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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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LN14
Institution Code
Q75
Points of Entry
Year 1
Not Accepted
A,B,B,B,B
Scottish National 5 Mathematics minimum grade 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.
D:24,M:21
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. GCSE Mathematics minimum grade B.
33
Successful completion of IB with a total of 33 points including 6, 5, 5 in Higher Level subjects.
Successful completion of BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD. GCSE Mathematics minimum grade B.
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
If Mathematics not taken at the Higher Level - Ordinary Level Mathematics grade O3.
Successful completion of BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (180 credits) with overall grades D*DD. GCSE Mathematics minimum grade B.
A,B,B
Scottish National 5 Mathematics minimum grade 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.
A,B,B
GCSE Mathematics minimum 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland | £4,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £20,800 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |