Economics BSc (Hons)

Course modules

Year 1

• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Maths for finance
• Statistics and Probability theory for finance
• Financial Decision Making
• Principles of Marketing

Year 2

• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Economic Decision Making
• New Directions in Economics
• Game Theory
• Econometrics for Economists

Optional Modules:

• Economic History
• European Economic Issues
• Economics of Financial Markets
• Business Intelligence using Excel

Year 3

• Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
• Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Applied Econometrics
• Dissertation

Optional modules include:

• International Trade
• Financial Markets and the Central Bank
• Political Economy
• Economics Development
• Behavioural Economics

Teaching and assessment

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is undertaken through a healthy mix of both coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and exams or tests.

These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.

Contact hours

This is a full-time course and in total you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. In the first year, you will typically have up to 14 contact hours of teaching most weeks. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials, seminars and lab sessions and the breakdown of these activity types is shown in each module description.

Other: In addition each module provides a two-hour surgery each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Subsequent years follow a similar pattern, however, the contact time will vary depending on your subject mix and options chosen, and the teaching methods appropriate to the module. Further details are contained in each module description.