- UCAS course code
- L900
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BAEcon)
BAEcon Development Studies
In-depth study into the problems and options faced by the developing world.
Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: L900 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
- 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
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £29,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Scholarships and bursaries, including the Manchester Bursary , are available to eligible home/EU students.
Some undergraduate UK students will receive bursaries of up to £2,000 per year, in addition to the government package of maintenance grants.
You can get information and advice on student finance to help you manage your money.
Course unit details:
Introductory Statistics for Economists
| Unit code | SOST10062 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The content of the course will include:
- Background Concepts;
- Exploratory Analysis and Descriptive Statistics;
- Probability, Joint and Marginal Probabilities, Independence, Probability Trees;
- Random Variables and Probability Distributions;
- The Normal Distribution;
- Exploring and Modelling Relationships;
- Linear Regression;
- Statistical Inference, Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory Mathematics | ECON10061 | Co-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The aims of this course are:
- to provide an introduction to basic statistical concepts and methods;
- to understand concepts of probability and statistical inference;
- to gain knowledge of methods for exploring relationships in data;
- to develop skills in interpreting results.
The course is structured around the use of social statistics within society and will cover issues associated with the use of statistics in the public domain.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
- use appropriate statistics, graphs and tables to explore data;
- develop contingency tables to explore relationships with categorical data;
- apply probability theory and understand the concept of independence;
- use techniques to measure relationships between variables and build simple linear regression models;
- carry out hypothesis testing and interpret the results of statistical analyses;
- develop skills in performing statistical analysis and presentation of data and results in Excel.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
Tutorials/Exercise Classes
Please note the information in scheduled activity hours are for guidance only and may change.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 100% |
Feedback methods
For information about feedback please follow this link:
http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/tlso/map/teachinglearningassessment/assessment/sectionb-thepracticeofassessment/policyonfeedbacktostudents/.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment written exam | 1.5 |
| Lectures | 14 |
| Tutorials | 8 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 76.5 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Thomas Rudkin | Unit coordinator |