Economics

Course summary

We aim to develop an awareness of the impact of economics on the global environment and students will develop their understanding of how the impact of economics can be damaging and beneficial. Students will be expected to use newspapers and visit a range of international newspaper websites on a regular basis. Economic theories will be applied to real world examples and related to elements of politics, history and other fields of study. The course will include standard economics concepts and theories from 4 key areas: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics and Development Economics.