📖Program Curriculum
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
YEAR 1
You will study
Introduction to the market mechanism
International trade
Economic development
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic policy in an open economy
Introduction to mathematics
YEAR 2
You will study
Intermediate macroeconomics
Intermediate microeconomics
Introductory mathematics (continued)
Introduction to statistics
You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees
YEARS 3 AND 4
Students who qualify for Honours will take advanced courses in microeconomic analysis and macroeconomic analysis There is also the opportunity to take courses in econometrics which involves the statistical techniques of economic analysis and others from a wide range of optional courses which put the skills you have developed into action such as
Alternative perspectives on topics in economics
Behavioural economics
Economic geography
Economics of banking
Economics of business
Economics of health
Economics of poverty discrimination & development
Economics of team sport
Environmental economics
Financial markets & asset pricing
Financial markets & corporate finance
Game theory
International trade finance
Labour economics
Mathematical methods
Public economics
You will also research and write a dissertation in your final
Course details
Single Joint Honours Economics
Economics Year 1
ECONOMICS 1A
ECONOMICS 1B
Economics Year 2
ECONOMICS 2A
ECONOMICS 2B
INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS
INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees
Single Honours Economics
Economics Year 3
ECONOMETRICS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMETRICS 2 MULTIPLE REGRESSION AND APPLICATIONS
MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS INFLATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM PUBLIC DECISION AND INFORMATION
+ Optional Economics courses
Economic and Social History courses for Single Honours students
The following course is available to students on a Single Honours Economics or Business Economics plan as an outside option even if they have not previously studied Economic and Social History Students should be aware though that this course is worth 20 credits
EUROPEAN POLITICAL INTEGRATION 1945-1992
Year 3 non-Honours
These courses are compulsory to students who are completing an (Social Sciences) Ordinary Degree for which 60 credits of level 3 courses are required
ECONOMICS 3 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS 3 ECONOMIC POLICIES AND GROWTH
Economics Year 4
Economics Dissertation
+ Optional Economics courses
Joint Honours Economics and another subject
Year 3
At least 2 from the following
ECONOMETRICS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS INFLATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM PUBLIC DECISION AND INFORMATION
+ Optional Economics courses or other subject courses
Note BAcc and LLB students follow a slightly different curriculum
Year 3 non-Honours
These courses are compulsory to students who are completing an (Social Sciences) Ordinary Degree for which 60 credits of level 3 courses are required
ECONOMICS 3 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS 3 ECONOMIC POLICIES AND GROWTH
Year 4
Economics Dissertation
+ Optional Economics courses or other subject courses
Economics Honours Optional Courses
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND GOVERNANCE
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND REGULATION
ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRY
MARKETS AND COMPETITION POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INEQUALITY
ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
COLLECTIVE WELFARE AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
HEALTH ECONOMICS
GAME THEORY FOR ECONOMISTS
LABOUR ECONOMICS
MARKET FAILURES AND MECHANISM DESIGN
ECONOMICS OF BANKING
ECONOMICS OF POVERTY DISCRIMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMISTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH MATLAB
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Note the portfolio of Honours optional courses is subject to review and change each academic
Service courses
This course is available only to students studying engineering degrees
MICROECONOMICS E1
