Economics

In your first year core modules may include economic modules (micro and macro), quantitative and economic history modules, and one full-weight (or two halfweight) optional module(s). Your second year comprises three core modules (micro and macroeconomics, and econometrics)and one or two optional modules. Your final year allows you to take up to six optional modules, and you will complete a Research in Applied Economics project focused on an area that interests you. Recent projects have included: 'Do video games make you more violent?', 'How house prices ripple' and 'How to increase blood donations'.

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, MMORSEand Liberal Arts), the first year is a qualifying year; your final degree classification is determined on performance in the second and third years.