Heidi: What is involved in an economics degree?
I take maths as an a-level which I don’t mind- the stats is quite hard to get my head around but it’s digestible. Is economics all statistics (like in as level) based? Is it very complex, or is it achievable if you have a fairly mathematical mind? I am very ignorant- I am desperately trying to come up with possibles degrees to do. I do biology and history too if that makes ANY difference at all. Also, what job opportunities are there for someone with a degree in economics?
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Answer by venkatesh
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It depends if you do a science degree or an arts degree. I’m studying BSc Economics which is a science degree, so theres alot of maths, half of my maths is stats, and half is core maths, like C3, C4, FP1 etc like you do in a-level maths, and on my course its applied. e.g. we studied matricies, and then we applied the maths to solve economic problems. Economics is a really interesting degree, and you can do just about anything with it in the business world when you graduate. Also, most at most universities you have optional modules. Like you i did history at a-level, so i took a politics module. If you like maths, take a BSc, if you don’t take a BA, but i really really would recommend economics!!
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