BSc Economics

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year students on this programme will:

- Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate a range of economic concepts, theories, ideas and analytical tools and the social and historical contexts of their development. (PA1)
- Show knowledge of the economic environment (including economic institutions, systems and phenomena) and understanding of changes in this environment. (PA2)
- Indicate an appreciation of the range of areas to which economics can and cannot be applied. (PA3)
- Critically evaluate economic, social and business issues. (PA4)
- Demonstrate the ability to apply and use understanding of economics to solve emerging theoretical and empirical problems. (PA5)
- Show evidence of being an effective communicators and self-confident, independent collaborator. (PA6)
- Operate in regard to known ethical and cultural issues. (PA7)

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- the key transferable skills necessary for employment related to Economics;
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
- the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;
- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in individual and group settings; and
- the skills necessary to support future independent learning.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the discipline;
- work that draws on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within the discipline; and
- work that is typically both evaluative and analytical.