Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics

About the Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics<br> Our society needs independent thinkers with qualified knowledge in business and economics, who can translate this knowledge in such a way that organisations and companies develop. With a degree from the Bachelor's programme in Business and Economics, you become able to contribute in meeting societal challenges. The programme suits students who want an academic education of high quality, with a strong international focus, that lays the foundation for a successful professional life. The breadth and depht of the programme gives you the conditions to work in many different industries and roles. You can put a unique stamp on your degree through specialisation, elective courses, and studies abroad. High-quality international education<br> The School is one of eight triple crown accredited business schools in the Nordic countries. This means that your education is regularly reviewed according to international standards, which emphasize the values of quality, diversity and inclusion, a global mindset, ethics and social responsibility. You will meet teachers who are qualified researchers in their fields. The courses provide a broad international perspective, the study environment is international, and the programme is designed so that you can spend one semester abroad in one of our excellent partner universities around the world. Your degree is internationally recognised and prepares you for further studies at the advanced level. Relevant knowledge to meet societal challenges<br> This programme is based on the classical foundations of economics, business studies and commercial law, which are applied to real-life business problems and societal challenges. In many courses, you will get to meet managers and experts from businesses and the public sector to provide you with up-to-date understanding of business experiences and challenges. As a programme student, you have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular training which sharpens skills that we know employers demand, such as presentation skills and the ability to collaborate effectively. As a student at the School of Business, Economics and Law, you are part of an environment that is characterised by the School’s close collaboration with partners in both private and public-sector businesses. You are provided with many opportunities to interact with future employers. If you choose to become involved in one of the Student Union’s own companies, you can translate your knowledge and skills into practical work tasks during your studies. Unique, customisable structure<br> The programme is divided into two phase, both of which comprise three semesters. In the first phase, you study a combination of basic courses in business administration, economics, statistics and commercial law. This introduction creates the conditions for a wide understanding of the economic system as a whole. The courses are taught only within the programme and are connected across subject boundaries. This means that you, as a programme student, gain a unique understanding compared to students studying corresponding non-programme courses. In the second phase, you select your main field of study: business administration, economics or financial economics. During the fifth semester you have the opportunity to study abroad. As an alternative, you can study elective courses at the School, at the University of Gothenburg, or at at another Swedish university. You finish your education by taking specialised courses in your main field of study and writing a bachelor's thesis. If you have chosen business administration or economics, you will specialise further in the last semester. Within business administration, you can specialise in marketing, management, accounting, industrial and financial management, corporate sustainability or international business. If you chose to study economics, you can choose in-depth courses as Development Economics, Environmental Economics or Policy Evaluation.