Bachelor of Science (BSc)

BSc Economics

Undertake highly structured training in economics, with a focus on enhancing and applying quantitative and analytical skills in modern economics.
  • Duration: 3 or 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: L102 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study abroad
  • Industrial experience

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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.

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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).

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Course unit details:
Macroeconomic Analysis 1

Course unit fact file
Unit code ECON10181
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Semester 1
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The unit aims to: (i) provide an introduction to macroeconomics; (ii) cover the preparatory material for more specialist courses in economics in the second and third years; (iii) provide key employability skills, such as the ability to describe recent key macroeconomic events and global issues to a non-economist.

On completion of this unit successful students will be able to

Knowledge and Understanding: (i) have a firm grounding in introductory macroeconomic principles; (ii) be able to manipulate and perform basic analysis of economic data relating to issues of contemporary importance.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Advanced Mathematics ECON10071A Co-Requisite Compulsory
ECON10181 Macroeconomic Analysis 1 Pre-requisite: A Level Maths

A-Level Mathematics (compulsory Pre-Requisite).

This course unit is for BA Econ, BSc Econ and PPE students only.

NOT available to students who have previously taken ECON10041/42 or ECON10081/82.

Aims

The unit aims to:

  1. Provide an introduction to macroeconomics.
  2. Cover the preparatory material for more specialist courses in economics in the second and third years.
  3. Provide key employability skills, such as the ability to describe recent key macroeconomic events and global issues to a non-economist.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit successful students will be able to:

  1. Have a firm grounding in introductory macroeconomic principles.
  2. Be able to manipulate and perform basic analysis of economic data relating to issues of contemporary importance.

Syllabus

 

  • Introduction: GDP, Unemployment, Inflation
  • The Goods Markets
  • Financial Markets
  • The IS-LM Model
  • The Labour Market
  • The AS-AD Model
  • The Phillips Curve
  • Inflation, Money Growth and Real Rate of Interest
     

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
Skills of analysis, and the application of analytical models. The evaluation and critical analysis of arguments, theories and policies. Ability to synthesise and evaluate data.
Problem solving
Other
Ability to independently locate and assess relevant literature, and to draw on these to develop understanding and to construct arguments. Time management and ability to work to deadlines.

Assessment methods

10%      Assignments

70%      Exam

20%      Mid-term test

 

Feedback methods

  • Tutorial discussion.
  • Q&As.
  • Office hours.
  • Revision sessions.
  • Ddiscussion boards.

Recommended reading

Olivier Blanchard, Alessia Amighini and Francesco Giavazzi, Macroeconomics: A European Perspective,  2 edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2013.


Note that this textbook can be viewed online for free through the University library.
 

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Manuel Mosquera Tarrio Unit coordinator

Additional notes

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