Program Overview

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Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics

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.

Programme Structure

The programme is divided into two phases:

• First phase semesters 1-3: Core courses
• Second phase semesters 4-6: Chosen major

First Phase: Core Courses

During the first three semesters of the programme, students will be focusing on the foundations of business administration, economics, statistics, and commercial law. The courses are given in a sequence that allows for a more interdisciplinary understanding of economic agents, their actions, and the world that surrounds them.

Teaching

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises, and seminars. In some courses, students will be part of a group, collaborating to solve assignments and presenting the results of their work together. In other courses, students will focus on the process of information gathering and methods, preparing for an exam on theoretical principles at the end of the course.

Second Phase: Chosen Major

From the fourth semester, students will study courses in their chosen main field of study (major): business administration, economics, or financial economics.

Major in Business Administration

If students have chosen business administration as their main field of study, they will continue their 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 students the possibility to either broaden their education by choosing courses outside of their main field or specialise further within business administration and other related subjects.

Major in Economics

If students have chosen economics as their main field of study, they will continue their fourth semester by undertaking intermediate courses within micro- and macroeconomics, adding econometrics and working with the application of theory to address current societal economic challenges. The fifth semester is entirely based on elective courses, which gives students the option to either broaden their education by choosing courses outside of their main field or specialise further within economics and other related subjects.

Major in Financial Economics

Financial economics combines knowledge from both business administration and economics. If students have chosen finance as their main field of study, they will be taking some courses drawn from these two subjects and some courses specifically in finance. During their fourth semester, students will study intermediate courses in microeconomics, econometrics, and finance together with an in-depth course in financial accounting.

Bachelor Thesis

Irrespective of the major chosen, students will finalise the programme by writing a bachelor's thesis together with one other student, guided by a supervisor. The bachelor's thesis is a small-scale research project where students are offered an opportunity to develop their expertise in their main field of studies.

Degree

When students have completed their studies within the programme, they will have 180 credits consisting of:

• 90 credits in the chosen major (including a bachelor's thesis of 15 credits)
• 30 credits in business administration (if the major is not business administration)
• 30 credits in economics (if the major is not economics)
• 15 credits in statistics
• 15 credits in commercial law
• 30 credits elective courses

Extracurricular Diploma Track

If students wish to immerse themselves further in personal and professional development, there is also an extracurricular diploma track running parallel to their studies. This track is offered by the programme in close cooperation with Career Services at the School.

Previous Experience of Studying Business and Economics

In comparison 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 students will probably have some gaps in their studies when they seek to transfer credits from previously completed courses in other universities to complete a degree at the School of Business, Economics and Law.