Department of Economics - Royal Holloway, University of London

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Joint degree optionsThe department offers five joint and one minor honours degree:JointThe Department offers three joint honours degrees:• BSc Economics and Management• BSc Economics and Mathematics• BSc Finance and Mathematics• BSc Economics, Politics and International RelationsMinor• BA Politics, Philosophy and EconomicsThe Economics and Management degree combines the coreprogramme of the Economics degrees with that of the Managementdegree. The two parts of the degree, while looking at similar subjects,use different methods to understand them. Economics uses primarilyquantitative and formal analysis, while Management emphasisesthe case study approach. Economics is the ‘home department’ forEconomics & Management joint honours students. This means thatwe will deal with issues of registration and student welfare, and youshould approach us with any questions or problems.The Economics and Mathematics degree plus the Finance andMathematics degree combine the core programme of the Economicsdegrees with that of the Mathematics degree. These degrees providean excellent background for a career in business or finance, sincethey develop the quantitative skills that are in the greatest demand.Economics is the ‘home department’ for these joint degrees, whichmeans that we will deal with issues of registration and student welfareand you should approach us with any questions or problems.The Economics, Politics and International Relations degree combinesthe core programme of the Economics degree with foundationand option courses offered by Politics and International Relations.These disciplines have many natural affinities between them, andtheir synergies lend themselves well to students who are interestedultimately in pursuing careers in various policy fields as well as in theareas of politics/international relations and economics generally, inboth the public and private sectors.The Politics, Philosophy and Economics degree will provide studentswith the opportunity to study three disciplines that are crucial for anunderstanding of the complex dynamics of today’s world. Studentsstudy a common foundation in the first year, and an advanced seminarand dissertation unit in their final year that develops links across thethree disciplines – a distinctive feature of the course. Students havegreat flexibility to vary their degrees in the second and third yearsin such a way as to graduate with one of three awards: BSc Politics,Philosophy and Economics; BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics; andBA Politics and Philosophy with Economics.12
Teaching and assessmentOur degrees are made up of 12 units. In each year a student takeshalf and full unit courses amounting to four units. Most coursesin the Department involve one or two hours of weekly lectures and aweekly tutorial or seminar group. In addition, there may be workshopsand classes. We adjust the teaching methods to the needs of theparticular course and in light of the differing backgrounds of students.For example, the Economics Workshop includes tutorials. Classes forMicroeconomics and Macroeconomics in the second year are larger,although additional help sessions and tutorials are provided. For thequantitative methods courses, teaching varies from classes of about20, meeting in the computer laboratory, to individual tutorial sessions.Assessment is primarily by end of year exams. Students are requiredto submit written work for each course, but in most courses thisis to help them in their studying and revision, and to provide anopportunity for advice and comments, rather than to be part of theassessment process itself. In the quantitative methods courses,continuous assessment in the form of in-class tests and a projectprovides a large component of the overall mark. For the EconomicsWorkshop, assessment is by two extended essays. The Departmentbelieves very strongly in a traditional university education and that theexamination process, where students simultaneously revise theirsubjects during a concentrated examination period, serves afundamental purpose in this. During the period of revision,students can integrate the different courses they have studied overthe year and this brings together their knowledge and understandingof Economics.13
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