Are you passionate about the business and finance sector? Do you follow the national and international news? Then, an Economics degree is the answer. It has always been one of the most sought-after degrees amongst youth.
Economics degrees are designed to tackle all the issues that have an impact on financial situations, ranging from production to how resources are used. Candidates are trained to understand how the economy suffers fluctuations based on the market’s needs and wants followed by the market’s supply and demand.
By far one of the most crucial elements is that economics is divided into microeconomics and macroeconomic. Microeconomics deals with the economic behaviour at an individual level (companies, buyers, sellers and others), whilst macroeconomics illustrates the bigger picture, on a national or global scale (unemployment, economic growth, inflation and so on).
Having an economics degree increases anyone’s chances to find a job, regardless of the field. This is mainly due to the fact that graduates hold many transferable abilities, such as analytical and problem-solving skills, that are suitable for any career.
A study made by the London School of Economics and Political Science showed that graduates from an economics course have a starting salary of £33,000 per year. Having a job in the field right after graduation is a major positive aspect and comes with a lot of opportunities for career advancement.
Economics degrees are usually a three years commitment and sometimes are offered as part of a joint degree. This means that Economics can be studied along with another subject such as engineering, management, law, computer science and others.
This degree can be found either as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA). The BSc focuses more on economical theory and statistical techniques, while BA is combined with social sciences and qualitative modules.
Surrounding area is lovely and I had a great time with friends living in Aigburth but the lecturing (I was there for 4 years and so had many lecturers) are really quite bad. There are similar complaints amongst many of my colleagues in different departments in sport, business, and psychology. I cannot speak about other departments. Trying to get even rudimentary feedback through email or face to face was a complete no-no from many lecturers.
Another problem was that one lecturer had a good level of English but made so many mistakes it was often difficult to understand her point. More worrying were the all too frequent occasions when we questioned anything that we did understand she refused to give an answer and instead changed the topic. I understand that lecturers see themselves as researchers not teachers but a total of care (and sometimes a worrying lack of ability to answer questions) was very worrying.
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