Economics
Entry requirements
A level: AAB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject and A-level Mathematics.) IB: 36 (6,6,5) (Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities and HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches).) Scottish Higher: AAABB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAAA by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and Higher Mathematics at AA (AB may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : ABBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AAABB (ABB S5 minimum for consideration)* Additional requirements: Higher English and Higher Mathematics. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
MA(SocSci)/BAcc/BSc/MA in Economics, an economics degree in the subject area of Psychology and Economics. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Financial Analysis. The Adam Smith Business School holds triple-crown accreditation, placing the institution among global business schools. The first year introduces foundational material through Economics 1A and Economics 1B. The second year continues with Economics 2A, Economics 2B, Introductory Mathematics for Economists, and Introductory Statistics for Economists. The third year builds advanced competence with Econometrics 1: Introduction to Econometrics, Macroeconomic Analysis: Inflation, Unemployment And Growth, Microeconomic Analysis: General Equilibrium, Public Decision and Information, and Economics 3: Contemporary Topics in Economics. The final year involves an Economics Dissertation alongside optional modules such as Environmental Economics, Financial Derivatives, and Behavioural Economics: Theory and Applications.
Modules
- Economics 1A
- Economics 1B
- Economics 2A
- Economics 2B
- Introductory Mathematics for Economists
- Introductory Statistics for Economists
- Econometrics 1: Introduction to Econometrics
- Econometrics 2: Multiple Regression and Applications
- Macroeconomic Analysis: Inflation, Unemployment And Growth
- Microeconomic Analysis: General Equilibrium, Public Decision and Information.
- European Political Integration 1945-1992
- Economics 3: Contemporary Topics in Economics
- Economics 3: Economic Policies and Growth
- Economics Dissertation
- Economics of Business: Contracts and Governance
- Corporate Governance: Economics of Information
- Economics of Industry
- Markets and Competition Policy
- Environmental Economics
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets and Corporate Finance
- International Trade
- Natural Resource Economics
- Contemporary Issues in Inequality
- Advanced Macroeconomics.
- Public Economics
- Economic Growth and Development
- History of Economic Thought
- Behavioural Economics: Theory and Applications
- Collective Welfare and Distributive Justice
- Health Economics.
- Game Theory for Economists
- Labour Economics
- Market Failures and Mechanism Design
- Economics of Banking
- Economics of Poverty, Discrimination and Development
- Alternative Perspectives on Topics in Economics
- Mathematical Methods for Economists
- Financial Crises
- Economic History
- Economic Analysis with MATLAB
- Economic Geography
- Microeconomics E1