- UCAS course code
- NN43
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BAEcon)
BAEcon Accounting and Finance
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Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: NN43 / 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 requirements
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 £31,500 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.
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Course unit details:
Microeconomics 1
| Unit code | ECON10331 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The aims of this course are to:
- provide a self-contained introduction to microeconomics;
- introduce a range of microeconomic concepts and analytical tools
Intended Learning Outcomes
- ability to understand and make appropriate use of core microeconomic concepts such as revenue and cost, opportunity cost, elasticities, marginal and average values
- understanding of the role and limits of markets
- understanding of the relationship between modern “neoclassical” economics and “classical” schools of economic thought
- ability to analyse the behaviour of firms
Pre/co-requisites
None, this unit assumes no Economics training.
Cannot be taken with ECON10171.
Aims
The aims of this course are to:
• provide a self-contained introduction to microeconomics;
• introduce a range of microeconomic concepts and analytical tools
Learning outcomes
- ability to understand and make appropriate use of core microeconomic concepts such as revenue and cost, opportunity cost, elasticities, marginal and average values
- understanding of the role and limits of markets
- understanding of the relationship between modern “neoclassical” economics and “classical” schools of economic thought
- ability to analyse the behaviour of firms
Syllabus
Provisional
1. The Capitalist Revolution
Capitalism, Growth, Demographic Transition
Core Reading: ‘The Economy’ Chapter 1
2. Economic Models: Technological Change, Population & Growth
Malthus, the Industrial Revolution, Introduction to Economic Models, the Nature of Economics
Core Reading: ‘The Economy’ Chapter 2
3. Classical Economic Thought
Smith, Ricardo, Marx
Core Reading: Notes provided by the lecturer.
4. The Marginal Revolution: Scarcity, Work And Choice
Preferences, Opportunity Costs, Decision-making and scarcity
Core Reading: ‘The Economy’ Chapter 3
5. Social and Strategic Interactions
Conflict, Co-operation, Institutions, Norms and Behaviour
Core Reading: ‘The Economy’ Chapter 4
6. The Price-Making Firm
Production, Costs, Revenue, Demand and its Elasticity, Competition & Market Power
Core Reading: 'The Economy' Chapter 7
7. The PriceTaking Firm
Perfect Competition, Competitive Equilibrium Taxes.
Core Reading: 'The Economy' Chapter 8 & Chapter 11 [section 11.1 - 11.3]
8. Markets, Efficiency & Market failure
Market Failure. Pollution.
Core Reading: ‘The Economy’ Chapter 12
Teaching and learning methods
Synchronous activities (such as Lectures or Review and Q&A sessions, and tutorials), and guided self-study
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving
- Written communication
Assessment methods
Online Test 1, 22.5%
Online Test 2, 22.5%
Essay 55% - 1,200 words
Feedback methods
Individual and group work in the tutorials, and feedback thereon.
Online practice tests on Blackboard
Online discussion and feedback (from peers and staff)
Recommended reading
The primary textbook for this course will be:
The CORE project (2017) The Economy. Economics for a Changing World. Oxford University Press.
See the e-book, and additional resources, at: www.core-econ.org
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Daniel Rigby | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
For every 10 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 100 hours. This time generally includes any contact times (online or face to face, recorded and live), but also independent study, work for coursework, and group work. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary