What will I learn?

This course has a unique pluralistic approach. You'll discover a wide variety of economic thought and theories, and therefore learn to understand and address problems from a range of perspectives. You'll study why businesses, people and governments make decisions and the consequences of these decisions.This course focuses on the real-life application of economics. You'll explore how businesses operate in the economy and can choose to study the financial aspects of business and specialist aspects of economics.You'll use industry-standard IT facilities and develop many further skills that are highly valued by employers. These include analytical, numerical, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, and the use of specialist statistical software.

Which department am I in?

Department of Economics

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£20,363.33 (22,18,711) per year

Year 2 (2027/28): £19,200 Year 3 (2028/29): £19,900 Year 4 (2029/30): £20,700 One year professional placement course or placement abroad £1,290

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Penrhyn Road Campus

Penrhyn Road,

Kingston upon Thames,

Surrey,

KT1 2EE, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

Information not available

Please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Main Site

Yorkon Building,

Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames,

London,

KT2 7LB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

112-128 UCAS tariff points (to include at least two A-levels or equivalent qualifications); Degree with foundation year 48 BTEC Lvl3 National: Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM) Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*-C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading.) We welcome applications from International Applicants. Please view our standard entry requirements from your country. All non-UK applicants must meet our English Language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element below 5.5 International Baccalaureate (IB) Pass English Language (A1/A2) with 4 or above at Higher Level (HL); or 5 or above at Standard Level (SL) Pass English Language (B) with 4 or above at Higher Level (HL) only English language requirements at Kingston University TOEFL iBT - 88 Overall grades -(R=22, L=21, S=23, W=22) Individual skills Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) - 59 Overall grades-(R, L, S, W = 59) Individual skills

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.