BSc Economics (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: Department of Economics
 

• establish a firm disciplinary base in economics, a coherent understanding of the concepts and models of economics;
• develop an analytical and empirical understanding of the relevance of economics to contemporary problems and policies;
• analyse and evaluate economic problems so that they can reach considered and appropriate conclusions, and can competently communicate the reasoning behind these conclusions;
• focus knowledge of economics on issues of international development, and embrace different disciplinary perspectives;
• access a flexible educational framework that enables them to maintain a broad course of study, including the option to study a language;
• attain their full academic potential, within an environment which is constructively critical and where current research of staff members informs their teaching.

BA Development Studies and... - 2 Subject degree (School of Oriental & African Studies)
Training Provider: School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: Department of Development Studies
The combined honours degree in Development Studies at SOAS was established in 1991 to provide challenging and innovative teaching in the field of development studies. It is a multidisciplinary course which grounds the study of social, political and economic changes in the developing world in a thorough understanding of specific environmental, historical and cultural contexts. Through the study of problems of development, students are expected to acquire analytical skills, to learn how to make connections between the global and the local, to present materials and ideas effectively and to develop a critical and non-Eurocentric attitude to the understanding of development.