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Business Economics – (B.A.)
Durham University
Durham Business School
| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,632 - ≈ € 11,658 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Durham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Durham University
You will follow a common core programme of first year modules which aims to build a firm and broad foundation for further study:
* elements of economics
* economic methods
* the world economy.
In your second and third year you will take options from a wide range of modules and can specialise as your interests develop. You also have the opportunity to extend your course to four years by taking year three as an industrial placement or an international exchange.
Contents
Business Economics expands the core of the Economics degree to include two further core modules investigating finance, business, accounting and management, and one further module, either environmental economics or one chosen from another department.
In year two, you study five core modules investigating macroeconomics, microeconomics, data analysis, business competition and corporate finance, and choose one further module from a selection that includes economics of social policy, European economics, intermediate methods for economics and finance, and organisational behaviour, marketing or one chosen from another department.
In year three, you study one core module looking at industrial organisation; choose a further three modules from a selection that includes applied econometrics, development economics, history of economic thought, labour economics, international economics, monetary economics, environmental economics and policy, public economics, advanced macro and micro economic theory, security investment analysis, financial theory and corporate policy; and produce a dissertation (double module).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* You will not need A-Level Economics.
* You will need at least a grade B in AS Level Mathematics if you are not doing A- Level Maths.
* You will normally be required to have A* grades in GCSE Mathematics and English Language, though some flexibility will be exercised in implementing this condition.
* We do not accept A-Level General Studies.
* Applicants are encouraged to avoid studying both Economics and Business Studies A-Levels because of the significantly overlapping curricula.
* International students without English A-level or equivalent, or those whose medium of instruction is not in English, will need an IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element scoring less than 6
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 573 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 230 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 89 |
Accreditation
Durham Business School is one of a small, elite group of institutions worldwide who are accredited by all three major business school accreditation bodies - AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. This achievement is a testament to the quality of the School and provides the extra assurance that Durham Business School and its programmes have been rigorously tested and proven to be of the high quality demanded by today´s professionals.
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