What can you do with a Bachelor's in Economics and Business Economics?
Competences: what you have learned
After your studies you have learned to think critically and rigorously. You have developed an analytical perspective and are capable of analysing, understanding, and predicting complex economic situations and choices.
After your studies
Most students will continue their studies for a Master's degree. Graduates quickly find employment. They end up for example at consulting firms, in banking, at insurance companies, and governmental organisations.
Possible occupations
- International economic policy officer at the European Central Bank
- Business economist at an international non-profit or company
- Financial economic policy officer at a financial consultancy
Continuing your studies
After obtaining your Bachelor's degree you can enter the labor market. However, most students opt to continue on to a Master's degree. Obtaining a Master's degree gives you several advantages, including increasing your career opportunities. With a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Economics at Radboud University you can progress to:
- Accounting and Control
- Corporate Finance and Control
- Economics, Behaviour and Policy
- Financial Economics
- International Economics and Development
- International Political Economy
Labor market orientation: put your degree to work!
To prepare you for the job market, Radboud University offers various forms of labor market orientation, so that you can start planning your future during your studies.
For example, every faculty has a Career Service, where you can go with questions about and help with labor market orientation. They offer career advice interviews and skills training, among other things. You can also contact them if you want to gain a few months of practical experience by doing an internship.