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BSc Economics and Sustainable Development (with a professional placement year)

University of Sussex

Institution
University of Sussex
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Economics and Sustainable Development (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
LL18
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points

About this course

BSc (Hons) in International Development with Economics and Economics and Geography, integrating environmental change, human wellbeing and economic growth. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Statistics. The curriculum incorporates an optional professional placement year or study abroad period. Students complete a final-year research project.

Modules

  • Global Challenges and Innovations
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics
  • Understanding Climate Change
  • Business School Career Preparation
  • Development Policies and Politics
  • Macroeconomics 1
  • Microeconomics 1
  • Sustainable Development: Big Ideas for Global Action
  • Critical Approaches to Development Economics
  • Global Climate Change
  • Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)
  • Data Coding & Visualisation
  • Environmental Economics
  • Environmental Perspectives on Development
  • Geographies of the Living Earth
  • Climate Change Economics
  • Economics and Data Science
  • The Economics of Development
  • Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Disasters, Environment and Development
  • Environment and Development in World Politics
  • International Trade
  • Topics in Growth and Inequality
  • Global Food Security
  • Political Ecology and Environmental Justice