Objectives of the Degree Programme

The objectives of the programme are to:

a. provide training in the principles of economics and their application appropriate to the type of degree concerned (single, joint and combined studies);

b. stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and to lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts;

c. provide a firm foundation of knowledge about the workings of an economy and to develop the relevant skills for the constructive use of that knowledge in a range of settings;

d. develop in students the ability to apply the analytical tools, knowledge and skills acquired to the solution of societies’ economic problems;

e. equip students with appropriate tools of analysis to tackle issues and problems of economic policy;

f. develop in students, through the study of economics, a range of transferable skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment;

g. provide students with analytical skills and the ability to develop simplified frameworks for studying the real world;

h. provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in Economics, related areas or in inter-disciplinary areas that involve Economics; and

i. generate in students an appreciation of the economic dimensions of wider social and political issues.