BSc Economics and International Economics
Following a similar structure to BSc Economics, this programme is particularly suitable if you are interested in studying international trade and international aspects of financial economics. It will provide you with core training in economics, combined with a special focus on a range of aspects of international economics, including international trade and monetary economics, in which the school has a worldwide reputation.
Modules in international economics form a significant element of this programme, but there is also ample opportunity to take modules offered by other schools in the University. As a graduate, you will have a thorough knowledge of economic theory and how it is applied to the real world, particularly in relation tointernational trade, monetary economics and globalisation.
You will also be familiar with the key analytical techniques that economists use in practice.
Year one
In your first year, you will study the core of BSc Economics with additional modules in the economics of integration, focusing on the key principles and the largest customs union in the world: the European Union.
Typical core modules
- Economic Integration 1 and 2
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Quantitative Economics
Year two
This year will help develop your knowledge of the theoretical framework for international trade and money, including topics such as globalisation, off-shoring, monetary policy and the business cycle. You can apply to spend a semester on exchange.
Typical core modules
- Applied Econometrics 1 and 2
- International Trade
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Microeconomic Theory
Typical optional modules
- Development Economics
- Experimental and Behavioural Economics
- Financial Economics
Year three
Typical core modules
- Advanced International Trade 1 and 2
- Economics Dissertation
Typical optional modules
- Advanced Development Economics
- Advanced Financial Economics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Advanced Experimental and Behavioural Economics
- International Money and Macroeconomics
- Topics in Econometrics