2.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Business, Law, and Social Sciences - Transfer to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Business Economics

Program Description Build a future by studying in the UK, with a pathway course at Kaplan International College (KIC) London. Situated in the world’s top academic city (QS Best Student Cities 2019), the College will prepare students for a university degree, and for a successful career. Study at one of the most respected international colleges in London, and progress to one of 8 universities, including the University of Westminster. The commercially well-connected University of Westminster is hugely international. Students can study alongside students from nearly 170 countries. Economics is all about managing scarce resources in the most efficient way – be that time, government finances or decisions as to how best to maximise labour and capital to achieve business objectives. On the degree, students will consider the ‘big picture’, examining how individuals, firms and organisations operate and interact within a contemporary global business environment, while gaining a strong understanding of individual and firm behaviour in an uncertain global economy. Combining two interrelated disciplines, the Business Economics BSc will develop student ability to apply economic reasoning – assessing costs, benefits and determining value – when facing real-world issues. Students will learn to analyse and predict the impact of economic, social and public policy issues on a variety of stakeholders, including consumers, investors, businesses, and how to source and provide the most appropriate insight to inform future decision-making and strategy. In doing so, students will explore some of the recent crises and controversies in economics and their impact, for example, the Greek government’s debt crisis, the global financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. Economists tackle anything from interpreting and forecasting market trends or individual business performance by country, region or market, to advising businesses, governments and individuals on everyday and strategic decisions. These can encompass areas as diverse as international trade, profit maximisation, pricing decisions, forecasting revenues or consumer demand, to managing the national health service, tackling unemployment or inequality. Students will expand their skills in data gathering, handling and interpretation, quantitative analysis and forecasting. They will use industry-standard software, including SPSS, Excel and other statistical packages, to analyse data, build models and produce forecasts. They will also develop key soft skills such as communicating complex economic ideas to a non-expert, presentation skills and teamwork. Students can also gain valuable professional experience by taking a paid placement year and begin to build the networks that will help a career take off. Previous students from this course have been employed by Goldman Sachs, Boxington Corporate Finance and with the Government Economic Service, to name just a few. A variety of optional modules enable you to tailor your studies to suit your interests. For example, in studying global economic Issues, we show how economic analysis is used to understand key concerns like climate change, trade and migration. We also offer an array of extracurricular activities, including participation in IBM University Business Challenge (2020 Winners, Finalists 2018 and 2017, Semi-finalists 2016) and Microsoft University App Challenge (Winners 2019, Runners-up 2019). The Society of Professional Economists, the leading organisation serving professional economists in the UK and Europe, was relaunched here at Westminster Business School in 2018. Membership of the Society is offered to all final-year economic students and there are opportunities to attend their monthly meetings, conferences and continuous professional development courses.