GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BSc Economics Degree Course - 3 Years

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Overview

Develop a deep understanding of the factors that influence income, wealth and wellbeing, how scarce resources are allocated, distributed and utilised today and how they may change in the future.

Covering the core concepts, practices and techniques of economics, this course also allows you to develop the analytical, quantitative, computing, presentation and other transferable skills required by professional economists and employers in both the private and public sectors.

You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of microeconomics and macroeconomics and build your mathematical skills. A wide range of optional modules give you the chance to explore specialist areas such as business economics, monetary policy, international trade or health or transport economics.

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Course Content

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Our degrees have a modular structure. This means that compulsory modules provide you with the core knowledge and skills that you need, while optional and discovery modules allow you to shape your course to suit your personal interests and career aspirations.

Year 1 will give you a firm foundation in economic theory and history, the structures and institutions of industry and debates surrounding economic performance. You’ll also develop your mathematical and statistical skills to support the rest of your studies.

In the following year you’ll build on your understanding of microeconomics and macroeconomics, as well as econometrics and theories surrounding economic growth and distributions. You’ll continue to improve your skills in mathematics and statistics, and explore topics that suit your interests and career plans through your choice of optional modules. You could focus on industrial economics, ethical issues in the subject, or exciting applications of economics in relation to health or transport.

Your final year will give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of more complex microeconomic and macroeconomic topics, while diverse optional modules mean you could focus on economic development, international banking and finance, public enterprise or environmental economics. You’ll also apply the knowledge and skills you have gained to an independently researched dissertation on a topic of your choice.

 

Course Structure

 

Year 1

Compulsory modules

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• Personal Tutorials for Economics 10 credits

• Mathematical Economics 10 credits

• Economics and Global History 10 credits

• Economic Institutions (Industry) 10 credits

• Research Skills for Economists 10 credits

• Economic Theory and Applications 1 20 credits

• Statistics for Economics and Business 1 10 credits

• Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 (for those without A-level Mathematics) 10 credits

• Optional modules

• Economic Institutions (Labour) 10 credits

• Economic Controversies 10 credits

• Analytical Methods 20 credits

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• Year 2

Compulsory modules

• Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution 10 credits

• Intermediate Microeconomics 10 credits

• Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 10 credits

• Applied Economics 10 credits

• Introduction to Econometrics 10 credits

• Intermediate Macroeconomics 10 credits

• Statistics for Business and Economics 2 10 credits

• Optional modules

• Introduction to Health Economics 10 credits

• From Study to Work 10 credits

• Industrial Economics 10 credits

• Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain 10 credits

• Explanation in Economics 10 credits

• The International Economic Environment 10 credits

• Business Economics 10 credits

• Labour Economics 10 credits

• Economics of Innovation 10 credits

• How to be a Successful Policy Economist 10 credits

• Ethics and Economics 10 credits

• Transport Economics 10 credits

• Project Appraisal 10 credits

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Year 3

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Microeconomics 10 credits

• Economics Dissertation 30 credits

• Advanced Macroeconomics 10 credits

• Optional modules

• Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health 10 credits

• International Trade 10 credits

• Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth 10 credits

• International Banking and Finance 10 credits

• Transnational Corporations in the World Economy 10 credits

• Economic Development 20 credits

• Economics of Famines 20 credits

• Environmental Economics 10 credits

• Applied Econometrics 10 credits

• Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy 10 credits

• Public Enterprise and Regulation 10 credits

• Global Economic Coordination and Governance 10 credits

• Current Topics in European Integration 10 credits

• Economics of Labour-Managed Firms 10 credits

• The Economics of Unions 10 credits

• The Political Economy of Work 10 credits

• Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy 20 credits

• More information on modules at courses catalogue after your enrollment.

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• Learning and teaching

• You’ll be taught through lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical classes. You’ll enjoy extensive tutorial support and have freedom in your workload and options.

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• Assessment

• You’re assessed by a range of methods, including formal exams and in-course assessment.

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