BA Hons Economics through Transformational Learning

at University College Cork

Modules

Year 1 Modules:
 

Core - 45 credits of Economics

• EC1113 The World of Economics: Cooperation in the Economic System (5 credits)
• EC1114 The World of Economics: Public Policy in the Economic System (5 credits)
• EC1115 The World of Economics: Coordination and Individual Decision Making (5 credits)
• EC1107 Reading Economists (5 credits)
• EC1108 Communicating Economic Reasoning (5 credits)
• EC1109 Transition to Professional Life I (10 credits)
• EC1111 Economic Data Collection (5 credits)
• EC1112 Economic Data as Evidence (5 credits)

Electives - 15 credits of another First Arts subject from Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 
 

Year 2 Modules:

The Changing Economy:  Recessions and Booms;  Money and Monetary Policy;  Government Spending and Tax;  Economic Journey through Life Decisions:  Economic Information and Uncertainty;  Firms in a World of Uncertainty;  Behavioural Economics;  Economic Modelling of Decision Makers;  Empirical Research Methods;  Reasoning and Problem Solving in Economics;  Research in Economics;  Transition to Professional Life 
 

Year 3 Modules:

The Economics of Creativity; The Role of Place in Innovation; The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: International Cooperation; Economic Growth and Development; Financial Institutions and Markets; Either Economics and the Labour Market or Health Economics or the Economics of Sport, Methods for Economic Investigation:  Survey Design and Implementation; Research Methods for Economic Investigation:  Empirical Econometrics; Undergraduate Dissertation;  Transition to Professional Life

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & ExaminationsThe minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA Hons Economics  through Transformational Learning may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

The following work-based competencies are specifically targeted to improve your employability:
 

• problem-solving and analytical skills

• critical reasoning skills

• communication and presentation skills

• numeracy and IT skills

• group work/leadership skills

• planning and organizational skills
   

Graduates with Economics have traditionally gone into a wide variety of careers such as:
 

• economic consultancy
• data analyst
• junior economist
• project management
• advisory services
• accountancy
• marketing
• banking 
• postgraduate, doctoral and professional training
   

The capability to be reflective, self-aware, creative and to develop yourself is in keeping with the need today for self-motivated and independent graduates able to change and adapt throughout their working lives.