BA Hons Economics

at University College Cork

Modules

Year 1 Modules:

• EC1106 Introductory Microeconomics (5 credits)
• EC1116 Introductory Macroeconomics (5 credits)
• EC1131 Economic Decision Making (5 credits)

Year 2 Modules:

Students decide how many credits of economics they wish to study.  Students can study 10 credits, 20 credits, 30 credits, 40 credits or 50 credits of economics.  Once the students select the number of credits the module they will study is specified.  The most popular choice is 30 credits.  This allows students to combine economics with another subject from the wonderful array of subjects available.
 

Economics becomes more quantitative in second year with greater use of mathematics, statistics and diagrams.
 

Core

Microeconomics:  Behaviour and Organisations;  Microeconomics: Organisations and Institutions; Macroeconomics: Growth and Development; Macroeconomics: Business Cycles
 

Electives

Economic Data and Skills for Data Collection;  Skills for Interpretation of Economic Data; Introduction to Mathematical Economic Analysis; Introduction to Statistical Economic Analysis; Reasoning and Critical Thinking in Economics;  Reflection and Persuasion in Economics
 

Year 3*/4 Modules:

Students build on and apply, the material from second year.  The greater emphasis on application is illustrated by the fact that there is a 5-credit project course in both semester 1 and semester 2.  Students are also required to take 5 credits of econometrics in semester 1.
 

Students are exposed to the application of economics to areas like human resources, financial markets, regional economies, and sport.
 

Modules:

The Economics of Corporate Strategy;  Capital Markets and Asset Valuation;  Portfolio Theory and Asset Management; Economics of the Labour Market;  Human Resource Economics;  Health Economics;  Public Expenditure;  Public Finance; Growth and Competitiveness;  Growth and Innovation;  Principles of Insurance;  Quantitative Methods:  Econometrics;  Survey Methods
 

*BA International students spend third year studying in an approved foreign university in a country of the student's major language or subject.  They will return to complete their final year in UCC in Year 4.

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 may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Economics provides a whole range of skills (analytical, problem-solving, computers, data handling, presentation and communication) and knowledge required by employers. Our teaching approach at UCC, with its emphasis on transformative education, will prepare you for the knowledge economy, the need for continual change and for life-long learning.
 

Graduates with Economics have traditionally gone into a wide variety of different types of jobs, including:

• teaching
• banking and finance
• business consultancy
• journalism
   

Many of our students have continued into postgraduate education and professional training in areas such as economics, finance, and business-related courses such as marketing, management and computing.