Economics (single / combined honours)

Economics is the social science that studies "mankind in the everyday business of life" (Marshall). Our BSc degrees examine decision-making in the context of a market economy, and the institutional supports for such an economy to operate effectively. They deal with cutting-edge issues, such as the problems of achieving macroeconomic and exchange-rate stability, and also issues from the wider economic field: the allocation of resources to health, and raising environmental quality, for example. The University's Economics and International Studies Department also contains historians and political scientists as well as economists, reflecting the wide view we take of economics, and of how we can understand the social, political and cultural problems arising within our increasingly interdependent world.

The BSc in Economics will be attractive to students aiming to work as advisors in national or international agencies, as teachers or journalists, or simply those wishing to keep their options open before going on to a business career or in the professions. The degree also permits students to take courses in politics, law, and the humanities, further broadening the perspective.

As with the rest of Humanities, Economics maintains small-group teaching, disappearing at other universities, allowing a real immersion in the subject, and thoughtfulness and care in the teaching. You will have small-group tutorials with eminent academics in your field, and will be able to make real progress in your studies.