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Introduction
Why choose this course?
Key features
The Global Financial Markets and Institutions module will help you develop evaluation skills by providing an understanding of the money market, capital market, derivatives markets and foreign exchange market, including the role of financial regulation.
Our award-winning Careers Team will help you gain employment experience and put your skills and knowledge into practice. Students have gone on to do placements with companies such as the Government Economic Service (GES) and TSB Head Office.
You will have the chance to do your own research and develop your own ideas under the supervision of our academic community.
Data analysis is at the heart of this course, allowing you to understand and evaluate economic ideas and policies and their effects on the wider world.
This course uses a variety of assessment methods including reports, portfolios, presentations, data visualisations, tests, reflective work and exams.
Our Trading Room will provide you with access to financial information software that is widely used in the industry to make decisions in areas of macro-economic policy-making.
Benefit from Education 2030, where a simplified ‘block learning’ timetable means you will study one subject at a time and have more time to engage with your learning, receive faster feedback and enjoy a better study-life balance.
Overview
Economics is key to understanding some of the critical questions facing our world. This course will explore these questions while also examining some of the principles and theories that can help us to answer them. The programme will also put data-driven analysis at the heart of its approach, as emphasised by Contemporary Economics.
In this course, you will learn to evaluate a variety of advanced quantitative and econometric techniques, and be able to effectively solve economic problems using data application tools. This includes applying knowledge to a range of specialised areas within economics using econometric techniques.
You will have an opportunity to build real skills for future employability. This includes state-of-the-art knowledge of digital software and applications, as well as core skills in writing, presenting and teamwork.
You will study a range of areas, including Applied Microeconomics, Data Management and Visualisation and Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence which are all taught by leading experts in their fields.
Your study will be supported by our modern facilities including our Trading Room, which will give you a simulated experience on the same information platform used by leading decision-makers in finance, business and government.
Modules
Year 1
Block 1: Applied Microeconomics
Block 2: Maths and Statistics for Economics and Finance
Block 3: Applied Macroeconomics
Block 4: Data Management and Visualisation
Year 2
Block 1: Microeconomics and Game Theory
Block 2: Econometrics and Data Analytics
Block 3: Global Financial Markets and Institutions
Block 4: Contemporary Macroeconomics: Policy and Practice
Year 3
Block 1 - choose one from the below:
Advanced Microeconomics: Theory and Application
Advanced Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
Block 2 - choose one from the below:
Industrial Economics
Behavioural Economics and Finance
Block 3 - choose one from the below:
Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence
Global Trade and Development Economics
Block 4: Applied Economics Dissertation
Entry Criteria
ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.
IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.
Entry criteria
GCSEs
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths
Plus one of the following:
A levels
A typical offer is 112 UCAS points. You need to study at least two subjects at A Level or equivalent (e.g. BTEC)
T Levels
Merit
BTEC
BTEC National Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit
BTEC Extended Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit
Alternative qualifications include:
Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE overall 112 UCAS tariff with at least 30 L3 credits at Merit.
English and Maths GCSE required as separate qualification. Equivalency not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.
International Baccalaureate: 26+ points.
Mature students
We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications.
English language
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential. English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
Assessment
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview
Teaching and assessment
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, workshops, lab sessions, online activities, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports), exams and tests.
Teaching contact hours
This is a full-time course and in total you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. You will typically have up to 10 contact hours of teaching. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials, seminars, online activities and lab sessions and the breakdown of these activity types is shown in each module description.
Other: In addition, each module provides a two-hour surgery each week for individual consultation with the academic leading the course. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.
Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 28 hours per week.
All years follow a similar pattern, however, the contact time will vary depending on your subject mix and options chosen, and the teaching methods appropriate to the module. Further details are contained in each module description.
Career Opportunities
Placements
During this course you will have the option to complete a paid placement year, an invaluable opportunity to put the skills developed during your degree into practice. This insight into the professional world will build on your knowledge in a real-world setting, preparing you to progress on to your chosen career.
Previous students have taken up placements in the private and public sectors, with leading companies such as TSB Head Office and Government Economic Service (GES).
Our Careers Team can help to hone your professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support you throughout your placement.
DMU Global
Our innovative international experience programme DMU Global aims to enrich studies, broaden cultural horizons and develop key skills valued by employers.
Through DMU Global, we offer an exciting mix of overseas, on-campus and online international experiences, including the opportunity to study or work abroad for up to a year.
Economics students have recently visited the financial district of New York where they learned about the financial institutions there and went on an exclusive tour of the Bloomberg headquarters.
Graduate careers
Our Economics degree helps to open up a wide range of career opportunities for graduates in areas such business, finance and the civil service.
Economics has been at the centre stage of policy analysis in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, with sound economic and data analysis skills and competencies being sought-after in many areas.
Our graduates have gone on to secure a range of professional roles at globally renowned organisations, including positions such as economic adviser and international finance manager. Some graduates have also forged successful careers working for major brands and companies such as the Government Economic Service (GES), KPMG, PwC, and Weetabix.
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