Economics and Industrial Organisation

In your first year core modules may include micro - and macroeconomics, quantitative methods and foundations of finance – and up to three optional modules. Your second year comprises modules in micro- and macroeconomics, econometrics, and two modules in industrial economics looking at market structure and strategic behaviour. Final-year modules cover economics in practice and strategy, market economics and up to four options. You will also complete a Research in Applied Economics project focused on an area that interests you.

How will I learn?

You will have an average of 8 to 10 hours of lectures and 3 to 5 hours of seminars per week, plus a combination of short tests, exercises and essays each term. An effective personal tutor system provides individual support to students. The Department is open and welcoming, encouraging one-to-one interaction between our world-leading academics and our students. All our degrees include core modules in economic analysis and quantitative techniques, required modules (which vary with degree course) and optional modules. Great flexibility in the optional modules permits you to either specialise or diversify, also allowing you to select modules outside Economics.

How will I be assessed?

Modules in Economics are typically assessed through a mix of examination and coursework, and almost all of our students produce a third-year project. In all Economics courses (except Mathematics and Economics, MORSE, MMORSE and Liberal Arts), the first year is a qualifying year; your final degree classification is determined on performance in the second and third years.