Economics BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

Economics is concerned with the production, consumption and distribution of wealth, and aims to explain the reasons for and the consequences of decisions made by individuals, households, firms or governments.

This degree will give you a thorough grounding in the core topics of economics and is ideal if you plan to continue your study of economics at postgraduate level.

What will you study?

The course examines the micro and macro core of economics, together with mathematics and statistics, and offers a wide selection of specialist economics options. Your choice from these options enables you to determine the breadth and depth of your studies. Examples of the modules you will study are outlined below.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Becoming an Economist
• Capitalism
• Macroeconomics 1
• Maths 1
• Microeconomics 1
• Stats 1
• UK Government and Politics

Year 2

• Contemporary Issues in Economics
• Econometrics 1
• Macroeconomics 2
• Mathematical Techniques
• Microeconomics 2
• Applied Economics Workshop
• Corporate Finance 1
• Economics of Competition 1
• Economics of Development 1
• Environmental Economics 1
• Global Trade and Finance 1
• International Financial Markets
• Managerial Economics and the Firm
• Mathematical Methods

Year 3

• Macroeconomics 3
• Microeconomics 3
• Corporate Finance 2
• Dissertation
• Econometrics 2
• Economic and Social Rights
• Economics of Competition 2
• Economics of Corporate Strategy
• Economics of Development 2
• Economics of Organisations
• Economics of Small and Medium Size Enterprises
• Economics of Transnational Enterprises
• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Risk Management
• Global Environmental Issues
• Global Governance 2
• International Trade and Finance
• Mathematical Economics
• Microeconometrics
• Monetary Economics in Developing Countries