Department of Economics |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Economics in 2024/25. 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 |
| ES20110 | Study year abroad | 60 Credits |
| ES20111 | Study abroad and placement | 60 Credits |
| ES20173 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
| ES22012 | Econometrics | 10 Credits |
| ES22015 | Introduction to econometrics | 10 Credits |
| ES22018 | Behavioural and experimental economics | 10 Credits |
| ES22024 | Financial economics | 10 Credits |
| ES22026 | International economics | 10 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES20175 | Money and finance | 12 Credits |
| ES22013 | Macroeconomics 2 | 10 Credits |
| ES22016 | Money and finance | 10 Credits |
| ES22027 | Monetary economics | 10 Credits |
| ES22028 | Public finance | 10 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| ES22014 | Microeconomics 2 | 10 Credits |
| ES22023 | Environmental and natural resource economics | 10 Credits |
| ES22025 | Health economics | 10 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 |
| ES30174 | Economic thought & policy | 6 Credits |
| Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Academic Year |
| ES52075 | Research methods in economics and finance | 0 Credits |
Dissertation period |
| ES50156 | Practice track | 30 Credits |
| ES52069 | Masters dissertation | 30 Credits |
| ES52072 | Policy briefs | 30 Credits |
| ES52073 | Practice track | 30 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| ES50152 | Quantitative methods for economics and game theory | 10 Credits |
| ES50171 | Principles of programming and software engineering | 10 Credits |
| ES52052 | Applied macroeconomics | 10 Credits |
| ES52053 | Applied microeconomics | 10 Credits |
| ES52056 | Econometrics | 10 Credits |
| ES52057 | Econometrics for economics and finance | 10 Credits |
| ES52063 | Financial economics | 5 Credits |
| ES52068 | Macroeconomics | 10 Credits |
| ES52070 | Microeconomics | 10 Credits |
| ES52071 | Microeconomics for finance | 5 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| ES52050 | Advanced economic theory | 10 Credits |
| ES52051 | Applied financial economics | 10 Credits |
| ES52054 | Behavioural economics | 5 Credits |
| ES52055 | Behavioural finance | 5 Credits |
| ES52058 | Economics of banking and financial institutions | 5 Credits |
| ES52061 | Financial decision making and applications | 10 Credits |
| ES52062 | Financial econometrics | 5 Credits |
| ES52064 | Financial markets | 5 Credits |
| ES52065 | Introduction to programming and machine learning applications in economics and finance | 10 Credits |
| ES52066 | Investment banking | 5 Credits |
| ES52067 | Macroeconomic policy and institutions | 10 Credits |
| ES52074 | Public policy analysis | 10 Credits |