Economics (BA Hons - Single)

Overview

Economics is an important discipline for understanding the nature and determinants of the income, wealth, and wellbeing of individuals and nations.It explores major current debates on world economic growth, sustainability, banking and financial crises, world trade and global inequality as well as the everyday things of life including work, household income, saving, profit, congestion, and prices!

In a world where there is increasing debate about the scarcity of resources, including energy and raw materials, economics plays a key role in explaining how to allocate these resources efficiently.

We offer a variety of degree courses that provide a solid core of training in economics combined with the opportunity to specialise in areas such as finance or international business. Our students come from all parts of the UK and from over 70 countries worldwide. They exchange ideas, build lasting friendships and develop global networks.

Our teaching is rated as 'Excellent' by the QAA, which is the highest possible rating available for a UK University department.

Course contents**

Our degrees are designed with flexibility so you have some options to change your course for your second and final year.

Level 1 topics include:

• Principles of Economics
• Economics and Society
• Quantitative Methods for Econimics
• Accounting Financial Markets and Institutions

Level 2 topics include:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Empirical Methods for Economics and Finance

Option choices include:

• The European Economy
• Economics of Digital Media
• Environmental Economics
• Economics and Ethics
• Work Placement or Language

Level 3 topics include:

• Global Economic Issues and Research Methods

Option choices include:

• Industrial Economics and Regulation
• Development Economics and Emerging Markets
• International Finance and Trade
• State and Economy
• Economics of Human Resources
• Economics of Multinational Business
• Public Economics
• The World Economy: Growth and Crises since 1870
• Work Placement or Language

Teaching

At London Met you learn from economists who are internationally recognised for their research and who use the latest thinking in their teaching. Many of our staff are expert advisers to organisations such as the World Bank, the European Commission, the Bank of England, UK Government, and industry trade bodies. They are also down-to-earth, practical and friendly and teach in exciting and innovative ways.

In your learning we expect you to research, reason, question, debate and to reach your own conclusions. Our courses are very student-focused and, as a result, more fun. As well as mastering the subject, employers want you to have developed good transferable skills including networking, presentation, team-working, and time management skills. We focus on these progressively in our courses, adding professional relevance to your study. We ensure that you are well supported in your studies and offer our students high levels of class contact time, especially in Year 1.

Assessment

Our students develop their learning through a variety of activities including interactive large group sessions, workshops, and assessments which involve industry projects, case studies, executive summary reports, computer-based projects, group presentations, scenario simulations, and seen/unseen exams. This variety enables our students to demonstrate all their strengths.

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Careers

A degree in economics can give your career a major head-start.. The skills acquired on our degrees are highly valued by organisations and economics graduates are among the highest paid among all graduates [Link]. A wide range of career opportunities are opened up by this course. Our graduates are able to pursue diverse career routes, including jobs in banking and finance, international corporations, management, government, consultancy and research. Others progress to postgraduate study at leading Universities around the world.

Developing your talent, preparing you for high-level employment and helping you build a successful career are at the very top of our agenda. This starts from day one of the course. Our courses in economics help you to learn and develop a variety of key skills that are valued by employers. These include solving business problems, team-working, using IT to analyse, communicate and present ideas, and managing and improving your own performance. On the practical side we advise and help you with career choices, and provide training in job search, application and interview techniques.

Work Placement is available as an accredited option on the course and students work with our business placement office Business Works to locate and seek posts in financial, commercial and non-profit organisations. To widen their experience our students also engage in extra-curricular activities including: volunteering, student societies, and national business competitions.

The Study Abroad Programme allows our students to gain international experience and study in leading European universities including in France, Sweden and the Netherlands, where teaching is in English.

Student profiles

'I could not be happier with my choice of course and university. On the BA Economics, I have been able to match my modules closely to my personal interests and to gain a great foundation for my future career. I have taken modules in Accounting and Financial Reporting, as well as in Economics and this combination of subjects enabled me to land a part-time job in Finance for an international fashion brand during my second year. In addition to enjoying very insightful and entertaining classes, I always felt genuine interest in my personal and career development from my lecturers. Advice and support from my teachers has enormous value for me, as I think everyone would agree that the ability to understand what you really want to do in life is priceless. I also had a chance to meet loads of people with the same interests as me, and a lot of them have become my very close friends. Overall, I think it is very important to get the maximum out of every situation in life, and this university offers an amazing opportunity to do that!'
Olga Belova (2011)

Applying and entry

Sept full-time: apply through UCAS
Sept part-time, Feb 2013 full/part-time: apply direct to the University - contact Admissions for an application form.

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have 240 or more UCAS points, including at least 180 from two or more A levels (or equivalent, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma) in academic or Business subjects. English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) are also required. These requirements may be varied in individual cases.

Accelerated study

It may be possible to enter the course at levels 2/3 if you have a relevant Foundation Degree, HND or equivalent.

Further information

Please contact the Admissions Office:
Tel: 44(0)20 7133 4200
Fax: 44(0)20 7133 2677
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk