In addition, studying the techniques, theorems and insights of economics develops a range of transferable personal skills which you will find to be invaluable in a wide variety of careers in both the private and the public sectors. Common Features Sixty credits worth of modules are studied each semester. Teaching is by means of lectures, supported by tutorials, seminars and computer-based classes. The great majority of teaching is done by full time faculty members. Small group tutorials are provided for all core modules.
Assessment is by means of a balance of traditional examinations and coursework.
This is usually in the form of an extended essay, though projects and case studies are also used. The core of our single honours programme consists of a series of modules which, step by step over the three years of the degree scheme, develop the analytical understanding and quantitative techniques which allow economic ideas to be developed, tested and applied empirically. It provides the foundation on which the economic electives build, and constitutes a half of the programme. The other half is devoted to the study of elective modules. In the first year, you may choose your electives from amongst the level one modules offered by all departments.