Economics and Finance with Placement Year at University of Derby
Economics and Finance with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), L1PY) at University of Derby asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 55% had fewer than the 112 asked.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L1PY · L1 economics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment for the purpose of sitting a professional qualification due to the high percentage overlap between CISI and the University's syllabus. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities94%85%
Assessment and feedback87%79%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management91%88%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice88%80%
10 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
economics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Economics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Economics and Politics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Accounting and Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Accounting and Economics BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| De Montfort University | Economics BSc (Hons) | BBC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Accountancy and Economics MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Economics and Finance with Placement Year this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
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