Economics and Business with East European Studies

Economics and business with East European studies is a distinctive combination that joins rigorous training in economic and business analysis with deep regional expertise in one of the most turbulent and consequential parts of the world. Central and Eastern Europe, including the former Soviet republics, the post-communist transition economies, and the EU's eastern neighbourhood, presents a set of intellectual and practical challenges that draw on history, politics, language, and economics simultaneously. Understanding this region well is genuinely rare and professionally valuable.

At University College London, this four-year, full-time degree offers that expertise at the highest academic level. UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies is the leading institution in the UK for the study of this region, and you will engage with its resources, expertise, and intellectual community throughout your degree. The economics and business strand gives you training in microeconomics and macroeconomics, quantitative methods, business strategy, and finance, while the East European studies component introduces the history, politics, societies, and languages of the region in depth.

You will have the opportunity to develop language skills in Russian, Polish, Czech, Ukrainian, or other relevant languages, adding a dimension of direct access to the region's culture and media. A typical entry tariff of 184 UCAS points reflects the academic level expected at UCL.

The combination develops sophisticated analytical skills applied to a specific and important regional context. You will graduate with both the economic and business toolkit that employers value and an expertise that sets you apart from other business and economics graduates.

Graduates enter careers in international business, banking and finance, the diplomatic service, consultancy, journalism, international organisations, and the NGO sector. The regional expertise is particularly valued by organisations working in or with Central and Eastern European markets. Many graduates also pursue postgraduate study in economics, area studies, or international relations.