- UCAS course code
- LL14
- UCAS institution code
- M20
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BAEcon Development Studies and Social Statistics / Course details
Year of entry: 2021
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Course description
The BA (Hons) Development Studies and Social Statistics degree is a flexible, innovative course that brings together research-led teaching in accounting, business, economics, finance, politics and sociology and offers a considerable depth of insight into contemporary business.
This course offers advanced social statistics teaching for students with a grounding in maths and/or statistics.
Social statistics uses data, which can be numbers, text, sounds, images, memories or experiences; to study human behaviour and social environments.
We use it to ask questions about business environments, the ways they function and their impact.
You'll graduate able to understand and apply central concepts in social statistics, including the theory and method involved in using quantitative data in social science research.
You'll be able to take a critical approach to data sources and understand their strengths and weaknesses. You'll be able to demonstrate to employers that you have skills in complex problem solving, research, and making sense of statistical information in the workplace.
Each of your course units has been developed from the research of specialists in their fields.
Special features
Professional experience opportunity
You have the option of extending your studies and boosting your employability through a paid professional placement year.
You can apply in Year 1 or 2, complete your placement in Year 3, then return to University for Year 4.
The degree title will include 'with Professional Experience', giving you the added advantage of relevant work experience when entering the competitive graduate jobs market.
Teaching and learning
Course units feature formal lectures supported by smaller tutorials or seminars where you explore the contents of lectures and recommended reading in greater depth.
Tutorials and seminars are key to improving your written and oral communication skills through group discussions, essay-writing, and presentations.
You are assigned an Academic Advisor who can advise you on selecting course units and career opportunities.
Coursework and assessment
The range of methods is designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding, including:
- essays, coursework and other mid-term evaluations that allow development of and feedback on your knowledge and understanding;
- dissertations promote the development of argument and understanding of academic material and test how you work independently; and
- presentations or group projects promote the development of teamwork.
Course content for year 1
The first year is designed to give you a solid foundation in the study of Business and a wider understanding of the business environment.
The Development Studies and Social Statistics pathway of the BA (Hons) Economic and Social Studies programme is a modular course and in your first year you take 120 credits overall (so between 10-12 individual course units) made up of:
- 40 credits of Economics
- 20 credits of Mathematics/Statistics
- 40 credits of Social Sciences - eg Sociology, Social Anthropology or Philosophy
- Remaining 20 credits from other disciplines - including Social Sciences, Finance, Development, Applied Statistics, Economic History or Study Skills.
At the end of your first year you can change onto another pathway, such as Economics or Economics and Politics, depending on your own academic interests, as they all share a common first year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Finance | BMAN10552 | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Financial Reporting A | BMAN10621A | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Management Accounting | BMAN10632 | 10 | Optional |
| An Introduction to Development Studies | ECON10002 | 10 | Optional |
| Introductory Mathematics | ECON10061 | 10 | Optional |
| Adv Maths - BAEcon & BSc Econ | ECON10071 | 10 | Optional |
| Advanced Statistics | ECON10072 | 10 | Optional |
| Computing for Social Scientists | ECON10151 | 10 | Optional |
| Microeconomic Analysis 1 | ECON10171 | 10 | Optional |
| Microeconomic Analysis 2 | ECON10172 | 10 | Optional |
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Course content for year 2
In your second year you begin to study your chosen pathway in much greater depth and take 120 credits over the year.
Single pathway
If you specialise in one pathway, such as Business Studies, you can take a maximum of 80 credits (or two thirds of your courses) in that single pathway and up to 40 credits from other pathways from the BA (Econ).
Joint pathway
If you specialise on a joint pathway such as the Development Studies you also take a maximum of 80 credits in any one pathway, but you have the freedom to split these between the two disciplines depending on what you'd like to study.
Free choice units
In your second year you can also take 20 units from across the University.
- Go beyond the boundaries of your degree with University College for Interdisciplinary Learning
- Stand out from the crowd and give something back through the Manchester Leadership Programme
- Study a language and improve your career prospects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics IIA | ECON20321 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Development Economics IIB | ECON20332 | 10 | Mandatory |
| Essentials of survey design and analysis | SOST20022 | 20 | Mandatory |
| Fundamentals of Finance | BMAN10552 | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Financial Reporting A | BMAN10621A | 10 | Optional |
| Fundamentals of Management Accounting | BMAN10632 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Statement Analysis | BMAN20081 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Markets and Institutions | BMAN21011 | 10 | Optional |
| Financial Reporting and Accountability | BMAN21020 | 20 | Optional |
| Foundations of Finance A | BMAN23000 | 20 | Optional |
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Course content for year 3
In your final year you take 120 credits overall.
Single pathway
If you specialise in a single pathway, such as Business Studies, you can take a minimum of 80 credits in that single area and up to 40 credits from other pathways from the BA (Econ).
Joint pathway
If you specialise in a joint pathway such as Economics and Politics you take a minimum of 50 credits from each of the two disciplines, and choose the split between the two pathways that you prefer.
Course content for year 4
Facilities
- One of the UK's largest academic libraries .
- 24/7 access to computer facilities across campus.
- A wide variety of extra-curricular facilities all in the heart of the UK's most popular student city .