- UCAS course code
- L100
- UCAS institution code
- M20
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Course description
In today's world, it is important to have skills that go beyond classroom knowledge.
The ability to critically analyse and communicate are skills highly valued by employers, and the variation and flexibility of the economics degree provides a platform for developing these areas.
Lucas Hille / BAEcon Economics and Social Studies
The BA Economics course will help you discover what drives economic systems while providing you with the skills to model and quantify these systems.
Under expert guidance, you will gain skills that are particularly relevant for a professional economist but are also sought by a wide range of employers.
Taught by leading experts from one of the largest economics department in the UK, you'll benefit from research-led teaching that covers a breadth of themes.
You will delve into econometrics, operational research, and mathematical economics, management, business, development, microeconomics, and macroeconomics.
Economics with Politics, Sociology and Philosophy all share a common first year. After your first year, you can apply to switch to a different pathway.
Special features
Study abroad
You can apply in Year 1 to spend a semester abroad in Year 2. If you are successful, you will put together a package of course units at your host university in consultation with your Academic Exchange Advisor in Manchester.
Professional experience opportunity
You have the option of boosting your employability through a paid professional placement year. You may apply in your first or second year, extending your course to four years. You will complete your placement in your third year.
Your degree title will be extended to include 'with Professional Experience', giving you the added advantage of relevant work experience when entering the competitive graduate jobs market.
Teaching and learning
Economics course units feature formal lectures supported by smaller tutorials or seminars where you can explore the contents of lectures and recommended reading in greater depth.
Tutorials and seminars are also key in improving your written and oral communication skills through group discussions, essay-writing, and presentations.
You are assigned an Academic Advisor who takes a friendly interest in your progress and can advise you on selecting course units and career opportunities.
Coursework and assessment
The way that you study and are assessed will depend on which course units you choose.
Our methods are designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding, including:
- essays, coursework and other mid-term evaluations;
- dissertations;
- presentations;
- group projects; and
- exams.
Course content for year 1
Year 1 gives you a broad introduction to the social sciences, enabling you to make an informed choice of areas to specialise in for your second and third years.
Course units for year 1
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microeconomics 2 | ECON10232 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Macroeconomics 1 | ECON10241 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Macroeconomics 2 | ECON10262 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Microeconomics 1 | ECON10331 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Power and Value: Perspectives from Social Sciences | SOCS15001 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Fundamentals of Finance | BMAN10552 | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Financial Reporting A | BMAN10621A | 10 | Optional |
| An Introduction to Development Studies | ECON10002 | 10 | Optional |
| Introductory Mathematics | ECON10061 | 10 | Optional |
| Adv Maths - BAEcon & BSc Econ | ECON10071 | 10 | Optional |
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Course content for year 2
In Year 2, you begin to specialise, taking a maximum of 80 credits from a single subject area.
Course units for year 2
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Finance | BMAN10552 | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Financial Reporting A | BMAN10621A | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Management Accounting | BMAN10632 | 10 | Optional |
| Investment Analysis | BMAN20072 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Statement Analysis | BMAN20081 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Markets and Institutions | BMAN21011 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Reporting and Accountability | BMAN21020 | 20 | Optional |
| Intermediate Management Accounting | BMAN21040 | 20 | Optional |
| Foundations of Finance A | BMAN23000 | 20 | Optional |
| Foundations of Finance A | BMAN23000A | 20 | Optional |
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Course content for year 3
In Year 3, you pick your final areas of specialisation.
Course units for year 3
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Finance A | BMAN23000 | 20 | Optional |
| Foundations of Finance A | BMAN23000A | 20 | Optional |
| Business Law 2: Law and the Modern Corporation in an International Context | BMAN24052 | 10 | Optional |
| Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting and Regulation | BMAN30030 | 20 | Optional |
| International Finance | BMAN30060 | 20 | Optional |
| Share Prices and Accounting Information | BMAN30071 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Derivatives | BMAN30091 | 10 | Optional |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | BMAN30111 | 20 | Optional |
| Accountability and Auditing | BMAN30131 | 10 | Optional |
| Corporate Governance in Context | BMAN30211 | 10 | Optional |
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