UCD Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Economics BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
CAO Code DN510 Single Honours
CAO Points Range 2015 485—565 Length of course 3 years
DN510 Places 20 CAO Code DN500 Joint Honours
CAO Points Range 2015 330—585 Length of course 3 years DN500 Average Intake 285
Entry Requirements English ¬ Irish ¬ A third language ¬ Three other recognised subjects
Leaving Certificate You must obtain a minimum of Grade H5 in two subjects and a minimum of Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects.
A-Level/GCSE See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/alevel
Other EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/eu
Non-EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/noneu
Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes Yes (DN500 only) , see
www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac
Level 6/7 Progression Routes None Mature Entry Route Yes, see page 188
Option to take a single honours degree after First Year Yes
Special Entry Recommendation You do not have to have taken Economics in secondary school or in the Leaving Cert. We strongly recommend that you study Economics only if you have at least a grade O3/H4 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics or equivalent. (NB H4 will be mandatory from 2018). Students who have obtained less than O3 in ordinary level will be required to pass a specified “Level 0” module offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics prior to taking our core module Introduction to Quantitative Economics.
Other courses of interest Social Science
Economics & Finance Commerce
Law with Economics Actuarial & Financial Studies
www.ucd.ie/myucd/ahss 40
Why is this course for me? Economics explores how people (consumers, business owners, public servants and politicians) make decisions, and how they choose between alternative ways of spending their money and using their skills, energy and time in a wide range of human endeavours. Studying economics can help to shed light on decision-making in many diverse areas of life, from love and marriage to sports and crime.
Economics can be taken as either a single honours degree under DN510 or as joint honours degree under DN500. The most popular subjects studied with Economics are Politics, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology and History.
What will I study? The curriculum for the single honours Economics degree (DN510) is on the opposite page.
The joint honours curriculum is designed to introduce and develop an understanding of the key concepts and tools of economics.
First Year In first year, the focus is on introducing the study of economics along with principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, and developing maths skills (4 modules in total).
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Second & Third Year In subsequent years, the foundations are built upon to show how economics is applied in a variety of contexts. Core modules will include intermediate and advanced courses in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Linear Algebra & Optimisation, Econometrics, Irish Economy and a selection of options drawn from Economic Policy Analysis, Labour Economics, Transport Economics, Game Theory, European Economy, International Money and Banking, Behavioural Economics, Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Economics of the Environment, International Trade, Health Economics, Financial Economics, Econometrics of Financial Markets.
Undergraduate Office UCD School of Economics Newman, Belfield, Dublin 4
Students attend lectures and participate in small group tutorials to work on problem sets. A combination of end-of-semester written examinations and continuous assessment is used. Continuous assessment may include midterm examinations, projects, essays and oral presentations.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Graduates with a degree in Economics are well placed for a range of employment opportunities in both private and public sectors, including banking, finance, accounting, management consultancy, broadcasting, business, journalism, teaching and communications.
Many students pursue graduate study in economics leading to masters and PhD degrees. Postgraduate qualifications are necessary to work as a professional economist. The School of Economics offers MSc graduate programmes aimed at further developing analytical and professional skills (see
www.ucd.ie/economics/ graduateprogrammes).
Graduate programmes in business usually admit economics graduates directly to their degree programmes without requiring conversion courses.
International Study Opportunities Student exchanges in Economics are available with the following universities:
– Tilburg, the Netherlands – Namur, Belgium – La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Students can apply for places at a very large number of partner universities that have exchange agreements with UCD such as
– University of California , Santa Cruz – University of California, Berkeley – University of Melbourne
Professor Karl Whelan of the UCD School of Economics speaking with students
"Studying joint honours in Economics and Politics has given me great opportunities. I have such a wide range of modules to choose from. I chose economics because I was good at maths in school. Outside of my academic programme, I am the secretary of the Literary & Historical Society which has allowed me to travel, meet incredibly interesting people, and run events for the student population. I hope to do a masters in Applied Economics in UCD, and then work in an advisory role in government or a financial institution."
Roisin O’Gara Current Joint Honours Economics student
economics@ucd.ie +353 1 716 8272/8505
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