BSc (Hons) in ECONOMICS WITH FINANCE
COURSE OVERVIEW
36,292,800 UZS
per year
54,600,000 UZS
per year
3 years
18
Course description
During the course, you are taught the implications of a rapidly changing global economy and you can specialise in a range of areas that develop intellectual, professional and transferable skills. Upon graduation, you will be a qualified professional ready to take on employment opportunities in the public and private sectors, in multinational organisations and NGOs.
How you will study
The platform also provides a channel of communication between the students and module leaders through blogs. This ensures a student centric approach, focusing on your abilities, needs and learning styles where the module leader is a facilitator of your learning.
Independent study is a key learning skill for academic study and your future employability. As part of the course, you are expected to work independently. This may take various forms including group collaborative tasks, research, reading, revision, assessment preparation, projects that feed into presentation and debates, lab or studio-based work.
Course structure
The course consists of core and option modules. Full-time Undergraduate students study 120 credits per year. The course structure is validated by the University of Westminster (UK) every five years, but the structure of the course may change by adapting to feedback received from a variety of sources.
Core modules
- Exploring economics
- Introduction to Statistics and Data Science
- Mathematics for Economists
- Contemporary Issues in Global Economy
- Corporate Finance
Plus One Option or One Elective
- Industrial Organization
- Advanced Mathematics for Economists
- Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Banking and Financial Markets
- Introduction to Insurance Business
- Any module from the WIUT module catalogue
Award of Certificate of Higher Education available
Core modules
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Econometrics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Financial Management
Plus Two Options
- Introduction to Political Economy
- Public Finance
- Development Economics
- Economics of Financial Crises
- Money and Banking
- Management Accounting
- Banking Theory and Practice
- Introduction to Cryptocurrencies
- Corporate Governance for Finance
- Islamic Finance
- Securities Analysis
- Professional and Research Skills for Finance
- Operational Management of Insurance Business
Award of Diploma of Higher Education available
Core modules
- Dissertation
- Investments and Risk Management
- Labour Economics
- International Economics
Plus two options
- Applied Policy Analysis
- Health Economics
- Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Behavioural Economics
- Advanced Econometrics
- FX Risk Management and Strategy
- Fixed Income Securities
- Financial Reporting
- Strategic Management Accounting and Performance Measurement
- Bank Risk Management
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Global Financial Markets and Institutions
- Derivatives Management
- Audit and Assurance
- Principles and Practices of Taxation
- Advanced Study of Insurance Business
Award BSc / BSc (Hons) available
WHY STUDY THIS COURSE?
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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Successful completion of an appropriate International Foundation course; or
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Successful completion of the first year of an appropriate degree course in a recognised Uzbek or similar university; or
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Two GCE A level passes (in any subject excluding mother tongue), plus three GCSE passes at grade C or above including English Language and Mathematics; or NC/ND or HNC/HND. The range of academic disciplines studied is not hereby restricted, but certain vocational courses such as City and Guilds would not satisfy the admissions requirements; or
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An Advanced General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ); or
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Any other equivalent qualification normally accepted as entry requirement (e.g. International Baccalaureate, etc.).
Applicants must have:
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Completed their secondary education in English and achieved Grade C or above in the equivalent GCSE English exam; or
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IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in the writing component; or
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Successfully completed an appropriate International Foundation course with a "pass" in an Academic English module.
We accept the TOEFL (IBT (In person test) for entry to our programmes. We also accept TOEFL ‘My Best Scores’ where it relates to TOEFL iBT test results.
Please note that the TOEFL Home Edition (Online test) is not accepted for entry to WIUT degree programmes.
- TOEFL should be 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in Writing
Applicants must have an acceptable level of competence in Mathematics. This could be demonstrated by one of the following:
A "pass" in a maths test approved by the University of Westminster (UK); or
Grade C or above in GCSE/’O’ Level Mathematics (or its equivalent); or
SAT mathematics component 570; or
Successful completion of an appropriate International Foundation course with "pass" in Quantitative Methods module.
- Applicants will have to be 18 years of age at the start of the academic year. For the purposes of this regulation, the academic year runs from 1st October to 30th September of the following year.
- Applications are normally processed based on the documentation submitted on the WIUT admissions system. The University reserves the right to introduce other admission processes such as an interview.
CAREERS
An Economics with Finance degree increases the employability of graduates in various fields.
There is strong demand for highly qualified economists and financial experts both in local and global labour markets, including the public and private sectors, multinational organisations, NGOs and others.
Graduates employed at
COURSE LEADER
Bilol Buzurukov
Bilol received his PhD in Economics from Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. Before joining the Westminster International University in Tashkent, he was a Researcher at the Department of Economics and Business, Yeungnam University.
His research areas are Economics of Migration and Economics of Corruption. He is the author of several international journal articles and teaches Contemporary Issues in Global Economy, Behavioral Economics and Macroeconomics modules.
Course team
WHAT OUR GRADUATES SAY
Paris, France
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Durham, UK
