The World Economy (ECON0007)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Economics
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Suitable for: Students taking ECON0002 concurrently and 1st year Economics and Statistics (LG13) students. Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of economics is necessary. Not open to Affiliate students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Aims: The modern world is truly interconnected and most social and economic challenges do not stay within national boundaries but are global. This module will provide a largely non-technical introduction to the basic concepts and methods used by economists to understand and explain the features of the world economy today.

Suitable for: Students taking ECON0002 concurrently and 1st year Economics and Statistics (LG13) students.

Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of economics is necessary.

Assumed knowledge: We assume students coming into the course are interested in the following: globalisation of trade and finance; the emergence of global value chains and the rise of China and India; winners and losers of globalisation within rich and developing economies.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 4)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In Person
Methods of assessment: 50% Fixed-time remote activity

50% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 242
Module leader: Dr Ramin Nassehi
Who to contact for more information: economics.ug@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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