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speciality: Economics

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What Is an Economics Degree?

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).

Benefits of an Economics Degree

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 Degree Structure

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. 

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  • Economics
    Barry
    Self-paced learning

    The flexible learning approach at King’s college has been exceptionally beneficial for me, aligning perfectly with my preferred style of education. The self-paced structure allows me to take control of my learning journey and progress at a pace that suits me best. As a result, I have developed a strong sense of confidence in my ability to succeed academically.

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    Programme: Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2025
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: London
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  • Economics
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    Students find learning enjoyable here at King’s college because of the warm and conducive environment that makes learning process easier and more importantly the facilities available also help in the learning process

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    Programme: Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2019
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: London
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  • Economics
    Vanessa
    KCL is Incredible

    The students are nice and kind, and the school is good. I had a ton of options for classes, as well as outstanding community and support. The teaching staff is usually polite, helpful, and eager to help in any way they can. King’s provides you with incredible resources like outstanding courses, mentorship, societies that are very inviting, and career counseling. You can decide to use it to your advantage. There are excellent teachers on the campus. There is nothing at all that I can complain about. My experience there has been wonderful, even during a COVID.

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    Programme: Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: London
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  • Economics
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    Full of opportunity

    KCL, being in central London doesn’t have a large campus which makes it quite hard to adjust. However, London is a great city to be in, there’s lots to do and lots of people to network with.
    Your accommodation and societies are the main places to meet new people (students). Kings has several campuses and even offers one of the largest libraries which makes learning more accessible. I study economics and I really enjoy my course, the professors are great and I would definitely recommend kcl!

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    Programme: Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2021
    Campus: London
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  • Economics
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    Location

    Located in the heart of a fantastic city, with plenty of cultural aspects to experience. However, living costs may be quite high. University itself is quite international with plenty of student societies to participate in. However, my course is relatively new thus I wouldn’t recommend it as I don’t think it’s as well structured as other universities for the same course.

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    Programme: Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2020
    Campus: London
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  • Liberal Arts
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    Dynamic and inclusive, but needs admin improvement

    Coming to King’s has got to be one of the best decisions I’ve made in life. The teaching structure is incredibly dynamic; I’ve learnt more in my first two years here than I did throughout high school. Although there’s always place for improvement, King’s is incredibly diverse and constantly strives to increase its international vision (highlighted by its internationalisation 2029 vision). The extracurriculars are something else I want to point out – with over 300 societies, all extremely active, King’s provides its students with an extremely enabling environment and allows them to step out of their comfort zones and become the best version of themselves (no I was not paid to write this, I just love my uni). From Model UN to Comedy Society, there’s never a dull moment at KCL (although the SU and admin could really do with some improvement – not the most efficient, slow at replying and oftentimes clueless when it comes to solving students problems). Also, the campuses and study spaces are great, without a doubt the best in London (BUSH HOUSE!!). Basically, coming to KCL has been life changing, and I’d 100% recommend it to anyone who’s considering applying 🙂

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    Programme: Liberal Arts
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2021
    Campus: London
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  • Liberal Arts
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    King's: Lack of University Spirit

    Generally the university scores very high on most criteria. It provides proper education, the facilities are modern and well-maintained, the lecturers and tutors are clear and usually provide detailed and useful feedback. Overall, the university is a very good one, but there are a couple of things that lack in my opinion. One of those is the option for more creative work due to a lack of variety in projects (the university is mainly concerned with research, essays, and strict mathematical problems). Most of the policies, such as the grading one, are a bit obscure as they rely on criteria such as “requires good analysis”. Students usually are not shown examples of what “good analysis” means, so this can be quite subjective, resulting in lower grades, especially in the humanitarian subjects, such as mine. In addition, the central location of the university (which is really comfortable) plays a role in the whole “university spirit”. Students do not hang out that often due to the lack of an actual campus as there are streets with cars between most of the university’s buildings. Although there’s a good variety of societies, most do not organize bigger gatherings (usually due to financial constraints), which again impacts the whole “community spirit”. Another point that should be made (which may be applicable to other universities in Central London as well) is the high accommodation prices. Most of the rooms are really well-looking, but I would not say they are worth the 300 GBP some of those costs.

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    Programme: Liberal Arts
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Campus: London
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  • Liberal Arts
    Ines
    The diversity of people in the uni is amazing

    Very good university with high quality teaching. Lacking of organisation sometimes (especially for my degree). But overall very good experience with good memories. Had the chance to learn about myself and meet students from all around the world.

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    Programme: Liberal Arts
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2019
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  • Global Political ...
    Economy
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    Social experience

    One of the best social experiences I’ve ever had in my life. London and King’s was really the best combination. Amazing study abroad opportunities! I really thoroughly enjoyed my time at Kings with the friends I made and the career prospects that I gained.

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    Programme: Global Political Economy
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2020
    Campus: London
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  • Economics and ...
    Management, Strategy and Marketing
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    Great extracurriculars, good teaching

    Great extra curricular societies. Teaching is not great there, it’s a lot of repetition between years and the level of English spelling and grammar is appalling. There are also many content mistakes which makes learning difficult.

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    Programme: Economics and Management, Strategy and Marketing
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2019
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