Economics

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 8.33 k / program Foreign:$ 10.8 k / program  
601–800 place StudyQA ranking:4085 Duration:36 months

Description

This course will help you to develop problem-solving skills, and encourage you to become adept in numeracy, IT and the use of statistical methods. Employers value economics graduates’ understanding of decision-making, their research and analytical skills, and their experience of viewing problems in their national and international context.

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

  • the opportunity to find graduate-level jobs in a wide variety of careers. Recent graduates have found careers with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Bank of England, Government Economic Service (GES), Vodafone and HSBC;
  • experienced teaching staff who bring professional or research expertise into their teaching;
  • the opportunity to apply for a year in industry offering rewarding work experience, where you can exercise your technical skills in a professional environment;
  • excellent National Student Survey (NSS) score, e.g. 100% in 2013;
  • interactive teaching and learning approaches using classroom games and experiments;
  • studying with Coventry Business School who are currently a member of European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Association of Business Schools (ABS).

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee
  • GBP 8331 Module (EEA)
  • GBP 10766 Module (International)
Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

During the first year you will study subjects including Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. This year will give you a thorough grounding in economic concepts and principles along with all the mathematical, computing and statistical tools you will need. The emphasis is primarily on training you to think like an economist. Importance is always placed on real-world applications of the theory being taught.

In the second and final year you specialise in your chosen area of study. You may explore issues such as mobile phone pricing; competitiveness in the English Premier League; changing patterns of world trade; how market traders in the city make use of futures, derivatives and options; government strategies for reducing tax avoidance and evasion; the case for and against harsher prison sentences; and whether voting should be compulsory.

Between the second and the final year you will also have an optional placement or study-abroad year.

Your course will be based on a series of lectures, with associated seminars and workshop practical classes. In addition, your personal tutor will review and discuss your progress with you and will be available for advice.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

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Requirements

Essential entry requirements

  • 5 GCSEs at grade A*–C including English Language and Mathematics, or specified equivalents.

Typical offers

  • A-Levels: BBC.
  • BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM.

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 29 points.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

  • Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
  • Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
  • There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

  • Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
  • Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

  • Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.

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