Economics offers a powerful lens through which to understand and analyse the world around you. Our BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance programme at Richmond American University London is designed to equip you with the analytical tools, practical skills, and real-world applications needed to make a meaningful impact in your future career. As with all Richmond programmes, you’ll earn both a UK and US degree, enhancing your global career prospects.

Learn how societies are affected by economics and skills for a range of careers.

The BA in Economics and Business offers its students expertise in Business and Economics. It provides them with an ability to demonstrate knowledge of business processes. It allows them to assess industry attractiveness and identify risks and opportunities of doing business in a global environment by choosing and applying appropriate methodologies. It prepares students for careers in business and finance, but can also be relevant for Government and non-Governmental Organisations. In particular, graduates will be able to apply economic analyses within a business context.

From Aristotle and Plato to Machiavelli and Aquinas, to modern analysts and statesmen, political scientists have been concerned with issues of power, governance, public policy, social behavior and interactions among nation-states, among many others.

Whether caused by politics, environmental issues or world health crises, the global economy is ever-changing and of growing concern to businesses. Monitoring and predicting the impact of economics on business is now a top priority, raising the demand for graduates who understand how markets work and how local and international issues can affect competition and performance. Combining the study of economics with general business management, this degree is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to analyse the individual company and industry performance within the context of global economics. Using live and historical data in our state-of-the-art Financial Markets Suite (FMS), you’ll apply economic theory and practice to real-world businesses, learning how to plan, evaluate economic trends and become better placed to help firms make effective business decisions. To help you support future business and management decisions, we’ll examine how and why businesses emerge, exist and expand – studying their global environment, relationship and interactions with employees, providers of capital, customers, competitors, government and other regulatory bodies. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the economic, qualitative and quantitative techniques and ideas used to analyse and solve business problems in a global marketplace. Taught by academics with substantial business experience across the range of business disciplines, through consultancy or knowledge exchange, there is an emphasis on learning through practice, so you graduate with the breadth of knowledge and capabilities to respond proactively and creatively to contemporary business issues and challenges. Throughout the course, you’ll also develop a range of transferrable skills highly prized by employers, such as critical evaluation, self-direction and problem-solving, as well as a sound grasp of analysis, presentations and negotiation techniques.

This program provides a multi-disciplinary degree that incorporates courses in Philosophy, Economics, and International Relations, and is taught entirely in English, it attracts students from around the world.

The study of economics (Major VWL) helps you to understand the global social and economic challenges: Globalisation, financial crisis, unemployment or old-age provision. The flexible study programme offers you the opportunity to set your own focal points according to your personal interests. We attach great importance to your personal development and with a major in economics you will acquire a broad range of knowledge and skills that you can optimally use as an economic generalist.

BA (Honours) in Economics considerations play an important role in our personal lives and influence key social and political issues such as government policy, international trade, business decisions, work and climate change. Studying this degree, you'll learn economic concepts, theories and techniques that will enable you to understand real-world problems and help you make more informed decisions in your own life.

Combine the study of two core elements of business in our BA (Hons) Economics and Management joint honours course. You'll gain the skills and knowledge essential for managing key areas of organisations and develop an understanding of economic processes and practices.

The major prepares students for careers as economic practitioners and researchers in the private sector, academia, and government. To accomplish this mission, the economics program emphasizes the requisite skills in analytical reasoning and effective communication through a solid background in economic theory and quantitative techniques.

UB's economics program is designed for students interested in making the world better by understanding how resources like money and land are distributed. Whether addressing global poverty or making business decisions, you'll learn to apply economic principles to improve efficiency in both professional and personal contexts.

The economics program at Guilford offers numerous exciting and interesting classes to enhance a student’s understanding of their surrounding economy and its impact on our lives. The economics major equips students with the ability to analyze complex forces at work in society.

Delve into the mechanics of the economy. It’s not just about money—Economics is the study of resources and incentives, and how they affect our behavior.

The BA Business Management (Economics) programme aims to seamlessly integrate theory with practice, emphasising practical learning, technological and analytical competencies, and global and cross-cultural awareness. This programme will enable you to effectively incorporate data handling and analysis techniques across a range of business decision-making scenarios.

The main objectives of the program are to prepare specialists for the economy of the future, and to develop general and professional competencies needed for the international labor market, in both emerging and developed economies, for private and public sectors. Considering the specific competencies obtained within this program, supported by the best academic team in the region, the career opportunities of future graduates are various and attractive, both at the national and international level.