都柏林大学学院

Why is this course for me?

Economics explores how and why people make decisions and choose between alternative ways of spending their money and using their time, energy and skills. That is why Economics can help to shed light on decision-making in areas from love and marriage, to sports and crime. If you are interested in people’s behaviour and in current affairs, and if you enjoy problem-solving and are naturally analytical with good numeracy skills, then Economics will appeal to you.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Economics graduates are in high demand – our graduates work in Bank of Ireland, Price Waterhouse Cooper, KPMG, Paddy Power and Deloitte. Economics graduates can expect to have direct access to Economics, Business and Finance Master’s.

What Will I Study

First Year

All students will study Introduction to Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Introduction to Quantitative Economics. Single-Major students will study additional modules to develop key skills at the early stage in their programme, so that they may proceed to a wide range of advanced and speciality electives in second and third year.

Single-Major students also select two optional modules from Sociology, Geography, Politics, Mathematics or Statistics, plus two elective modules.

Second Year

Joint-Major students will be introduced to data analysis and statistical modelling and will take intermediate modules in microeconomics and macroeconomics. Single-Major students will select from optional modules designed to build on core skills, including: Optimisation for Economics, Introduction to Financial Economics and an Economic Research Workshop, plus Elective modules.

Third Year

In their final year, Single-Major students will undertake a substantial research project and choose from optional modules, including:

International Money and Banking
International Trade
Financial Economics
Environmental Economics and Advanced Econometrics
Plus Elective modules.

Joint Major students can opt to take a single major in Economics from third year or choose from a range of specialised options.

Fourth Year

In their final year, Joint-Major students choose modules that deepen their technical knowledge and specialise in their preferred economic fields by appropriately choosing optional modules.

International Study Opportunities

Student exchanges in Economics are available with the following universities:

• Tilburg, the Netherlands
• Namur, Belgium
• La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

As well as in partner universities in:

• North America
• Asia
• Australia and Europe

Including:

• University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Melbourne, Australia