Programme Specification for Economics (Major, Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why Study Economics as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
With a long history of teaching economics programmes matching industry-based learning with academic excellence, UEL's Royal Docks Business School gives you everything you'll need to fast-track your career. You'll be studying within one ofLondon's most diverse business schools, based in the heart of the capital's Docklands - just a few miles from the City and the towering skyline of Canary Wharf. You'll gain a thorough grounding in the principles and practices of economics, look at the role of government and regulation in relation to global markets, and discover analytical reasoning abilities you may not think you had.
Undergraduate Economics programmes have been successfully taught at UEL for thirty-seven years. The Economics group have been ranked at 3A in the last two Research Assessment Exercises (the highest grading awarded to any ‘new university’ Economics Department/Group in 1996).
What will I study?
Economics is a topical subject, at the forefront of current affairs. It is concerned with how societies and individuals organize to meet their material needs. Consequently, it has an impact on all of us in our daily lives. Thus, if you decide to study Economics, you will receive a systematic understanding of how economies work and how economic performance and policy-making affect society.
In general terms, Economics deals with issues such as: the ways markets work; what firms do, what their motives are, how they perform; and the role of government in regulating business activity. Analytical reasoning is central to Economics and this explains why Economics degrees are highly valued by employers.
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for Economics
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student).
What career opportunities are open to me if I study Economics?
Economics is a skills-based discipline and the fact that Economics graduates of all types move into a wide range of careers indicates a good level of transferable skills. In addition to subject specific skills, cognitive and transferable skills are also developed. Both types of skill are taught within the context of the subject, the former including: abstract thinking, critical analysis, synthesis and summary and evaluation; the latter: planning and management of learning, investigative skills, problem-solving, communication and presentation and interactive, group and psycho-motor skills (such as IT skills). These skills are enhanced by the knowledge and capabilities acquired via core Business modules and together these elements provide students with an excellent ‘employablity’ potential.
Economics graduates move into a very wide range of careers including: occupations in private business, the financial sector, and the public sector (e.g. the civil service and teaching)
Earning potential can be very high in some (mainly financial) areas, and Economics graduates tend to be higher paid than those from many other fields.
What can I combine with Economics?
We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit this page www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes for a full list.
Entry Requirements
280 UCAS tariff points (including two passes at A2 level) plus GCSE Maths and English grade C or above.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk).
If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line
Other Business programmes available
For further information on the range of Business programmes available at UEL, please visit the School Page http://www.uel.ac.uk/business/
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours on 0208 223 2575 or email us at combined.honours@uel.ac.uk
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