Economics

Course summary

You will be taught by highly experienced and passionate subject specialists, who inspire and impart enthusiasm for the subject, with the vast majority of students continuing to A-Level study and beyond. Economics teaches students to think logically and to use theories to understand how economies like the UK economy operate. At the centre of the subject is the question of how we divide up our scarce resources and how decisions resulting from this affect us all-in other words who gets what and why? It therefore studies all of society and the activities of various groups and institutions within it. The macroeconomic part of the course is what most people associate with economics. This includes economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade, and the difficulties that UK Governments face when they attempt to steer the economy in their chosen direction.