Economics and Data Analytics
University of Leicester
UCAS Code: LL15 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level. General Studies or Critical Thinking not included. Own language may be considered.
Access to HE Diploma
Business or social science course preferred but other subjects considered.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Considered alongside other qualifications.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Mathematics grade B (5) and GCSE English Language grade C (4) is also required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Minimum of grade 5 in SL Maths Analysis and Approach or 6 in SL Maths Application and Interpretation or 4 in HL Maths Analysis and Approach if not held at GCSE. Must include a minimum of grade 4 in English A or 5 in English B if minimum of grade 4/C not held in English Language at GCSE.
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
Business or Science National Diploma considered alongside other qualifications.
Considered alongside other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Business diploma with a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5/B including Maths and English Language.
Considered alongside other qualifications.
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
T Level
Must be in Finance. Must also hold 5 GCSE's with grade 5 in each to include Maths and English
Considered alongside other qualifications.
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About this course
Economic issues are fascinating but also very complex. The use of large datasets, together with insights from data science, can guide you through this complexity and give you an in-depth understanding of decision-making by governments, businesses and households.
Economic events occupy the news, capture our attention and affect our lives on a daily basis. There is a wealth of data available, measuring a host of economic, financial, business and social indicators. This course will enable you to apply methods of data analysis and exploit large datasets to get a better understanding of the real-world applicability of economic concepts and ideas.
It will also facilitate your pursuit of an active role in the economic decision making of organisations and businesses. We will foster your analytical abilities and critical appraisal skills, which are particularly useful transferable skills for graduate employment and will prepare you for a career in the public or private sector, whether that be in economic research, statistical forecasting, financial services or industry. Your time here will also equip you with the research techniques that are vital for postgraduate study.
The first year of this course is shared with the following programmes:
BSc Economics
BSc Financial Economics and Banking
BSc Business Economics
BSc Economics and Accounting
This means you have the option to switch to any of these other courses at the end of your first year.
The close relationship between research and teaching is one of the great advantages of studying with us, and we welcome talented students from countries all over the world. Our staff are active researchers of international renown, and have acted as advisors and consultants to many international and national organisations. The School of Business has a dedicated research cluster on Data Analytics, offering advice and expertise on the data science aspects of the course.
Following completion of the course you will have a good understanding of the main economic theories and models, but you will also have a very strong set of skills in data analytics. You will be able to use traditional econometric techniques and more innovative ones (machine learning, artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms, etc) to analyse the large datasets which are used to inform the process of decision making in a business environment or policy setting. These skills are highly sought after by big companies or public organisations such as the ONS, World Bank, regulators, etc.
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University of Leicester
Leicester School of Business
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This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
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