DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years,(ii) a pass in Economics 2, (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics, (iv) a mark of 50% or above in Global Connections since 1450 at first attempt and (v) a mark of 50% or above in The Global Economy since 1750 at first attempt.

Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years,(ii) a pass in Economics 2, (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics, (iv) a mark of 50% or above in Global Connections since 1450 at first attempt and (v) a mark of 50% or above in The Global Economy since 1750 at first attempt.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics and Economic History. All students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses.

Degree Classification Weighting is based on 240 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).
From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics 2) Essentials of Econometrics 3) Topics in Macroeconomics or Applications of Econometrics 4) Economic History Honours option 5) Economic History Honours option 6) Economics or Economic History Honours option
From Fourth year: 7) Economics or History Honours Dissertation 8) Economics or History Honours Dissertation 9) Economics Honours option 10) Economics Honours option 11) Economic History Honours option 12) Economic History Honours option.

Degree Classification Weighting for students who spent their third year abroad is based on 120 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
From Fourth year: 1) Economics or History Honours Dissertation 2) Economics or History Honours Dissertation 3) Economics Honours option 4) Economics Honours option 5) Economic History Honours option 6) Economic History Honours option.

Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Economic History. Students must take third year courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad.