Economics is about the fundamental problems of scarcity and choice and any economics course usually begins by introducing these key ideas and explaining how different societies adopt different approaches to solving these problems. The subject also looks at what motivates us as consumers and how we make choices. Recently the exciting new field of behavioral economics has been added to the syllabus to analyses why people make certain decisions or behave in a certain way. It is an analytical subject that provokes us to think about how and why things happen in our world. You will soon come to realise that many of the things that we do are driven by economic choice.
An assessment day is held at Queenswood in the November prior to entry. Applicants are required to sit entrance examinations in the subjects that they plan to study at A-level. We do not stipulate particular GCSE requirements, although Queenswood Sixth Formers will typically have achieved at least six Grade 6 results at GCSE, with Grades 7–9 in the subjects to be studied at A-level.
The A-Level assessment comprises three papers: • Markets and business behaviour • The national and global economy • Microeconomics and macroeconomics All of these papers are composed of some shorter answer and some longer answer data response questions that require well-reasoned and well-analysed responses.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 6NS |
Economics is about the fundamental problems of scarcity and choice and any economics course usually begins by introducing these key ideas and explaining how different societies adopt different approaches to solving these problems. The subject also looks at what motivates us as consumers and how we make choices. Recently the exciting new field of behavioral economics has been added to the syllabus to analyses why people make certain decisions or behave in a certain way. It is an analytical subject that provokes us to think about how and why things happen in our world. You will soon come to realise that many of the things that we do are driven by economic choice.
An assessment day is held at Queenswood in the November prior to entry. Applicants are required to sit entrance examinations in the subjects that they plan to study at A-level. We do not stipulate particular GCSE requirements, although Queenswood Sixth Formers will typically have achieved at least six Grade 6 results at GCSE, with Grades 7–9 in the subjects to be studied at A-level.
The A-Level assessment comprises three papers: • Markets and business behaviour • The national and global economy • Microeconomics and macroeconomics All of these papers are composed of some shorter answer and some longer answer data response questions that require well-reasoned and well-analysed responses.