BA Economics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
About this course
BA (Hons) Economics, combining macroeconomic and microeconomic principles with applied quantitative methods. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. A Professional and Academic Development Programme runs across all years, and a final-year Dissertation requires identifying a current economic challenge and applying research techniques. Students may opt for a placement, entrepreneurship, or international year, and can transfer to BSc Economics subject to meeting relevant quantitative module thresholds.
Modules
- Introductory Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Principles
- Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance
- Sustainability and the Global Economy
- Professional and Academic Development 1
- Teams, People and Performance
- Intermediate Economic Principles
- International Money, Banking and Digital Currencies
- Professional Academic Development 2
- Labour Economics and the Future of Work
- Environmental Economics
- Economic Growth Strategies
- Contemporary Business Ethics Debates
- Strategic and Behavioural Economics
- Advanced Economic Principles
- Professional and Academic Development 3
- Artificial Intelligence, Labour Economics and the Future of Work
- Environmental and Climate Change Economics
- Economic Growth Strategies and Policies
- Dissertation
- Digital Showcase