Overview

    The BSc (Hons) Economics & Finance degree allows you to combine discipline-specific skills with a thorough understanding of the economic and financial challenges that confront contemporary society. You will learn how to analyse and discuss important aspects of the subject, such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, financial markets and institutions, digital, ethical, and sustainable finance, as well as how to apply theoretical and empirical analysis to major economic and financial policy issues.

    Throughout the course, economic and financial issues are strongly linked and you will be exposed to a combination of qualitative and quantitative skill building tools. This degree will give you a variety of cognitive and employability skills, graduate qualities, and insights into the workplace, as well as opportunities to build collaboration, leadership, organisational, presentation, and analytical abilities.

    We are one of the few universities in the UK offering direct use of Bloomberg data, information and analytics in a dedicated trading room trading simulations and asset management using dedicated Bloomberg terminal which provides a simulation of what it’s like to work on a real trading floor in the financial district.

    This course offers an opportunity to think beyond numbers, learn markets and instruments, and make a living on a global level. The course helps clarify challenges that affect everyone in the society, including cost of living, use of FinTech, and financing sustainable development.

    Dr Mamunur RashidCourse Director

    Why study Economics & Finance at CCCU?

    Entry requirements

    Qualification type

    Grades

    A Levels

    BBC

    BTEC

    DMM

    Access

    15 Distinctions and 30 Merits 

    International Baccalaureate

    29 Points

    Combinations

    A combination of qualifications totalling 112 UCAS points

    A typical offer would be 112 UCAS points. GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 or C, or above (or equivalent) is required for entry.

    Find out more information about entry requirements.

    International students

    Find out about IELTS requirements. Depending which country you're from, there may be specific entry requirements. Check your country to see if this is applicable to you.

    If you have any questions about entry requirements for this course, please contact our Course Enquiry Team.

    112
    UCAS Points

    Module information

    Core/optional modules

    *Modules subject to approval

    How you’ll learn

    We are committed to your development as a skilled and inquiring student, ethically engaged with the world and its future, and aim to use a variety of methods and approaches tailored to your individual needs in order to achieve this. The modules in the first semester employ a mix of lectures, tutorials, and online material provided via our virtual learning environment (VLE), as well as student-centred workshops and learning exercises. This provides you with a wide range of differentiated activities, and plenty of regular 1:1 feedback and support throughout the first Semester. Building on this, teaching in the second semester uses also includes individual supervision specifically to support your ‘Individual Project’. Study on all these modules is supported by the Communication and Academic Skills for HE module. In this way, basic skills learned and developed in semester 1 are integrated and further developed in semester 2, with appropriate individualised support and scaffolding provided throughout. At the end of this process, you should be a more independent, self-confident learner ready to embark on degree level study at Level 4.

    Our teaching team will share with you their expert knowledge, experience and research insights during stimulating lectures, seminars and practical workshops.

    Teaching is structured to allow for flexibility, and blended learning is widely used to support both teaching, learning and student support. Your actual contact hours will depend on the optional modules you select. However, typically you will have around 12 hours of structured contact time per week. This may be in lectures, where the module leader delivers key material to you in a large group or seminars where you'll discuss and develop, in smaller groups, your understanding of topics covered in lectures. You may also experience workshops, which combine lectures and seminars when the class size is smaller. You'll also be supported by your personal academic tutor.

    Between Years 2 and 3 you'll have the opportunity to gain work experience on a year-long placement with an external organisation. You’ll also have the opportunity to apply to study for a year in one of our partner institutions in North America as part of your degree.

    You can opt to undertake a final year project that will be based on a live brief from a relevant industry.

    When not attending lectures, seminars, workshops or other timetabled sessions, you'll continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves reading journal articles and books, undertaking research in the library, working on projects, and preparing for coursework assignments/examinations, workshops and seminars.

    Your lecturers will indicate specific readings and/or activities to complete before class. We will also provide reading lists for further study. Seminars are enriched when students have completed their independent reading, allowing everyone to interact with this learning and benefiting the whole group.

    The Individual Study or Dissertation in your final year is a significant piece of independent research, where you may select a topic of special interest. You will be guided by a supervisor, but the main direction of the work will be decided by you.

    Teaching is structured to allow for flexibility. Your actual contact hours will depend on the optional modules you select. However, typically you will have about 12 hours of structured contact time per week. For every hour of contact, you'll be expected to complete three hours of independent study.

    You will be taught by academics at all stages of their careers, from postdoctoral researchers to professors, including others with extensive industry experience. Postgraduate students sometimes assist in teaching and assessing some modules. However, experienced academics teach the vast majority of lectures and seminars.

    Every member of our teaching team is committed to innovative and engaging approaches to teaching, and members hold excellent teaching qualifications (Higher Education Academy accredited) and academic qualifications (PhDs in Economics, Finance or other related disciplines).

    We are also research active, publishing our research in academic journals and books, engaging in work with academic and professional bodies.

    How you’ll be assessed

    The course provides you with opportunities to test your understanding of the subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally contains at least one piece of practice or 'formative' assessment for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental, and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark.

    There is a formal or 'summative' assessment at the end of each module. Assessment methods include written examinations and a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations and your final year major project. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

    The balance of assessment by examination and assessment by coursework depends on the optional modules you choose.

    To progress from one level of study to the next, you must pass 120 credits (typically six 20 credit modules). The standard pass mark for a module is 40%.

    Your future career

    The course provides a comprehensive blend of both the economics and finance disciplines. The modules are specifically intended to cultivate the necessary abilities and provide practical experiences that will enhance your employability in the finance sector. This includes opportunities to work in the finance departments of various organisations, financial institutions such as banks, as well as roles as financial market analysts and financial economists. Our alumni are employed by prominent companies both in the United Kingdom and internationally. The course also provides a great opportunity to pursue further study. 

    This course has a strong focus on career development and emphasises transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, self-awareness, leadership, analysis, and teamwork, and builds your confidence in interpersonal skills and communicating your discipline knowledge.

    Fees

    The 2025/26 annual tuition fees for this course are:

      UK Overseas
    Full-time £9,535 £15,500

    Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated. The fees represented here are for study with Canterbury Christ Church University. If you are looking to study at a partner institution, please visit their website for fees information.

    Please read the 2025/26 Tuition Fee Statement for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.

    Home (UK) Fees

    The Government has announced that it will increase the tuition fee cap by 3.1%, in line with inflation, for the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to parliamentary approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 our undergraduate home tuition fees are expected to be £9,535.

    Overseas/International Fees

    Undergraduate / PGCE tuition fees for international students are not set by the UK Government.

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    Duration:

    3 years

    UCAS code:

    NC28

    Location(s):

    Canterbury
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