Concerned with global warming or global trade, the collapse of world stock markets or the collapse of your neighbour’s small business? You can’t get far without a knowledge of economics.

Many of the most important issues facing society are economic in nature. The economics courses aim to stimulate your interest in how economies work – at personal, national and world levels. You will gain a knowledge and understanding of key economic ideas and their application to the real world.

Economics combines well with a large range of other AS and A level subjects: social sciences, humanities, sciences and modern languages. Within the same department, it is possible to study economics alongside AS or A level business studies or accounting. All economics students are taught by two experienced teachers who are specialists in their respective areas. Assessment is by examination available in June of the first year, and in January and June of the second year.

 

Entry with:

GCSE grade B in a subject requiring writing skills e.g. English or humanities and GCSE grade C in Maths. 

• • Provision of a variety of teaching and learning methods.
• • Whole class and small group work, discussions and debates.
• • Regular workshops are held at which students can review their progress and seek additional assistance or advice from their teachers in meeting individual learning needs.
• • A voluntary scheme pairs lower sixth students with upper sixth mentors.
• • There is a possibility of entrants with AS economics progressing to the A2 course in Year 12.

 

Awarding body: OCR

AS Level Units

Unit 1: Markets in action. 50%
Unit 2: The national and international economy. 50%
 

Advanced (A2) Level Units

Unit 3: The global economy. 50%
Unit 4: The economics of work and leisure. 50%
 

 

 

• • The very latest textbooks and learning materials.
• • Comprehensive study guides written by course teachers.
• • Modern purpose-built accommodation comprises specialist teaching rooms and a central open-access resources area.
• • Opportunities exist to use the department’s own suite of PCs.
• • Use of the internet and the College’s intranet as sources of economic information.

 

“Economics was an entirely new subject for me and an increasingly interesting time to study the subject, and it has heightened both my interest and awareness of current affairs. No one in class had studied Economics before, so we all started with the basics. Classes are friendly and the teachers supportive. After taking Economics on a whim to try something new, I am continuing to A2 because I love its relevance to society, and it enables me to make logical deductions from factual information.”
Mary Palmer