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Economics BA
at University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 24,750
Country Rank#12
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 88

Program Overview

The BA Economics provides you with a broad understanding of economics and exposes you to a range of specialist economics areas. You'll develop the theoretical understanding and quantitative skills to help you become highly proficient economists, with a focus on the application of economics to real-world problems.

In your first year you'll be introduced to foundational economic principles and theories and develop your core quantitative skills in mathematical methods for economics. You will then build on your toolkit of theoretical and quantitative skills in your second and final years and apply these to the areas of economics that interest you the most.

Our degree is designed to give you the choice of which pathway you wish to specialise in. You'll have the same core and optional modules on the BA Economics and BSc Economics courses in the first and second years, so that you can study modules in both applied and methodological economics.

At the end of your second year you will then decide if you wish to pursue the applied pathway (BA Economics), or the methodological pathway (BSc Economics). This will determine the modules you can choose to study in your final year.

Course Content
Modules

Applied pathway

These modules provide you with the skills to analyse the economic issues that you're most interested in, whether related to individuals, firms or governments, using the methodological tools you have learned throughout your degree programme.

Methodological pathway

These modules will train you in theoretical, mathematical and statistical methods and you will learn how to to use these tools to analyse economics issues. In your final year, you will have the option to specialise in this methodological pathway and change your degree to BSc Economics.

Year 1:

Methodological pathway:
- Economic Analysis and Policy
- Statistical Methods for Economics
Plus one from:
- Mathematical Methods for Economics 1
- Mathematical Methods for Economics 2
Year 2:

Methodological pathway:
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Econometrics
Applied pathway - three from:
- International Economics
- Labour Economics
- Economics of Financial Institutions
- Public Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- Economic Decision-making
- Macroeconomic Policy
Year 3:

Applied pathway - four from:
- Education Economics
- Political Economy
- International Trade
- Monetary Economics
- Development Economics
- Health Economics
- Economic Analysis of Inequality and Poverty
- Economics of Race and Gender
- Behavioural Economics
- Environmental Economics
- The Economics of Innovation
Research in Practice pathway:
- Economics in Action
Entry Requirement
Applicants with a minimum aggregate of 75% and 75-80% in key subjects at Standard XII will typically be considered for direct admission to undergraduate degree programmes.
Applicants with a minimum of 3 A levels will be considered for direct admission to undergraduate programmes.
International Baccalaureate diploma holders will be considered for direct admission to undergraduate programmes. Required scores and subjects vary from course to course.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£24750 per year

Career Prospect

Employment skills and personal development are embedded throughout our curriculum. All students receive employability sessions in their first year, where you will learn about finding placements or internships, and what jobs you can do with an economics degree.

Our courses have a strong emphasis on data analysis from year one, where you will learn to analyse real data using software including Excel and Stata. You’ll gain independent research skills that are highly valued by employers in your final year dissertation or Economics in Action module. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in the Sheffield Economics Employability Development (SEED) scheme which is a series of careers events and opportunities to develop your skills for employment.

Cost Of Studying At University of Sheffield

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Economics BA at University of Sheffield