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Economics
Programme structure
Students have a choice of three Honours programmes in Economics:
- Single Honours in Economics
- Joint Honours in Economics and another subject
Year 1
Students will study Economics 1A and 1B (40 credits) and two other subjects (80 credits) selected from the choice offered by their degree programme – 120 credits in total.
Year 2
Students will study Economics 2A and 2B (40 credits) and two other subjects (80 credits) selected from the choice offered by their degree programme – 120 credits in total.
Years 3 and 4
Students who meet the requirements for entry to Honours will study a combination of compulsory and optional courses depending on their Honours programme:
Information about optional courses can be found by following the link to courses on the right side of this page.
Single Honours in Economics
| Year 3 | Year 4 |
|---|---|
| Econometrics 1 | Government and the Economy |
| Econometrics 2 | Dissertation |
| Microeconomic Analysis | Optional courses totalling 60 credits |
| Macroeconomic Analysis | |
| Optional courses totalling 60 credits |
Joint Honours in Economics and another subject
| Year 3 | Year 4 |
|---|---|
| Microeconomic Analysis | Government and the Economy |
| Microeconomic Analysis | Economics Dissertation OR Optional courses totalling 30 credits |
| Optional courses totalling 30 credits | |
| Other subject courses totalling 60 credits | Other subject courses totalling 60 credits |
Note: BAcc and LLB students follow a slightly different curriculum.
Exchange programme
Glasgow has lots of partnership agreements, which allow students to spend a year of their degree, or one semester, at an overseas university – either in Europe or further afield. Most students who choose to go abroad do so in their third year but it’s also an option for the second year. Spending time abroad has many advantages in terms of broadening your horizons, challenging yourself in a different academic environment, enhancing your CV and employment prospects and, perhaps, learning a language. More information can be found on the University’s Exchange Programme web pages.
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Detailed descriptions of each programme with information about programme aims, intended learning outcomes, assessment, possible combinations of joint degrees and other related information can be found in the programme specifications.