Assessment on undergraduate degrees
The Economics courses are assessed by a combination of coursework and exam. In some cases the coursework will be individual assessment, but assessment for certain modules may require you to work in groups – on projects, reports, presentations, and other tasks.
Part I
In the first year (Part I) you must pass in all three subjects in order to continue with your degree course, but only your second and third-year marks count towards your final degree class. While your Part I results do not contribute towards your final degree mark, they have an important bearing on other factors such as placement and study abroad opportunities, and references.
Part II
In your second and third years (Part II) you take a total of eight units (nine units for schemes involving a year in industry). Within this, the number of Economics courses you take depends on your chosen degree. For example, in the single major Economics degree you take between 12 and 16 courses in Economics (some of which are compulsory to obtain various relevant professional exemptions), and any remaining courses in a subject which you took in your first year. Some courses are valued as full units, but many of the Economics courses are half units, which gives you considerable flexibility to study a range of different topics.
On the Business Economics programme you take a total of five units in Economics over your second and third years (Part II), complemented by other units chosen from the Management School, Politics or Modern Languages departments.
For combined major degrees you take four units in Economics and four units in the other subject at Part II.
