Undergraduate
BSc
in Economics
Who
is it for?
The
aim of this degree is not only to cover the analysis of a certain
set of topics but to teach an approach to a logical analysis
of social and individual decision-making. It is centred around
a core of economic theory and the tools it requires, with opportunities
for specialisation in particular applications in the 'optional
units'.
'Economics'
does not have just one definition. It covers a wide range of
topics, such as: how an individual or household chooses its
pattern of consumption and saving, how businesses set their
prices, how consumers and firms interact so as to determine
the overall output and price of a product, the role of government
in regulating economic activity, the determination of aggregate
output, unemployment and inflation, the balance of payments
and exchange rates.
This
degree would be of most value to you for employment as a professional
economist in industry, finance or the civil service, but it
is also valued by employers for other occupations where a demonstrated
ability for logical and quantitative reasoning is desired (e.g.
accountancy, banking or general managerial posts).
