Economics – (B.A.)

Students have a strong mathematical background and intend to advance their knowledge to become modern and skilled economists, able to proceed to postgraduate training in the best universities or in renowned organisations in the private or public sector. Modern professional economists need to have a clear understanding of economic principles in order to recognise and model relevant economic problems, and they need to be equipped with mathematical and econometric tools in order to solve and analyse such problems. The BEconSc-Economics degree provides students with the required training by having at its core a compulsory stream of courses in economic principles, mathematical modelling and econometric techniques. Further, the compulsory core is supplemented with additional courses in several areas of specialisation within economics. The academic year at Manchester is divided into two semesters and successfully completed courses provide students with 10 or 20 credits towards completion of the degree. Typically a 10 credit course is completed within a semester while a 20 credit course is spread over the entire academic year. For a successful graduation, students on the BEconSc-Economics programme are required to complete 120 credits in each of the three academic years of study. Each year must be completed before proceeding to the next one. We encourage students to split the workload evenly over the academic year, so that typically six courses are studied in each semester. Students may also apply to spend one semester studying abroad during the second year of their degree. The Study Abroad website contains further information.