Advanced Microeconomics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON3010 | Economics | 3 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ECON3010
- School
- Economics
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The module will cover topics in advanced microeconomics and decision theory. The precise content may vary from year to year, but the module will start from the basis established by ECON2001.
Target Students
Available for final year Undergraduate students on Economics degree programmes (including final year Undergraduate students on the BA Jt Hons Politics and Economics and BSc Jt Hons Mathematics and Economics degrees). Not available for Exchange students.
Classes
This module is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (2-hour): Exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to develop students' understanding of microeconomic theory with particular emphasis on showing the role information plays in markets. The material allows students to build on their prior learning in microeconomics.The module aims to enable the participants to develop skills in reflectionof understanding of material through tutorial questions.Learning Outcomes
Emphasised learning outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding:
- A1 Demonstrate a broad knowledge of core areas of economics.
- A3 Show understanding of analytical methods, both theory- and model-based.
Intellectual Skills:
B1 Work with abstract concepts and in a context of generality.
B2 Reason logically and work analytically.
B4 Be able to frame analysis of problems, identifying which parameters should be taken as fixed and why they might change.
Transferable Skills:
D1 Apply mathematical, statistical and graphical techniques in an appropriate manner.