Undergraduate study 2014 prospectus

Course information

As an economist you will develop the skills to evaluate government policy and to understand how changes in the economy affect consumers, industry and financial institutions, both in a UK and international context.

You will develop key skills that employers value, such as statistical analysis and presenting projects.

This course allows maximum choice and flexibility. You can choose a highly specialised mix of options concentrating on areas that appeal to your interests and career aspirations.

Teaching and Learning Methods

We are committed to helping you stand out in the increasingly competitive graduate job market and many of our graduates go on to enjoy rewarding careers with major international companies.

Our high quality courses develop skills valued by employers including independent learning and research, analytical skills, group work, presentation skills, project work, computer skills and numeracy. Our wide variety of optional modules enables students to focus on areas related to their career aspirations.

Lectures are supported by online resources, tutorials, workshops, seminars and discussion groups. Some tutorials are streamed according to prior qualifications in mathematics and economics.

Assessment

Depending on the nature of the material, some modules are assessed by a mixture of coursework and examination (for example 25% coursework and 75% examination), whilst other modules are assessed by 100% coursework or 100% by examination.

Coursework is based on a variety of tasks including individual essays, projects, contribution in tutorials, group work, class tests, problem-sheets and computer-based exercises.

Placement Year and Study Abroad

You can choose to extend your degree by opting to study abroad for a year between the second and final year of your degree course, or by taking a year-long salaried professional placement.

Satisfactory completion of either of these options results in a Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) for those studying aboard, or a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) for those doing a placement in addition to your degree on graduation.

Studying abroad offers a wonderful opportunity to enhance language skills and experience living abroad.

Exchange opportunities currently exist in Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Italy in Europe, as well as in Hong Kong (China), Toronto (Canada), Purdue (USA) and Perth and Sydney (Australia).

Our dedicated placements office has contacts with over 250 companies worldwide who regularly target our students to recruit for salaried placement positions, many of whom are offered a job after their degree.

Enterprise Ethos

Enterprise is a key part of the Loughborough experience and can really boost your job prospects. All our business degrees include a module to develop our students’ enterprise and employability skills.

Student Enterprise thrives on campus with a range of extra-curricular activities including business planning competitions, events, and support services for students with real business ideas.

Selection

Selection interviews are not normally held, and offers of places are made on the basis of your UCAS form, particularly your referee’s report and previous examination performances. Candidates who are offered a place are invited to visit the School and meet staff on one of several Visit Days.

Career Prospects

Graduates enter fields as diverse as banking, accountancy, financial management, insurance and marketing, while others are employed in more general management positions.

Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment. Example graduate destinations include: Citigroup – Analyst, Deloitte – Associate Auditor, Deutsche Bank – Finance Analyst, Experian – Data Analyst and PricewaterhouseCoopers – Tax Technician.

Course structure

Year 1

Core modules:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Data Analysis
• Quantitative Economics

Optional modules:

• Human Geography
• Politics
• Sociology
• Social Policy
• Languages
• Management
• Accounting

Year 2

Core modules:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics

Optional modules:

• Economics of the Financial System
• Economics of the Welfare State
• Energy and the Environment
• Introduction to Finance
• International Economic Relations
• Economics of Leisure and Tourism
• Transport Economics
• Marketing
• Operations Management

Final Year

Core modules:

• Developments in Microeconomics
• Developments in Macroeconomics
• Econometric Modelling

Optional modules:

• International Money and Finance
• International Trade
• Economics of Developing Countries
• The Economics of Industry and the Firm
• Financial Economics and Corporate Finance
• Monetary Theory and Policy
• Comparative Banking
• Public Finance
• Environmental Economics
• Economics of Transition

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

UCAS codes and entry requirements

The entry requirements for each course should be read alongside the University’s general entrance requirements, which give further details on acceptable subjects, alternative qualifications and minimum English language requirements.

SQA AHScottish Qualifications Authority Advanced Highers IBInternational Baccalaureate Diploma DPSDiploma in Professional Studies DISDiploma in Industrial Studies DIntSDiploma in International Studies