This course is compulsory on the BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in Geography with Economics, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Economics and BSc in Social Policy and Economics. This course is available on the BSc in Accounting and Finance, BSc in Business Mathematics and Statistics, BSc in Economic History with Economics, BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Economics with Economic History, BSc in Finance, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Mathematics with Economics, BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business, BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and Economics, Diploma in Accounting and Finance and MSc in Economics (2 Year Programme). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in Geography with Economics, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Economics and BSc in Social Policy and Economics. This course is available on the BSc in Accounting and Finance, BSc in Business Mathematics and Statistics, BSc in Economic History with Economics, BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Economics with Economic History, BSc in Finance, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Mathematics with Economics, BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business, BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and Economics, Diploma in Accounting and Finance and MSc in Economics (2 Year Programme). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT. 20 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the LT. 1 hour of classes in the ST. 10 hours of Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions in the MT. 10 hours of Q&A sessions in the LT. There will be a reading week in Week 6 of LT only (no lectures, classes or Q&A sessions that week).? 2 hours of revision lectures will be held in week 11 of? MT. Revision sessions in the run up to the final examination will be organised in ST.? This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of? 60 hours across Michaelmas Term and Lent Term. This year, some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of virtual classes, live streamed (recorded) lectures, and some flipped content delivered as short online videos.
Students are expected to complete the weekly problem sets and any required reading before attending classes and will be encouraged to work in small study groups. At least four pieces of formative coursework will be required and marked by class teachers over the course of the academic year. There will be varied opportunities to engage with the course material, such as producing short video presentations. The diversity of tasks will make the course more inclusive and help students develop a broader range of skills.
Lecture material will be complemented with required additional reading from journal articles. There is no set textbook for this course, though chapters from suitable intermediate textbooks will be recommended for those who may wish to consult a text (though this is not required). Students will be expected to discuss critically the theoretical ideas and models taught by engaging with the required reading alongside working through microeconomic problems. The relevance of the readings will be discussed in the Q&A sessions given by the lecturers and students will be encouraged to engage with readings through the completion of short tasks relating to them.
Exam (30%, duration: 1 hour, reading time: 15 minutes) in the January exam period. Exam (60%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period. Coursework (10%) in the MT and LT.