Economics (Top Up Degree), BSc (Hons)

Upgrade your existing qualifications with the BSc Economics (Top Up Degree)

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Course Overview

Please note: This course is for International students only.

For UK students, see our other Economics degrees.

BSc Economics (Top Up Degree) enables you to top up your higher education qualification to a bachelor’s degree even if you have not studied Economics previously.  

Our one-year top up degree focusses on the core elements of economics such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and quantitative methods attractive to applicants with a background in subjects such as maths, science, finance or statistics.

Modules on the Top Up Degree are co-taught with the BSc Economics programme ensuring that you benefit from mixed cohorts and gain insight from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds to enhance your cross-cultural understanding and develop networks.

Why Economics (Top Up Degree) at Swansea?

Gain real-world know-how from our world-leading lecturers with unrivalled experience in both industry and academia and be part of a diverse student body from over 60 different countries.

Economics at Swansea is ranked:

  • 17th for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)

Your Economics (Top Up Degree) Experience

Our Economics (Top Up Degree) provides an understanding of modern economic principles and a comprehensive knowledge base of micro and macro economics, mathematics, statistics, methodological considerations and applied topic areas.

From the moment you arrive at the School of Social Sciences we will work with you to help build your skills and experience to enhance your career prospects. 

You will have unlimited one to one bespoke careers advice from our dedicated careers team. You may be able to go on a work placement or internship through the Swansea Paid Internship Network (SPIN).

You will have the opportunity to participate in forums hosted by the Swansea University Economics Society; meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs and receive business advice from professional advisers, as well as having the chance to pitch for seed funding and mentorship through the Faculty’s annual pitching competition.

By effectively ‘studying abroad in the UK’, you will have the opportunity to substantially develop your English language skills and gain enhanced intercultural awareness, attributes that are highly sought after in the job market.

Economics (Top Up Degree) Employment Opportunities

Our Economics (Top Up Degree) is designed to significantly enhance your employability, and to enable you to develop skills that will equip you effectively for work across a wide range of sectors.  The degree will support the career development and employability ambitions for those of you intending to undertake a career in roles such as:

  • Economists
  • Analysts, Researchers
  • Government Advisers
  • Management Consultants
  • Derivatives Traders
  • Financial Analysts
  • Econometricians

The BSc Economics degree, which the Economics (Top Up Degree) shadows, has an excellent reputation for producing elite graduates, many of whom have progressed to work with world-leading brands such as Barclays, HSBC and PwC.

As well as preparing you for your chosen career in the global economics market, this degree is perfect for those with aspirations to further their education at postgraduate level.  Upon successful completion of this degree with a classification of lower second class or higher, students are equipped for entry onto relevant postgraduate programmes such as MSc Economics.

Modules

  

Economics (Top Up Degree), BSc (Hons)