Economics is concerned with how people make choices in conditions of resource scarcity and the results of these choices for society. Many of the worlds most pressing issues such as global warming/climate change, underdevelopment, rising inequality, inflation and financial instability are economic in nature. In understanding these problems, economists make use of a wide variety of analytical techniques borrowed from numerous other fields including history, philosophy, mathematics and statistics.
Economics is concerned with how people make choices in conditions of resource scarcity and the results of these choices for society. Many of the worlds most pressing issues such as global warming/climate change, underdevelopment, rising inequality, inflation and financial instability are economic in nature. In understanding these problems, economists make use of a wide variety of analytical techniques borrowed from numerous other fields including history, philosophy, mathematics and statistics.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
L1R4
Institution Code
Q75
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,B,B,B,B Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two. Normally Scottish Advanced Higher Spanish grade B or Higher Spanish grade B or National 5 Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie National 5 grade B or equivalent in any other language. GCSE Mathematics grade B Access to HE DiplomaD:24,M:21 Normally A-level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie GCSE grade B or equivalent in any other language. GCSE Mathematics grade B Successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 60 credits is required, including 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 at Level 2. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme33 Successful completion of IB with a total of 33 points including 6, 5, 5 in Higher Level subjects including Spanish. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Successful completion of BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD. Normally A-level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie GCSE grade B or equivalent in any other language. GCSE Mathematics grade B Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3,H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 Higher level Spanish grade H3 or Ordinary level grade 03. If Mathematics is not taken at the Higher Level - Ordinary Level grade 03 is required. Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)Successful completion of BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (180 credits) with overall grades D*DD. Normally A-level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie GCSE grade B or equivalent in any other language. GCSE Mathematics grade B Scottish Advanced HigherA,B,B Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two. Normally Scottish Advanced Higher Spanish grade B or Higher Spanish grade B or National 5 Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie National 5 grade B or equivalent in any other language. A levelA,B,B Normally A-level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability ie GCSE grade B or equivalent in any other language. GCSE Mathematics grade B A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland | £4,750 | 2024/25 | Year 1 | |
England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £20,800 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
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