BSc (Hons) Business Economics
Ulster University, Belfast
Overview
A three-year full-time undergraduate degree at the Belfast campus, with an optional placement year. Year 1 core modules cover microeconomic and macroeconomic principles, economics in practice, and mathematics and statistics.
Highlights
- Core: Microeconomic Principles
- Core: Macroeconomic Principles
- Core: Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business
- Optional: Principles of Marketing
Entry requirements
- Academic
- GCSE Maths grade C or 5 or above and English Language grade C or 4 or above, or equivalent.
- English language
- Course page: Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, or an accepted alternative. Ulster English language page: PTE Academic 59 with a minimum of 59 in each part; TOEFL iBT 80 (L17, R18, S20, W17) for tests taken before 21 January 2026; Duolingo English Test 110 with no subscore below 100 (taken after July 2024). PTE Academic Online is not accepted.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Pakistan country page, undergraduate Year 1 entry: HSSC / Intermediate with 75% overall; an associate degree (four semesters) or a 2-year Bachelor's at 55% or above. Applications are not accepted from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Azad Jammu and Kashmir, applications must go through approved education agents, and a pre-deposit interview applies. Source
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Country Scholarship (Undergraduate)GBP 4,000 in Year 1 and GBP 2,000 per academic year in Years 2 to 4 (the general page says up to GBP 4,000 in Year 1)
- Global Excellence Scholarship (Undergraduate)GBP 5,000 in Year 1 and GBP 3,000 per academic year in Years 2 to 4
- International Undergraduate ScholarshipGBP 2,000 discount applied to the annual tuition fee, each year except a placement year