whether you aspire to work as an economist, financial analyst, investment banker, risk manager, or portfolio analyst, or whether you intend to continue into postgraduate study.

Foundation Year

A Foundation Year sets you up with the skills, confidence and knowledge that you'll need to be successful in your undergraduate degree. It's ideal if you need a little more support before starting university.

Year Abroad

This programme includes the opportunity to undertake a Year Abroad, giving you the chance to gain invaluable life experience by immersing yourself in a new culture.

Year in Industry

This course offers the chance to spend a Year in Industry, in the UK or overseas, enabling you to gain valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for pain-only placements, which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Why Economics and Finance at Swansea?

You will be taught by staff who are highly praised for their clarity, expertise, and ability to make complex ideas accessible and engaging. Students frequently highlight how intellectually stimulating the courses are, encouraging curiosity, independent thinking, and deeper understanding. You will be supported and motivated to achieve your best throughout your studies, reflecting our strong culture of academic excellence and student‑centred learning.

At Swansea you can:

Tailor your degree to your interests and career ambitions by choosing from a wide range of optional modules

Learn from lecturers with expertise in both academic research and industry practice

Join a diverse and welcoming student community, with peers from around the world

Your Economics and Finance Experience

Our degree is designed to help you engage with the complexity of real‑world economic, social, and environmental issues, and to develop meaningful, informed financial strategies in response, through a combination of analytical training and practical experience.

In your first year, you will develop a solid foundation in the core tools of the discipline through modules in microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics, finance, accounting, and research methodology. This enables you to understand how economic behaviour interacts with financial decision‑making to shape market outcomes.

As you progress, you will deepen your expertise in both economics and finance. In economics, you further strengthen your quantitative and econometric skills and explore how theory and data inform policy and business decisions. In finance, you study specialist areas such as corporate finance, asset pricing, portfolio management, and international financial management.

Teaching at Swansea is research‑informed, and your lecturers bring a combination of academic expertise and real‑world experience. This means you will benefit from insights that connect economic theory with practical application, helping you understand how your learning fits into today’s global economy.

This programme includes opportunities to undertake a Semester or Year Abroad, spent in locations such as the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, or Singapore, enhancing your learning and offering invaluable life experience.

This course also offers you the opportunity to spend a Year in Industry, in the UK or overseas, enabling you to gain valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for paid-only placements, which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

We've enhanced our modules to deliver an engaging learning experience, designed to help you develop the skills employers are looking for. Discover what's on offer and feel inspired by the modules you can study.

Explore Modules

Course type

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(January)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name

Module Duration

Module Code

Principles of Microeconomics

September-January (TB1)

Being a Social Scientist

Principles of Macroeconomics

January-June (TB2)

Exploring Economic Data

Foundations in Accounting and Finance

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students need to select one of the following options, depending on whether they took A Level Maths.

ECO1001 is for students who completed A-Level Maths and achieved a Grade C or above

ECO1002 is for students who do not have an A-Level in Maths or have achieved a Grade D or belowMaths for Economics Compulsory Module

Guidance

Mathematical Techniques For Economics A

Mathematical Techniques for Economics B

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Intermediate Microeconomics

Problems and Decision-Making in Economics

Corporate Finance 1

Intermediate Macro-economics

Economic Policy

Introductory Econometrics

Financial Markets and Institutions

Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select 15 credits from the following list. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year.Semester 1 - Optional Finance Modules

Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds

Principles of Management Accounting

Students cannot select this module if they have also selected MN-2051/MN-2557 Management Accounting 1A and 1B

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Advanced Microeconomics

Advanced Macroeconomics

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select exactly 30 credits from the following list, and should aim to balance their options over the two semesters. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year.Economics - Optional Modules

Economics Independent Study Project

September-June (TB1+2)

This module is only available to student pursuing BSc Economics, BSc Economics and Business and BSc Economics and Finance. This module is not available to students undertaking MN-3000 Final Year Project

Economics of Culture Based Development

Time Series Econometrics

To undertake this module, students must have completed and passed MN-2057/MN-2574 Introductory Econometrics.

Labour Economics

To undertake this module, students must have completed and passed either MN-2021 Intermediate Microeconomics or MN-2065 Problems and Decision Making in Economics or MN-2530 Economic Policy.

Economic Development

This module is not available to any student who has previously taken MN-2544 / EC-2544 at Level 5.

Economies of the Middle and Far East

This module is not available to students that have already studied EC-2578/2068 at Level 5.

Mathematical Economics

To undertake this module, Economics students must have passed either MN/EC-1018 Mathematical Techniques for Economics A, or MN/EC-1019 Mathematical Techniques for Economics B.

Financial Market Efficiency

To undertake this module, students must have completed and passed one of the following modules (applicable from September 2021):

Economics students:

MN-1012 /MN/EC-1523 Exploring Economics Data or MN-1522 Finance for Economics or MN/EC-1018 Mathematics Techniques for Economics A or MN/EC-1019 Mathematics Techniques for Economics B

Energy Economics

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed either MN-2021 Intermediate Microeconomics or MN-2065 Problems and Decision-Making in Economics, or MN-2530 Economic Policy.

Applied International Macroeconomics

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed either MN-2527 Intermediate Macroeconomics or MN-2065 Problems and Decision-Making in Economics, or MN-2530 Economic Policy.

Behavioural Economics

To undertake this module students must have passed either MN-2021 Intermediate Micro-economics, MN-2065 Problems and Decision Making in Economics or MN-2530 Economic Policy.

Microeconometrics and Panel Data Models

To undertake this module students must have passed MN-2057/MN-2574 Introductory Econometrics

Applied Money and Banking Economics

To undertake this module, students must have completed and passed either MN-2021 Intermediate Microeconomics or MN-2530 Economic Policy or MN-2065 Problems and Decision Making in Economics or MN-2527 Intermediate Macroeconomics.

Managerial Economics

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed one of the following modules:

MN-1011/EC-1011 Principles of Microeconomics

MN-1014/EC-1014 Economics for Accounting and Finance

MN-1510/EC-1510 Current Issues in Economics

MN-1022/EC-1022 Approaches to Economic Analysis

Students who have previously undertaken MN/EC-2571 are not eligible to take this module.

Financial Economics

Requires high level mathematical ability. To undertake this module, students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance or MN-2057/MN-2574 Introductory Econometrics.

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select 60 credits from the following list, and should aim to balance their options over the two semesters. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year.Finance - Optional Modules

This module can count towards Finance credits provided the project topic undertaken is sufficiently focused on a financial-sector issue.

Investment Banking

To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (formerly MN-2505). It is strongly recommended that to take this module students should have basic knowledge of accounting (i.e. successfully completed MN-1004 Foundations of Financial Accounting or MN-1003 Accounting for Business or MN-1515/MN-1021 Accounting for Economics)

Financial Services

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (formerly MN-2505).

Corporate Finance 2

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance.

Asset Management

To undertake this module students must have previously attained credit for MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).

To undertake this module student must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance or for Economics students MN-2057/MN-2574 Introductory Econometrics.

Derivatives and Risk Management

To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).

This pathway is only open to International Students

ECO1000J

ECO1002J

June-September (TB3)

ECO1003J

ECO1004J

Foundations in Accounting & Finance

MNA1009J

To undertake this module students must have completed and passed either EC/MN-2527 Intermediate Macroeconomics or EC/MN-2065 Problems and Decision-Making in Economics, or EC/MN-2530 Economic Policy.

Year 0 (Level 3)

Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year

Mathematics & Statistics

Foundations of Bus & Management

An Introduction to Economics

Critical Thinking

Interactive Learning Skills and Communications (ILSC)

An Introduction to Accounting and Finance

This module is for students who do not have an A-Level in Maths or have achieved a Grade D or below.

An Introduction to Accounting & Finance

January-September (TB2+3)

Year 3 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Study Abroad Placement

Year 4 (Level 6)

Placement Preparation: Year in Industry / Year in Practice

Year in Industry - School of Social Sciences

Academic Year

Entry Requirements

We consider all applicants on their own merits and welcome applications from students with a wide range of qualifications.

Explore Entry Requirements

International applicants can refer to our undergraduate international entry requirements for country-specific qualifications.

A level (or equivalent) typical offer

DDM - DMM

UK Access

minimum of 12 Distinctions and 30 Merit from Level 3 Subjects

T Levels

Mixed Qualifications

104 - 128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications

Use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out how many UCAS points your qualifications are worth.

International Baccalaureate

30 Points

English Language (International Applicants only)

IELTS 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each component)

72 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications

26 points

Careers and Employability

A degree in Economics and Finance from Swansea equips you with a highly valued set of analytical, numerical, and problem‑solving skills, preparing you for a wide range of financially rewarding and intellectually stimulating careers. Whether you’re aiming for fast‑paced roles in financial markets, want to shape policy through government or research, or aspire to become a specialist in business and economic analysis, this degree will make you a strong candidate for leading graduate employers.

Your future career could include roles such as:

Economist

Analyst, Researcher

Government Adviser

Management Consultant

Derivatives Trader

Financial Analyst

Econometrician

Swansea graduates enjoy an excellent reputation, with many progressing to positions at world-leading firms such as Barclays, HSBC, and PwC.

More Careers and Employability Information

The Careers and Employability Team will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs

Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers

Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities

Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics

Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding

Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

As a Swansea University graduate, you can access lifelong careers and employability support.

We also have a dedicated in-house Employability team offering additional support.

During your time with us, you’ll have the chance to:

Join our Employability Mentoring scheme and get mentored by an employer who can help you with the transition from student to working professional

Get the opportunity to speak to our growing Alumni Community

Work and network with employers from a range of national and multi-national companies through our seminars and events

Boost your skills and meet employers during our Employability Module, which is run twice a year

Get supported in opportunities to work a year in industry or to study abroad.

Take advantage of unlimited 1-2-1 support to develop your career experience

Stay in touch for support for five years after you graduate

How You're Taught

At Swansea, you will benefit from a high-quality, research-informed

education that combines a range of effective and inclusive teaching methods,

carefully tailored to suit the needs of your course. Most courses are taught

in person, on campus, giving you the opportunity to

actively engage with other students, academic staff, and the wider

university community.

You can expect a mix of

lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical sessions -

including laboratory work, skills training, or studio-based teaching where

relevant to your discipline. These sessions are designed to encourage active

participation, collaboration, and the development of both subject-specific

and transferable skills.

Digital learning tools are also used to enhance your

learning experience. These may include:

Recorded lectures to support flexible study and

revision.

Virtual labs or simulated environments, particularly in

science, healthcare, and technical disciplines.

Online resources on the university’s virtual learning

environment (Canvas), including videos, reading materials, quizzes, and

discussion forums.

This approach enables you to engage with and review content at your own pace

while benefiting from the structure and support of in-person teaching.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or

bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh

speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh

Provision expander below.

N.B If you are an international student studying with a Student Route

Visa, please note that your timetabled activity, along with any

additional supervisory activity (with Swansea University staff present)

will take place on campus. In line with UKVI protocol, these sessions

will be monitored and data made available on request.

Welsh Provision

No Provision

Unfortunately, there is currently no formal Welsh-medium provision on this course. If you would like to let us know

that you are interested in pursuing an element of your course through the medium of Welsh, please email us to indicate your interest along with your year of entry and

we will do our best to see what is possible.

Whilst this course does not offer academic content delivered in Welsh, the University can provide you with the

following, and Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.

The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.

The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to

study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.

A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.

One-to-one support through the medium of Welsh to improve your academic skills.

An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence

of your Welsh language ability for future employers, namely the WJEC and Coleg Cymraeg's Welsh Language

Certificate.

Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch

of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Professional Body Accreditation

Our BSc Economics and Finance degree at Swansea University is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).*

*subject to module selections

What is an accredited course?

One that has been approved by a relevant professional body as meeting its quality standards. It highlights a close link between industry and your course, bringing cutting-edge real-world practice into your studies. Counting towards professional qualifications and registrations, accredited courses can help fast-track you in your chosen career path.

What are the benefits of Professional Accreditations?

- Get a head start: Professionally accredited degrees will exempt you from specific early-stage professional exams/qualifications meaning you get a kick-start in your career.

- Support: Sign up for a student membership and start taking advantage of professional body career support as well as connections with peers and experts. It looks good on your CV and helps prepare you for employment.

For many professions, studying an accredited course is only the first step to becoming fully qualified.

You can check with the relevant professional bodies for other specific requirements.

For more information see our Professional Accreditation page.

Meet Your Lecturers

You will be taught by a team of experienced academics from research, academic and industry backgrounds. Their wide-ranging knowledge and expertise is linked closely with the module content you are taught, ensuring you learn the most relevant and up to date information and develop skills required for a career in a broad range of economic and/or financial areas of industry.

Find out more about our academic staff by visiting our staff profiles.

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

September 2026

4 Year Full Time With a Classroom based Foundation Year

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Fees for full-time undergraduate UK students on classroom based foundation programmes will increase from Year 1, and in subsequent years, to the maximum regulated fee level set by the Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's

scholarships and bursaries

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually.

For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus

Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)

Purchase of books or texts

Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your

personal tutor, the Centre for Academic

Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas

such as:

Academic writing

Maths and statistics

Critical thinking

Time management

Digital skills

Presentation skills

Note taking

Revision, memory and exam techniques

English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability,

mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have

Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and

requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our

Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a

programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year

abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection

process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement,

you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme

without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools.

Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as

Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more

information about programmes and eligibility visit our

Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application

deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can

find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

Additional Information

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International students contact our International Team

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The University will seek to deliver each course in accordance with the

descriptions set out in the relevant course web pages at the time of

application. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable

or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision,

either before or after enrolment.

The information below is for students starting their courses in 2016 or

The University will not normally make very substantial changes to courses

(for example, a change to the course title, significant restructuring,

substantial change in course content, or the introduction of a progression

hurdle) which would impact on students who have already begun their course.

In exceptional circumstances, it may be necessary for the University to make

such a change after acceptance of a place by an offer-holder. This will not

happen less than 5 months before enrolment. The offer-holder will be

notified of the change and will have the opportunity to withdraw their

application and apply elsewhere.

Other changes could be made to course content, study location, delivery and

teaching provision because of developments in the relevant subject,

enhancements in teaching or assessment practice, requirements of external

accreditation processes, changes in staffing, resource constraints or

changes in the availability of facilities. Such changes will take account of

the reasonable expectations of prospective and current students.

Summary of Changes

Date of Change

Course Title(s)

Economics and Finance,

Economics and Finance

With a Classroom based Foundation Year,

With a Year Abroad,

With a Year in Industry,

Material Change

This programme has been refreshed and enhanced, with updates across all modules to enrich programme content, delivery and structure, ensuring your learning experience is relevant and future‑focused.

Reason for Change

These updates are designed to make your learning experience more streamlined, relevant and manageable.

If you have questions about this change, please contact curriculumreview@swansea.ac.uk.

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