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Degree advice for business ,marketing, economics

I have a grade 5 in gcse maths and my alevel equivalent subjects are art based and social science and science based however I have been looking into marketing and economics and business degrees.
I've noticed that the university of Kent offers a combined business and marketing degree which looks great however they also offer a combined accounting, finance and economics degree. I haven't seen a university which offers both business and economics/ marketing and economics.

Marketing interests me due to the creative aspects and the careers it can lead to , business due to the topics it covers and careers and economics due how it can be applied to the real world. My worry is that I wouldn't be smart enough to study an economics degrees. I don't want to do a foundation year as I wouldn't be able to do a placement year. I feel like Finance and accounting is good on paper but I don't feel like I would use it.

I have looked at msc /ma which I know is something I shouldn't be looking at now . I know a marketing ma /msc is easier to get on to than a economics ma /msc however universities are starting to offer economics along side data science for non economics or non business graduates idk if this is something I should consider

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MindMax2000

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Original post by Rose_99

my alevel equivalent subjects are art based and social science and science based
May I ask what are they specifically? Some degrees require specific subjects.

I have been looking into marketing and economics and business degrees.
Interesting choices...
Marketing and business degrees generally don't require specific subjects, but a good number of economics and finance degrees will require Maths.

I haven't seen a university which offers both business and economics/ marketing and economics.
I would be surprised if there weren't any degrees in both business and economics (not business economics). See the following as examples:
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/business-with-economics
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/subjects/business-and-economics/
https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/degrees/index.php?action=view&code=NL11
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/economics-business-management-degree-bsc
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/business-management-with-economics-bsc-hons.aspx
There are quite a few more other than the above.

Likewise, marketing and economics:
https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/bsc-economics-marketing
https://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/economicsmarketing/
https://www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses/marketing/marketingandeconomics/

If you want to look into business economics (not the same thing as business and economics - it's mostly economics in a business context) with marketing:
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/business-economics-marketing-bsc

Marketing interests me due to the creative aspects and the careers it can lead to ,
Do note that you can go into marketing (in industry) with zero qualifications. If you want to teach marketing or become a lecturer in marketing, then the marketing degree would be relevant.
If you want to get a qualification in marketing, I recommend CIM since it's recognised internationally, it's cheaper, you don't need any prior qualifications to start at Level 3 (preferably with A Levels though), and you can complete Level 6 (equivalent of a degree) in a shorter timeframe than a degree.

business due to the topics it covers and careers
Again, you don't need a degree or any qualifications to go into business roles. Professional qualifications relevant for the role is ideal, but not mandatory unless it's something regulated like accounting, law, or finance.
If you did A Level Business Studies, a business degree would be more of the same.

economics due how it can be applied to the real world.
OK. An economics degree is recommended if you want to become an economist, but it's usually recommended that you study up until postgrad level before going for the job unless you manage to do a degree apprenticeship.

My worry is that I wouldn't be smart enough to study an economics degrees
In what context? If you struggle with maths, then I might borderline understand. If you think you can't do economic essays but score highly in say A Level Business Studies, then I think you're being overly worried.
Let me know if you want to look through specific books to see what sort of content that you would be covering. I have a list of recommendations.

I don't want to do a foundation year as I wouldn't be able to do a placement year.
So, you're not considering resits or doing something like an Access course?

I feel like Finance and accounting is good on paper but I don't feel like I would use it.
OK... If you study business management or business studies at degree level, you would inevitably be covering some accounting and/or finance. It won't be business management or business studies if it didn't.
If you're saying that you don't want to go into finance or accounting, then I could understand. If you're trying to avoid maths altogether (why?), then consider avoiding finance more than accounting - accounting uses more arithmetic and very little advanced maths.

I have looked at msc /ma which I know is something I shouldn't be looking at now
On the contrary, if you are planning for a specific career or you intend to cover multiple subjects for a PhD, you should be looking at master's degrees. Some have stringent entry requirements requiring specific subjects and grades at undergrad level.

I know a marketing ma /msc is easier to get on to than a economics ma /msc however universities are starting to offer economics along side data science for non economics or non business graduates idk if this is something I should consider
Masters' in marketing generally only require your undergrad to be a high enough grade. It's a similar situation with masters' in management, although if you did your bachelor's in management or a management related subject they won't let you do a master's in it (it's a repeat of the same content).
Economics and data science can go hand in hand because economist roles will require you to look through a lot of stats. Is data science a field that you're considering going into (do note you don't need qualifications to go into data roles, but you need to be competent)?

I wasn't sure what else to add since there weren't technically any questions posed.