Awarding and teaching institution: University of Bradford
Final award:
Programme title:
BSc (Honours) [English National Qualifications Framework level H]
Economics with Joint Honours in Social Science subjects
Duration:
UCAS code:
3 years full time; 4 years full time with study abroad or placement
L1C8 BSc (Honours) Economics with Psychology
Subject benchmark statement:
Date Produced:
Updated:
L1LH BSc (Honours) Economics with Sociology
Economics
February 2008
June 2008; November 2008; July 2009, July 2010, July 2011
The Division of Economics operates within the School of Social and International Studies, where teaching staff have research interests in the fields of trade, economic integration, macroeconomic policy, finance, individual behaviour and social economics, and these are reflected in developments in the curriculum. Degrees courses within the Economics Programme have an emphasis on transferable skills in addition to subject knowledge and aim to be relevant to contemporary life, occupations and events.
The Di vision’s programmes range across economics and related disciplines. Current programmes focus on economics in general; economics and its application to particular fields in the areas of business, finance or international trade; and a range of degrees that combine economics with other social sciences or marketing.
All courses comprising the Undergraduate Economics Programme in the Division of Economics provide a structured approach to the discipline of economics that is informed by the Quality Assessment Agency for Higher Education (QAAHE) Benchmarking Statement in Economics with respect to the aims of the degree programme, subject knowledge and understanding, together with subject-specific skills including numeracy and quantitative skills. Each course offers a choice of complementary options taught in the
Division of Economics, in other divisions within the School of Social and International Studies, and appropriate subjects taught in other Schools.
BSc (Honours) Economics with Psychology
The Economics with Psychology course considers individual and group behaviour. This is an important aspect of both disciplines and this course will expose you to complementary theoretical and empirical analyses.
BSc (Honours) Economics with Sociology
This course combines the analysis of economic ideas and applications with study of the closely related area of sociology. By combining these subjects, you will gain an appreciation of the structure, dynamics, mechanisms and processes of social change and individual behaviour.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes indicate what you should know and understand, and be able to do, on successful completion of a degree, not only in terms of the academic subjects they have studied, but also in more general discipline skills and personal competences with broader relevance beyond a degree. At the end of joint Honours course in Economics, you should have acquired:
 Knowledge and Understanding of the theories and concepts of economic principles and policy at both microeconomic and macroeconomic levels; relevant quantitative methods and analytical techniques; the applications of economics with respect to government policy and social behaviour.
In relation to your joint degree, you will have acquired knowledge of the principles, theories and applications of your chosen second discipline:-

 Economics with Psychology (EP) this includes an understanding of the key concepts, approaches and theories of Psychology including the relationship between individuals, groups and social institutions and the nature and appropriate use of research strategies and methods.
 Economics with Sociology (ES) this includes an understanding of the key concepts, approaches and theories of Sociology including the social processes underpinning social change.

Discipline Skills including abstraction of essential features of complex systems; analysis, deduction and induction applied to assumption-based models; quantification and design of data and its effective organisation; framing of parameters in problems:-
 Economics with Psychology specific discipline skills include an ability to formulate and investigate psychologically informed questions; competence in using major theoretical perspectives and concepts in social psychology; ability to analyse and assess empirical information in social psychology.
 Economics with Sociology specific discipline skills include the ability to use major theoretical perspectives and concepts in Sociology; an ability to think critically and knowledgeably about theories and concepts in Sociology; the understanding of ethical implications of sociological enquiry.

Personal Transferable Skills in critical thinking, independent and group study experience, numerical and statistical techniques, IT skills, using written and electronic sources of information, effective communication and fluency in speech and writing.
Course Structure
The degrees consist of 360 credits, made up of core and optional course units. You take 120 credits at each Stage. The core course units in economics and transferable skills offered in Stage 1 are common to all the Honours degrees offered by the Division of Economics, with specialisation commencing through core course units in the relevant joint discipline. Core course units at all stages are indicated by a ‘C’ in the curriculum map below. In addition to your core economics modules you will also take 20 credits of core course units in your subsidiary subject at each stage. The balance of the 120 credits at each stage is selected from options/electives , marked ‘O’/’E’ in the curriculum map below. Further options/electives in economics, in your subsidiary subject or in other social science and business subjects are available.
Electives, ‘E’, are not guaranteed to be scheduled to fit your timetable - you must check the timetable for clashes before you select an elective unit.
You may also choose to study a foreign language. In selecting options, you may not choose two options that cover essentially the same subject matter. In Stage 3 you will also prepare an 8,000-word dissertation in Economics with a focus on your joint honours subject area.
Study Abroad opportunities
We encourage students to consider an optional year of study abroad, taken between stage 2 and 3 of your economics degree at Bradford. You will be invited to various University events providing more information and will be formally introduced to opportunities in stage 2 in your Careers and Personal
Development module.
The Division has links with universities in Europe, North America and Australia. In most of our European partner institutions, classes are taught in English, and study abroad activities to these universities are part of the European Union Erasmus scheme. Whatever partner institution you choose, a year of study abroad will provide you with invaluable experience of living and working in another culture and the modules you select will complement your main degree studies.
Your diet of study at the partner institution will be agreed with the Division of Economics Study Abroad co-ordinator and will be in addition to the credits you will study towards your economics degree. Upon successful completion of your study abroad year you will be awarded the Diploma in International
Studies in recognition of your achievements.

Notes for the curriculum
1. You will study 120 credits in each stage over the three stages of the course.
2. In Stage 1 you will choose 30 optional credits from the list below in addition to the stated core modules.
3. In Stage 2 you will choose 20 optional credits from the list below in addition to the stated core modules.
4. In Stage 3 , Semesters 1 and 2, you will take a 40 credit dissertation module and 40 credits of core modules with the remaining 40 credits chosen from options stated below.
5. You may choose up to 30 credits of your optional units across the three stages, at the appropriate level, as electives from anywhere in the University, subject to timetabling restrictions and pre or corequisites being met.
The curricula may change, subject to the University’s course approval, monitoring and review procedures, as improvements are made each year. The provision of optional course units may change from year to year depending on scheduling and resources.

Curriculum map
Code Course Unit Title
S TAGE 1
ID-1011L
ID-1012L
ID-1014D
ID-1017M
Principles and Applications of
Economics (Microeconomics)
Principles and Applications of Economics
(Macroeconomics)
Study Skills and Data Analysis for
Economists
The World Economy Since 1945
ID-0003M
ID-1005M
SS-1072L
SS-1067D
SS-1068D
Preliminary Mathematics for Economists
Mathematics for Economists
Introduction to Psychology
State and Society
Introduction to Sociology
SS-1066L
ID-1020M
ID-NEWM
S TAGE 2
ID-2105L
ID-2106L
ID-4119L
LSS2000M
ID-2104M
ID-2108M
SS-2073D
SS-2006D
SS-2066D
ID-8000M
ID-2103L
ID-4113M
ID-4117M
Global Society, Local Experiences
Introduction to Financial Markets
Academic Skills
Microeconomic Theory
Macroeconomic Theory
Statistics and Econometrics
Career and Personal Development for
Economists
Research Skills for Economists
Financial Markets and Institutions
Critical Psychology and Mental Health:
Methods and Applications
The British Welfare State
Sociological Theory
Development Economics
Further Mathematics for Economists
Industrial Organisation
Environmenal Economics
S TAGE 3
ID-4234K
ID-3104M
ID-3105M
SS-3015D
SS-3016D
ID-4254L
ID-3110M
ID-4207M
ID-4220M
Dissertation in Economics
Topics in Microeconomics
Topics in Macroeconomics
The Social Psychology of Intergroup
Relations
Contemporary Debates on Culture and
Society
The Economics and Finance of Business
Development Policy Issues
International Trade
Economics of Leisure
Level Sem Cred EP ES
1 1/2 20 C C
1 1/2 20 C
E
O
O
O
O
C
C C
O O
C† C†
O
C
O
O
O
O
O
C
O O
O O
C† C†
C C
C
C
C
C
C C
C
O
C
C
O
C
E
E
E
O
O
O
O
C C
C
C
C
C
E
C
O
O
O
O
E
C
C
O
O
O
2
1/2
1
1
1
2
1
1,2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1/2
2
1
1,2
1,2
1,2
2
2
1
1
2
1/2
2
1/2
1
1
2
20
40
10
10
20
20
10
20
10
10
20
10
10
10
20
20
O
10
20
20
20
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3

ID-4208M
ID-4219M
ID-4250M
ID-4251M
International Monetary Economics
Economics of Labour
European Political Economy
Public Policy
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
10
10
10
10
O O
O O
O O
O O
C† Students may be exempt from this module subject to performance in the introductory week screening test.
Regulations for Progression
Detailed and definitive university regulations for progression are published on the web and apply to these courses. Information is available from: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA_Hbk/Undergrad_Regs_.html#progression_between_stages
In addition to the standard regulations:
1. to progress to the Honours Degree course in Stage 2 you must achieve at least 40.0% in the core course units ID-1011L Principles and Applications of Economics (Microeconomics), and ID-
1012L Principles and Applications of Economics (Macroeconomics)
2. to progress to the Honours Degree course in Stage 3 you must achieve at least 40.0% in the core course units ID-2105L Microeconomic Theory and ID-2106L Macroeconomic Theory.
Sustainability
The University of Bradford, and the School of Social and International Studies (SSIS), are committed to the principles of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) set out in UNESCO (2005) definition which include: interdisciplinarity; value-driven; critical thinking and problem solving; participatory decision-making; and applied learning which is relevant and culturally appropriate to local and other contexts.
In your programme you will find these principles underlie the teaching learning and assessment strategies. ESD is integrated within the programme’s aim of allowing you the opportunity to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, an appreciation of competing perspectives within economics and of the interplay between economic analysis and insights from social science.
In addition there are modules in which the themes and issues of ESD are particularly exemplified, such as:

Research Skills for Economists which will develop your critical and analytical abilities and provide you with the tools to undertake independent, scholarly research in order to improve understanding of the world around us.

Macroeconomic Theory, in which you will gain understanding of the major strands of macroeconomic thought, how they inform understanding of inflation, unemployment, depression and economic growth and the competing policy agendas that these perspectives give rise to.
We are also committed in SSIS to giving you opportunities to engage in debates about the meaning and future of Sustainable Development, as well as in the practice of ESD, for example, through volunteering on and off campus, by taking action in a series of activities as a School.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategies
The strategy for learning within the Division is to enable you to achieve your optimum level of competence and understanding at each Stage in order to be well prepared, and feel confident, to progress to higher levels of skill and knowledge. While lectures are the main teaching method, a wide

variety of other learning activities take place including: lectures with notes and supplementary reading, exercises, projects and workbooks, independent study and group work. Different assessment methods are employed to match the learning outcomes of each course unit, and to achieve an overall balance between examinations, essays and other written work, oral presentations, problem solving exercises and group work. Classroom and mid-semester tests are intended to provide feedback on student attendance and progress.
The Stage 3 dissertation is a substantial piece of work that gives you the opportunity not only to increase your specialist subject knowledge, but also to demonstrate your ability to undertake independent study.
Throughout the three-year course, you will acquire skills that will be useful not only in Economics, but in whatever profession you choose to follow. These will be taught, practised and assessed.
Admission Requirements
There are several routes to entry. If you are offering any combination of GCE A/AS Levels, Vocational
A/AS levels and Scottish Framework qualifications, our standard offer is in the range 240-260 points.
This points total must include a minimum of 160 points from 2 GCE A levels (6-unit awards). There are no specific subject requirements and General Studies may be included within the overall points score.
GCSE English and mathematics grade C or equivalent are also required. We welcome applications from mature students, particularly those with Access course qualifications. The main requirement is that mature students should be able to demonstrate a commitment to the subject and the course and appropriate learning and communication skills. We also welcome candidates with the appropriate Irish
Highers or the European/International Baccalaureate, together with a range of equivalent international qualifications (and which include evidence of ability in maths equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
Applicants with other previous certificated learning (for instance an overseas or vocational qualification) are also welcome to apply for entry to stage 1 or higher, as appropriate to their level of qualification and subject experience.
International students need to show competence in English to a high level, for example, IELTS with overall band score of 6.0 or equivalent.
Learning resources
The Learning Support Services of the University of Bradford, comprising the Library, IT Services and the
Career Development Service, have been rated excellent in quality reviews. The Division of Economics supplements the IT resources available on campus with its own computer cluster for teaching and individual study. The University Library is a designated European Documentation Centre with a comprehensive coverage of EU information.
Student support and guidance
We aim to help you become a confident and independent learner who is able to source information from the wide range of resources referenced in the student handbook, University website and virtual learning environment, course study guides, libraries and lecture materials. However, personal contact is also vitally important to successful learning and we seek to maintain a high level of interaction between students and staff. The Division has a reputation for friendliness and openness in staff-student relations.
It is also a truly international community, with nationals from many different countries represented in the student population. Lecturers have regular office hours in which they are available for discussion and we seek to maintain relatively small class sizes in the economics modules. In addition, each student is allocated a personal academic tutor who acts as a mentor and adviser. Personal tutors are able to arrange for appropriate specialist help from the wide range of experts across the University, as well as advise on any matter to do with their tutee’s work or welfare. Student representation in the Division of
Economics is organised through the Staff Student Liaison Committees, chaired by an appointed academic staff member who reports to Academic Committee. The University infrastructure for student support and guidance is very strong, and includes the Learner Development Unit, Student Support
Centre (‘the Hub’), Disabilities Office, Career Development Service, and the Health Centre. Welfare and social support are also provided through the Student Union.

Employability of Graduates
Graduates with a training in economics are increasingly in demand for their analytical and problem solving skills as much for their knowledge of economic principles and applications. Our graduates pursue a range of careers in the fields on finance, insurance, general management, government and education. Many will also go on to further postgraduate study at Masters level to study economics in greater depth or to complement their first degree with a specialist business degree. See www.whystudyeconomics.ac.uk
for more information about the skills acquired by economics graduates and the types of careers pursued.
In choosing one of our new joint degrees you will also be able to evaluate critically their application from a broader social perspective. This will allow you to present a wide range of skills to potential employers, or indeed provide a solid basis for further postgraduate study in the fields of economics, social sciences or business.
Further Information
For further information about the Division please contact:
Division of Economics
School of Social and International Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford
BD7 1DP
Tel: +44 (0)1274 233 981 Fax: +44 (0)1274 235 280
E-mail: ssisugadmissions@bradford.ac.uk
Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/economics