- UCAS course code
- LN13
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Early clearing information
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Bachelor of Arts (BAEcon)
BAEcon Economics and Finance
Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: LN13 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific subjects
Course unit details:
Advanced Microeconomics
| Unit code | ECON30001 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The unit covers a range of topics of Microeconomics at the advanced undergraduate level. Topics can include choice under risk and uncertainty, asymmetric information, valuing information, screening, moral hazard, elements of contract theory and mechanism design, game theoretic applications such as auctions and bargaining, and methods of experimental economics.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Mathematics | ECON10071A | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 2 | ECON20512 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Microeconomics 4 | ECON20022 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Advanced Mathematics | ECON20071 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Advanced Mathematics | ECON10071B | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
(ECON20022 or ECON20512) and (ECON10071 or ECON20071)
Aims
The unit aims to:
Expose students to topics in Microeconomics at the advanced undergraduate level.
Syllabus
Provisional
Topics can include choice under risk and uncertainty, asymmetric information, valuing information, adverse selection, screening, moral hazard, elements of contract theory and mechanism design, game theoretic applications such as auctions and bargaining, and methods of experimental economics.
Teaching and learning methods
Synchronous activities (such as Lectures or Review and Q&A sessions, and tutorials), and guided self-study.
Knowledge and understanding
Students will have an understanding of the central topics of advanced Microeconomics.
Intellectual skills
Abstract reasoning, economic modelling and problem solving, analytical skills, evaluation and critical analysis of arguments, theories and policies.
Practical skills
Providing formal proofs, problem solving, writing formal arguments and explanations, developing a clear and succinct writing style, independently locate and assess relevant literature and to draw on these to develop understanding and to construct arguments.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
Precision, able to follow and provide logical arguments, producing digital documents with equations and diagrams, working consistently towards deadlines, responding to feedback to consolidate understanding.
Assessment methods
30% Coursework/Problem Set
70% Exam
Feedback methods
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Recommended reading
- Advanced Microeconomic Theory, Jehle and Reny.
- Microeconomic Theory, Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green.
- Information Economics, Birchler and Butler.
- Lecture Notes in Microeconomics, Rubinstein.
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Sophie Kreutzkamp | Unit coordinator |