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employability
A wide range of possibilities is open to you when you graduate in economic studies. Alongside your specific subject knowledge, your degree will provide you with a valuable range of skills that can be used in many different careers such as:
• selecting and analysing information • solving both abstract and practical problems
• understanding and interpreting numerical and graphical data
• thinking logically and laterally • communicating your ideas concisely.
In recent years our graduates have found employment in many walks of life. Some have decided to pursue careers as professional economists and have gone on to work for the UK Government Economic Service or the Scottish Government. Others have taken up careers in finance or in general management, working for banking multinationals, major consultancies and marketing departments.
To help students with their job search, we organise sessions on career prospects where potential employers are invited to talk to students about future opportunities.
teaching and assessment
Our approach introduces you to modern analytical and problem solving skills that are important to professional economists and the wider business community. In Levels 1 and 2 teaching is initially through a combination of lectures and tutorials, supplemented by workshops and computer laboratory sessions.
These continue in Levels 3 and 4 but you are also given the opportunity to prepare and deliver presentations, both individually and as members of a group. You may engage in case studies in which you research a company or topic in which you have an interest.
Coursework, in the form of essays, quizzes and group projects plays an important role in assessment which, together with examinations, provides the basis for your final grade.
As part of their assessed coursework, the Honours year marketing research class carries out a number of marketing research studies on behalf of the Dundee University Students Association (the Students’ Union). In the past the students have carried out surveys addressing issues such as perceptions of the regular club nights and weekend catering provision in the bar. In several cases the results of the survey have provided a significant input into revising the Union’s offerings.
programme content • typical degree programme example Please refer to the degree structure and overview pages for the MA (page 135) and BSc (page 134).
MA/BSc Honours degree Advanced entry MA/BSc Honours degree
Level 1 > Global Economic Perspectives
> Foundations of Economic Analysis
plus 4 other modules
Level 2 > Microeconomics
> Macroeconomics and Economic Statistics
plus 4 other modules
Level 3 > Macroeconomic Analysis (core module)
> plus for Economics: Microeconomic Analysis Econometrics plus 1 optional module
> plus for Financial Economics: Microeconomic Analysis Econometrics Financial Institutions
> plus for Business Economics with Marketing: Business Economic Analysis Marketing plus 1 optional module
> Quantitative Methods for Business > Financial Institutions > Business Strategy > Government and Business > Dissertation
> Human Resources > Econometrics > International Finance > Economic Policy > Marketing
Level 4 > For Economics: Economic Theory Economic Policy plus 2 optional modules
> For Financial Economics: Financial Economic Analysis International Finance plus 2 optional modules
> For Business Economics with Marketing: Business Strategy Marketing Research plus 2 optional modules
Levels 3 and 4 Options You may select Levels 3 and 4 options from the wide range of modules on offer in Economic Studies.
> Economic Theory > Marketing Research > Economics of Globalisation > Risk and Information > Financial Economic Analysis
You may also choose a foreign language as part of your degree or even select options from other disciplines.
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