Program Overview

Program Overview

The L100 BSc Economics is a three-year single-subject degree programme that provides a thorough grounding in economic theory, along with the technical tools, mathematics, and statistics to assist in mastering the theory.

Curriculum Structure

The first-year curriculum contains compulsory courses on:

• Economic theory
• Applied economics
• Mathematics
• Statistics There is also the opportunity to take optional courses in or outside the department.

Second-Year Curriculum

In the second year, students take compulsory course units in:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics They are also required to take a fourth unit course or two half-unit courses, which may be taken in or outside the department. Economics options available to second-year students include:
  • Finance
  • Money and banking
  • Labour economics
  • Environmental economics

Third-Year Curriculum

In the third year, students are required to take four course units, of which at least three must be economics and at least two from a list of advanced economics courses not available to second-year students. Third-year courses are concerned with:

• Particular fields of application, such as:
  • Industrial economics
  • International economics
  • Economic development
• Advanced theory, including:
  • Game theory
  • Economics of information
• Further topics in econometrics Most third-year courses introduce students to research papers and current research, including that of staff members.

Research and Instruction

Students benefit from instruction by members of staff whose research impacts directly on the policy process, for example via contacts with the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills.