DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

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Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the Year 3 compulsory courses, but subject to additional requirements as described in the Study Abroad Information, available on Learn.

Degree classification weighting is based on 240 credits. One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits. The following are the twelve 20-credit courses on which the classification of the degree is based.

Dissertation route (as a 40-credit course, the dissertation counts twice):
From 3rd year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics; 2) Essentials of Econometrics; 3) Topics in Macroeconomics; 4) Applications of Econometrics; 5) Economics Hons option; 6) Economics Hons option
From 4th year: 1) Economics Hons Dissertation; 8) Economics Hons Dissertation; 9) Economics Hons option; 10) Economics Hons option; 11) Economics Hons option; 12) Economics Hons option

Research Methods route
From 3rd year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics; 2) Essentials of Econometrics; 3) Topics in Macroeconomics; 4) Applications of Econometrics; 5) Economics Hons option; 6) Economics Hons option
From 4th year: 7) Research Methods in Economics; 8) Economics Hons option; 9) Economics Hons option; 10) Economics Hons option; 11) Economics Hons option; 12) Economics Hons option
NOTE: on the Research Methods route, at least one Economics Hons option in 3rd or 4th year must be one of the following:
ECNM10085 Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10108 Applied Financial Econometrics
ECNM10112 Applied Labour Economics
ECNM10109 Data Science in Economics
ECNM10118 Political Economy
ECNM10100 Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics

Degree classification weighting for students who spend their third year abroad is based on 120 credits. One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits. The following are the six 20-credit courses on which the classification of the degree is based.

Dissertation route (as a 40-credit course, the dissertation counts twice)
From 4th year: 1) Economics Hons Dissertation; 2) Economics Hons Dissertation; 3) Economics Hons option; 4) Economics Hons option; 5) Economics Hons option; 6) Economics Hons option

Research Methods route
From 4th year: 1) Research Methods in Economics; 2) Economics Hons option; 3) Economics Hons option; 4) Economics Hons option; 5) Economics Hons option; 6) Economics Hons option
NOTE: on the Research Methods route, at least one Economics Hons option in 3rd or 4th year must be one of the following:
ECNM10085 Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10108 Applied Financial Econometrics
ECNM10112 Applied Labour Economics
ECNM10109 Data Science in Economics
ECNM10118 Political Economy
ECNM10100 Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics. Students must take third year compulsory courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad. Additional requirements are described in the Study Abroad Information, available on Sharepoint.