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Economics
STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS
A level Chris Capey, Head of Department
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Economics helps you to understand how the world works. You’ll be challenged
with ‘real life’ questions such as: What are the implications of BREXIT? Are house
prices too high? Why do some companies earn more revenue than countries?
And should there be a tax on fast food?
What will I study?
Economics is different from many
A level subjects in that probably no
student will have studied it before
starting the course. During the
course you will learn about financial
markets, economic efficiency and
the global economy. Some examples
of the issues that form part of your
work include:
• Does income and wealth
inequality matter?
• The impact of economic migrants
on the UK economy.
• The performance of the UK
economy in a European and
global context.
• Is UK government borrowing out
of control?
• Does the growth of large
multinational companies
conflict with the interests of
the consumer?
• Is road pricing the way to reduce
congestion?
• An ageing population – cause for
celebration or concern?
Since so much of the Economics
course can be applied to current
events, national and international,
there is ample opportunity in lessons
for discussion and debate. There
is no coursework in this subject
– assessment is based 100% on
examinations.
Co-curricular activities?
Where might it lead?
The skills you develop studying
Economics can be built upon and
used throughout the rest of your life.
The subject provides skills valued
by employers and opens a wide
range of career paths including:
working in the civil service, banking,
accountancy, management,
journalism, the media and the legal
profession. And there’s always
football management to fall back
on, emulating the likes of Arsène
Wenger and Steve Coppell, both
graduates in Economics!
We invite guest speakers from the
business community to visit College
and speak to students about real
life economic issues. We have also
organised trips to New York and
London to hear speakers such as Tim
Harford and former Chancellor of
the Exchequer Alistair Darling.
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