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Economics
student profile Laurence Fredericks
Economics, English Language & Literature, EPQ, Government & Politics
“Runshaw College was the best college for me in terms of courses on offer, facilities and the teaching/learning structure. Out of class I am involved in Think Tank, a Personal Tutor representative and a Student Newsletter editor. I intend studying Land Economy
at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge.”
100%
pass rate in 2018
Where are you going?
Economist
Journalist
Lawyer
Retail Manager
Marketing Executive
Why should I come to Runshaw to study Economics?
Economics offers a unique insight into how the world works and will help students to understand many of the big questions facing people today, such as:
• how badly will the UK be impacted by an extended period of low global growth?
• what can we do about global warming?
• should patients be charged for
hospital treatment?
Economics provides students with the skills to analyse issues to a high standard and provides an excellent foundation for Higher Education in such areas as economics, finance, business, management and accountancy, politics and philosophy. Recent students have progressed to degree courses at Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Warwick University.
Our Economics students consistently achieve high grades above national benchmarks. The 2018 pass rate was 100% and 33.3% A*-A grades.
We run two residential visits each year, past trips have included visits to: Beijing, Italy, Belgium and New York.
As an Economics student you can also take part in national competitions such as the Bank of England’s Target 2.0 competition and The Young Economist of the Year competition.
What will I study?
You will study:
• markets - how they work and how they fail • balance of payments and international trade • developing countries and globalisation
• economic growth and recessions
• economics of UK and Europe
• government economic policy
• inflation
• unemployment
Please note that if you plan to study Economics at university it is important to also take A Level Mathematics too.
How is the course assessed?
There are written examinations in each year which cover the content of the specification.
How do I find out more and apply?
Please see our course leaflet at www.runshaw.ac.uk and press the ‘Apply’ button. For guidance about what careers subjects can lead on to please access nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
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