EC201 Microeconomic Principles I and EC210 Macroeconomic Principles, are sometimes described as intermediate level courses. However they differ from intermediate level course offered at many other institutions in two respects. First, they last the whole year, whereas a typical intermediate course elsewhere lasts only one semester. Second, they take proficiency in mathematics for granted and they are therefore relatively technical in nature. Some Diploma students initially enrol in the even more technical EC202 Microeconomics II instead of EC201, but most of them switch to EC201 after a few weeks.
Mathematics courses There are two main mathematics courses available to Diploma students.
Mathematical Methods is the most demanding and is suitable if you have taken mathematics courses as part of your first degree or have specialized in mathematics in secondary school. MA107-ST105 Quantitative Methods is in the main alternative and brings students up to the level where they can handle the September Course in Mathematics and Statistics. MA107-ST105 is actually partly mathematics and partly statistics, switching from mathematics to statistics in January. In addition to these main options, MA200 Further Mathematical Methods is available to those with a very strong mathematical background. Statistics courses There are three statistics courses.