Entry requirements
A level
We welcome applications that include the EPQ. Where relevant, this may be included in our offer, resulting in an 'A' Level offer reduced by one grade.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of grade 6 (B) in mathematics and grade 4 (C) in English
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Contact the Department for acceptable subjects
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About this course
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Discover the key concepts of economics, focusing on the link between theory and real-world application. This flexible world-class degree will prepare you for a wide range of career and study options in economics, business and finance.
This course is for students who want to explore current economic theory and the sheer scope of its relevance and application in today’s world. With a focus on the practical link between theory and real-world application, this degree will help you to understand economics in theory and practice and learn the mathematics and statistics that underpin economics. You will also develop the quantitative and analytical skills to evaluate the economic dimension of wider social and political issues, such as the impact of immigration on natives, the organisation of healthcare systems, the negotiation of free-trade agreements or financial regulation.
This flexible degree has been designed for students who are interested in a broad range of future careers and postgraduate study options in the areas of economics, business and finance. Studying with experts in the field, in a dynamic, supportive environment, you will develop highly transferable skills that will be of value in postgraduate study, employment and self-employment.
This stimulating degree enables you to study core economic principles and issues. You will develop a broad understanding of the subject – from microeconomic issues of decision and choice and the production and exchange of goods, through to the interdependency of markets and economic welfare. You will also explore macroeconomic issues, such as employment, national income, the balance of payments and distribution of income, inflation, growth and business cycles, money and finance.
This stimulating degree will introduce you to the broad scope of economics, exploring key questions such as: how do its theories apply to the production, distribution, and consumption of services and goods, such as food and fuel? What are the economic aspects of social and political issues?
With a focus on real-world application, this flexible degree, will prepare you for a range of career and post-graduate opportunities. You will develop highly transferable skills much favoured by today’s employers, such as problem solving, a deep understanding of economic ideas and theory, and their real-world application. Our graduates are in high demand, with alumni from our programmes currently working at organisations such as KPMG, Bloomberg, PwC, Deloitte, HM Treasury, Ernst & Young, the Department for Transport and Goldman Sachs.
To help you fulfil your future ambitions and stand out from the crowd, you will have the opportunity to broaden your horizons with our European exchange and placement year schemes and by participating in our student-led Economics Society.
Modules
First year:
- Compulsory core modules:
- Introduction to macroeconomics (15 credits)
- Introduction to microeconomics (15 credits)
- Topics in applied macroeconomics (15 credits)
- Topics in applied microeconomics (15 credits)
- Data Analysis 1 & 2 (30 credits)
Elective modules:
- Mathematics for Economists (post-GCSE) (2 x 15 credits)
- Mathematics for Economists (post-'A' Level) (2 x 15 credits)
Second year:
Core modules:
- Intermediate macroeconomics 1 & 2 (30 credits)
- Intermediate microeconomics 1 & 2 (30 credits)
- Introductory econometrics (15 credits)
- Intermediate econometrics (15 credits)
Elective modules:
- Global financial markets (15 credits)
- International trade (15 credits)
- Intermediate mathematical methods (15 credits)
- Public economics (15 credits)
Third year:
Core modules:
- Applied econometrics (15 credits)
- Financial economics (15 credits).
- Elective modules (choose 90 credits):
- Economics project (30 credits)
- Corporate finance (15 credits)
- Introduction to financial derivatives (15 credits)
- International finance (15 credits)
- Monetary economics (15 credits)
- Advanced quantitative economics (15 credits)
- Development economics (15 credits)
- Industrial organisation (15 credits)
- Company law (15 credits)
- Money and banking (15 credits)
- Topics in behavioural economics (15 credits)
- Global political economy of development (15 credits)
- Labour Economics
Assessment methods
Assessment is based mainly on coursework and unseen examination. Your coursework may consist of:
Standard essays
Individual and group presentations
Group reports
Classwork
Unseen tests
Problem sets
The Uni
City, University of London
City, University of London
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This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
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