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Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics: Courses and choices

The Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics, commencing in the autumn semester, consists of 180 credits which equates to three years of full-time study.  Here you can find more specific information about the courses and the possibilities for specialisation currently offered.

Main field of study

If you have chosen business administration as your main field of study, you will continue your fourth semester by undertaking two programme-specific intermediate courses:

•    Industrial and Financial Management (15 credits)
•    Strategy and Marketing in a Global Context (15 credits)

The fifth semester is entirely based on elective courses, which gives you the possibility to either broaden your education by choosing courses outside of your main field or specialise further within business administration and other related subjects. 

Additionally, this freedom of choice opens the opportunity to pursue an exchange semester at another institution of higher education, either in Sweden or at one of our partner universities abroad. At the School of Business, Economics and Law there is also a wide range of elective courses that gives you the opportunity to tailor your education to your own interests. 

In semester five, it is also time to decide upon what area within business administration you wish to specialise during the final part of the programme.  

Normally, these specialisations are offered in semester 6:

• marketing  
• accounting  
• industrial and financial management  
• management  
• corporate sustainability  
• international business  

In the first part of your final semester, you will undertake one or two in-depth courses in business administration within the chosen specialisation. The second part of the sixth semester, and the final part of the whole programme, concludes with writing and defending a bachelor thesis within your specialisation. 

When you have completed your studies within the programme you have 180 credits consisting of:

-    90 credits in business administration including a bachelor thesis of 15 credits
-    30 credits in economics
-    15 credits in statistics
-    15 credits in commercial law
-    30 credits elective courses

You can now apply for your degree certificate: Bachelor of Science with a major in Business Administration. 

The certificate will show the degree awarded, courses included, grades, and the date on which the courses were completed. Together with the degree certificate, a Diploma Supplement is attached, which describes the education and its place in the educational system.

Semester 4

If you have chosen economics as your main field of study, you will continue your fourth semester by undertaking intermediate courses within micro- and macroeconomic adding econometrics and working with application of theory to address current societal economic challenges.

Semester 5

The fifth semester is entirely based on elective courses, which gives you the option to either broaden your education by choosing courses outside of your main field or specialise further within economics and other related subjects. 

Additionally, this freedom of choice opens the opportunity to pursue an exchange semester at another institution of higher education, either in Sweden or at any of our partner universities abroad. At the School of Business, Economics and Law there is also a wide range of elective courses to choose from. Elective courses provide the opportunity for you to tailor your education to your own interests. 

Semester 6

In the first part of your final semester, you will undertake two in-depth courses in economics. Normally, you can choose from:

•    Policy Evaluation
•    Environmental Economics
•    Development Economics 

The second part of the sixth semester, and the final part of the whole programme, concludes with writing and defending a bachelor’s thesis in economics.

Degree

When you have completed your studies within the programme you have 180 credits consisting of:

-    90 credits in economics including a bachelor’s thesis of 15 credits
-    30 credits in business administration
-    15 credits in statistics
-    15 credits in commercial law
-    30 credits elective courses (that can be in the areas above or not)

You can now apply for your degree certificate: Bachelor of Science with a major in Economics. 

The certificate will show the degree awarded, courses included, grades, and the date on which the courses were completed. Together with the degree certificate, a Diploma Supplement is attached, which describes the education and its place in the educational system.

Semester 4

Financial economics combines knowledge from both business administration and economics. If you have chosen finance as your main field of study, you will be taking some courses drawn from these two subjects and some courses specifically in finance. 

During your fourth semester, you will study intermediate courses in microeconomics, econometrics, and finance together with an in-depth course in financial accounting. 

Semester 5

For a degree in Bachelor of Science with a major in Finance, 90 credits must consist of courses within finance. Therefore, your options for courses will be limited during your fifth semester. Students choosing to study abroad must undertake at least 15 credits within finance. The remaining 15 credits of the semester must be within the field of business administration or economics. Students who decide to stay at the School of Business, Economics and Law will study designated courses within finance on the intermediate level.  

Semester 6

In your final semester, you will undertake two in-depth courses in finance and conclude your studies with writing and defending a bachelor’s thesis in finance.

Degree

When you have completed your studies within the programme you have 180 credits consisting of:

-    90 credits in financial economics including a bachelor’s thesis of 15 credits
-    30 credits in business administration
-    30 credits in economics
-    15 credits in statistics
-    15 credits in commercial law

You can now apply for your degree certificate: Bachelor of Science with a major in Financial Economics. 

The certificate will show the degree awarded, courses included, grades, and the date on which the courses were completed. Together with the degree certificate, a Diploma Supplement is attached, which describes the education and its place in the educational system.

Extracurricular diploma track

If you wish to immerse yourself further in personal and professional development, there is also an extracurricular diploma track running parallel to your studies during semesters 1-3.

This track is offered by the programme in close cooperation with Career Services at the School. Participation in the diploma track strengthens your skills in areas often requested by future employers; for example, planning skills and self-leadership.

Previous experience of studying business and economics? 

In comparision with most other universities in Sweden, the School of Business, Economics and Law offers a different course structure at the basic level (three first semesters). This means that you will probably have some gaps in your studies when you seek to transfer credits from previously completed courses in other Universities to complete a degree at the School of Business, Economics and Law. 

Furthermore, The Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics cointains learning goals which are specific to the programme. This means that you may not beable to include all your higher education credits when applying for your bachelor's degree at the School of Business, Economics and Law. 

For your completed courses to be transferred, you must be admitted to the programme. There is no possibility to a later part of the programme since there is no such option offered. 

If you plan to commence this programme and wish to transfer previously completed courses, please contact our study counsellor for support.