The Brunel Economics and Mathematics with an Integrated Foundation Year gives individuals looking to change careers or return to education the knowledge and skills they need to enter one of our economics and finance undergraduate programmes.

Once you have successfully completed your foundation year, with the grades required for your chosen degree course, you can progress directly into Level 1 of that degree – there’s no need to re-apply via UCAS.

The BSc courses linked to this foundation year are:

• BSc Banking and Finance
• BSc Economics
• BSc Economics and Accounting
• BSc Economics and Business Finance
• BSc Economics and Management
• BSc Finance and Accounting

Accreditation by ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW is available on selected BSc courses.

Whether it's been a while since you last studied, you want to improve on your previous academic performance, or you’re just ready to try something new, your foundation year gives you the basics needed to go on and graduate with a full degree.

Our aim is to teach you ‘employable knowledge’, which can be applied to real-world situations giving you the skills you need to find the right role after you graduate.  Therefore, you’ll be well prepared for work, especially if you undertake a work placement. Securing economics and finance degree jobs is highly competitive so we’ll support you to gain a strong foundation in the skills employers are looking for.  We offer opportunities within the Department of Economics and Finance as well as through the University’s Professional Development Centre (PDC) to help you build skills and experience.

Our graduates are employed in many fields, with roles at NatWest (Financing Futures), PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, the Treasury and Bank of England. Within industry, graduates are working at businesses like BP, Xerox and Marks and Spencer.