B.Sc. Economics with Computing (Hons)

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Possible modules may include:

• Principles of Economics
• Statistics for Economics and Business
• Data Analysis for Economists
• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• Mathematics for Economics and Business Mode A
• Mathematics for Economics and Business Mode B
• Databases and the Web
• Further Object-Oriented Programming

Possible modules may include:

• EC500 - Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Quantitative Economics
• Further Object-Oriented Programming
• Operating Systems and Architecture
• Software Engineering
• Algorithms, Correctness and Efficiency
• Databases and the Web
• Computer Systems
• Human Computer Interaction

• You can spend a year working in industry between Stages 2 and 3 with all of our undergraduate degrees. The School has two Employability Officers who can offer advice and guidance for both year in industry and post-graduation employment issues.

• Possible modules may include:
• Policy Analysis
• Environmental Economics, Institutions and Policy
• The Public Sector
• The Economics of Money and Banking
• Development Economics
• Economics Dissertation
• Econometrics I: An Introduction to Modern Econometrics using Stata
• Econometrics 2: Topics in Time Series
• Economic Integration in the EU
• Economics of the Labour Market
• Games for Economics and Business