This course aims to provide balanced and rigorous training in modern economics theories and techniques at postgraduate level. You will be introduced to key concepts, ideas, tools and techniques via core and optional course units, and have the opportunity to demonstrate and develop your skills by writing a summer dissertation. By the end of the course, you should be able to read and understand the leading economics journals, develop economic models of your own from which to derive original results and offer a critique of underlying theories.
Graduates from the Economics pathway are highly sought by employers. BA (Econ) graduates have gone on to the following careers.
Accountancy and professional services - Ernst and Young, KPMG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers - as well as other graduate level employers such as Grant Thornton and BDO.
Finance and banking - Alliance and Leicester, American Express, Bloomberg, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Cooperative Bank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, UBS.
Government - National Audit Office, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Health, FSA, Government Economics Service, HMRC, H M Treasury, House of Lords, Ministry of Justice, NHS, Welsh Assembly.
Plus - BAE Systems, BBC, BT, Centre for Economics and Business Research, IBM, New Economy, Thomson Reuters.
Most course units feature formal lectures supported by smaller tutorials or seminars, in which you will be able to explore the contents of lectures and recommended reading in greater depth.
Tutorials and seminars are also key elements in improving your written and oral communication skills through group discussions, essay-writing and presentations.
Students are assigned an Academic Advisor, an academic member of staff who takes a friendly interest in your progress and can advise you on selecting course units and career opportunities.
♦1- One Photocopy of the Data Page of your Passport.
♦2- Official Transcripts.
♦3- Certification of the Senior high school.
♦4- Language Proficiency Certificate (if have any Language Certificate).
♦5- One Photocopy of Physical Examination.
♦6- Study/Research Plan (Not Less than 800 Words).