Economics

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

Our Economics BSc is taught by the Department of Political Economy and the King’s Business School and combines detailed analysis of economic theory and its application with practical examination of how economic ideas and principles impact contemporary policy and business decision making. The course will develop your analytical and critical skills through modules in economic theory, statistics, maths and econometrics and apply these to a range of problems in the economy, business, politics and policy making.

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Location

Start date

London
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Start date

On request

About this course

Delivered by two schools, giving you different economic perspectives and applications.
The Department of Political Economy is the only department of its kind in the UK.
Offers a case-based approach to Economic Principles in year 1, developed by the CORE project to apply real world scenarios in the teaching of economics.
Watch a short film about the course and a mini taster lecture.

Based on the careers of students in the King’s Business School and the Department of Political Economy, we expect our graduates to go on to careers as:

Political consultants
Finance analysts
Public affairs professionals
Corporate bankers
Investment strategists
Business analysts
Managing directors

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Statistics
  • Economics
  • Economic Theory
  • Principles of Economics
  • Statistics for Economists
  • Mathematics
  • Economists
  • Economic
  • Microeconomics

Course programme

1st Year

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-todate, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Principles of Economics (30 credits)
  • Statistics for Economists (15 credits)
  • Mathematics for Economists (15 credits)
  • Advanced Mathematics for Economists (15 credits)
  • The World Economy & its History (30 credits)
  • Studying Economics (15 credits)
Optional Modules

There are no optional modules in your first year, but all students are eligible to take an assessed 15 credit language module in addition to their 120 credits.

2nd Year

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Microeconomics (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Econometrics (15 credits)
  • Intermediate Econometrics (15 credits)
  • Macroeconomics (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take four modules (60 credits) from a range of optional modules which may typically include:

  • The Economics of Politics (15 credits)
  • Game Theory (15 credits)
  • Economics of the Public Sector (15 credits)
  • International Trade (15 credits)
  • Ethics, Economics and Environmental Protection (15 credits)
  • In addition to the modules above, students can take an assessed 15 credit language module in addition to their 120 credits.

You will also have the opportunity to study abroad with one of our partner institutions for the second semester of the second year. Typical study abroad destinations include the following:

  • Hong Kong University
  • McGill University National University of Singapore
  • University of North Carolina
  • Complutense de Madrid
  • Copenhagen Business School

3rd Year

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Advanced Macroeconomics (15 credits)

  • Advanced Microeconomics (15 credits)

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take six modules from a range of optional modules which may typically include:

  • The Economics of Crime (15 credits)
  • Behavioural Political Economy (15 credits)
  • Topics in Development Economics ( 15 credits)
  • International Institutions and Global Governance (15 credits)
  • Topics in Economic Theory (15 credits)
  • Ethics, Economics and Public Policy (15 credits)
  • Political Economy of Inequality (15 credits)
  • Managerial Economics (15 credits)
  • Money and Banking (15 credits)
  • Health Economics (15 credits)

Additional information

International tuition fee - £24,900 per year

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