Department of Economics |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Economics in 2023/24. Follow the links on the unit codes to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function. |
- Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded ES1*)
- Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded ES2*)
- Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded ES3*)
- Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded ES4* or ES5*)
| Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
Academic Year |
| ES12001 | Microeconomics 1 | 15 Credits |
| ES12002 | Macroeconomics 1 | 15 Credits |
| ES12003 | Programming and computational methods for economists | 10 Credits |
| ES12011 | Economics | 20 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES12004 | Mathematics for economists | 10 Credits |
| ES12009 | Mathematics for economics | 5 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| ES12005 | Probability and statistics | 10 Credits |
| ES12010 | Statistics for economics | 5 Credits |
| Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Academic Year |
| ES20024 | Placement | 60 Credits |
| ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
| ES20070 | Money and finance | 12 Credits |
| ES20110 | Study year abroad | 60 Credits |
| ES20111 | Study abroad and placement | 60 Credits |
| ES20159 | Econometrics | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
| ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
| ES20020 | International economics | 6 Credits |
| ES20023 | Economics of politics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
| ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
| ES20019 | Public finance - economics of taxation | 6 Credits |
| ES20022 | Economic thought & policy | 6 Credits |
| ES20097 | Games and experiments | 6 Credits |
| Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Academic Year |
| ES30029 | Final year research project | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES30027 | Advanced econometrics 1 | 6 Credits |
| ES30031 | Environmental economics 1 | 6 Credits |
| ES30033 | International trade | 6 Credits |
| ES30035 | Analytical development economics | 6 Credits |
| ES30037 | Experimental, behavioural and neuro economics | 6 Credits |
| ES30038 | Public choice | 6 Credits |
| ES30083 | Health economics | 6 Credits |
| ES30089 | Economics of banking | 6 Credits |
| ES30092 | Game theory | 6 Credits |
| ES30170 | Technological change and sustainability | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| ES30025 | Advanced microeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES30028 | Advanced econometrics 2 | 6 Credits |
| ES30032 | Environmental economics 2 | 6 Credits |
| ES30040 | Economics of incentives | 6 Credits |
| ES30044 | Industrial organisation | 6 Credits |
| ES30046 | Growth theory | 6 Credits |
| ES30093 | Political economy | 6 Credits |
| ES30096 | Economics of financial markets | 6 Credits |
| ES30099 | Monetary economics | 6 Credits |
| Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Dissertation period |
| ES50064 | Economics: Masters dissertation | 30 Credits |
| ES50142 | Applied economics: policy brief | 30 Credits |
| ES50156 | Practice track | 30 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES50060 | Econometrics for economics & finance | 6 Credits |
| ES50073 | Research methods in economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50074 | Financial economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50100 | Econometric theory | 6 Credits |
| ES50101 | Macroeconomic theory | 6 Credits |
| ES50102 | Microeconomic theory | 6 Credits |
| ES50104 | Macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES50105 | Microeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES50106 | Financial investment management | 6 Credits |
| ES50112 | Applied econometrics | 6 Credits |
| ES50113 | Applied macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES50114 | Applied microeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES50115 | Applied research methods | 6 Credits |
| ES50116 | Strategic decision making & games | 6 Credits |
| ES50152 | Quantitative methods for economics and game theory | 10 Credits |
| ES50171 | Principles of programming and software engineering | 10 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| ES50053 | Growth theory | 6 Credits |
| ES50059 | Environmental & resource economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50061 | Financial econometrics | 6 Credits |
| ES50076 | Economics of financial institutions | 6 Credits |
| ES50077 | Incentives & performance | 6 Credits |
| ES50078 | International monetary policy & institutions | 6 Credits |
| ES50090 | Financial risk management | 6 Credits |
| ES50094 | Advanced economic theory | 6 Credits |
| ES50103 | Quantitative methods for economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50117 | Applied behavioural economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50119 | Applied financial economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50121 | Experimental economics | 6 Credits |
| ES50122 | Financial markets | 6 Credits |
| ES50125 | Public policy analysis | 6 Credits |
| ES50153 | Game theory, mechanism design, and experimental methods | 10 Credits |
| ES50154 | Financial derivatives | 5 Credits |
| ES50155 | Data mining, machine learning and econometrics | 10 Credits |
| ES50172 | Programming applications | 5 Credits |