Economics

Assessment

The course is assessed via three exam papers which are each two hours in length. All papers require students to respond to data given in the exam (written and numerical), with students writing a series of short and long-written responses that require between 5 and 30 minutes to write. Although academic writing is the primary form of assessment, students can also expect to complete some numerical calculations and draw a range of economic diagrams to complement their answers. Paper 1: Focuses on Themes 1 and 3; Microeconomics and Business Economics. Paper 2: Focuses on Themes 2 and 4; Macroeconomics and International Economics. Paper 3: Synoptic exam, draws on contents from all 4 Themes across the course.