DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Student Adviser.

Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2A and 2B; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; (iv) a pass in Introduction to Corporate Finance; and (v) a pass in Applications of Finance.

Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2A and 2B; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; (iv) a pass in Introduction to Corporate Finance; and (v) a pass in Applications of Finance.

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 and Finance. 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 Sharepoint.

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 is double-weighted):
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
ECNM10111 Game Theory
ECNM10112 Applied Labour Economics (not running in 2026/27)
ECNM10109 Data Science in Economics
ECNM10118 Political Economy
ECNM10100 Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics
ECNM10122 Monetary Policy and the Labour Market

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 is double-weighted)
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
ECNM10111 Game Theory
ECNM10112 Applied Labour Economics (not running in 2026/27)
ECNM10109 Data Science in Economics
ECNM10118 Political Economy
ECNM10100 Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics
ECNM10122 Monetary Policy and the Labour Market

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.