Economics
Dunraven School
Course summary
Economics is about choice and is at the heart of all decision-making. Individuals, businesses and governments are all faced with making choices where resources are scarce. As a result, Economics is applicable in a wide range of fields, including business, finance, administration, law, local and national government and, indeed, most aspects of everyday life. In studying Economics students will examine topics of obvious importance to human well-being such as pollution, socio-economic inequality and inflation. Economics is valuable not only for the topics it studies, but also for its methods of analysis. The processes economists use in analysing arguments is a valuable skill that can be transferred across different disciplines.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
English Language | Grade 6 in English Language | — |
Mathematics | Grade 6 in Mathematics | — |
English Literature Alternative route | Grade 6 in English Literature | — |
Mathematics Alternative route | Grade 6 in Mathematics | — |
English Language | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
English Literature Alternative route | Grade 5 in English Literature | — |
Mathematics Alternative route | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
Grade 6 in GCSE English and Maths In order to be successful in this subject you need to have a good level of numeracy and literacy as writing essays and data analysis are an important element of the course. It is also important to have a critical thinking approach to issues as it is required that you analyse a particular economic problem and offer economic solutions to that problem. You need to be able to justify economic policies based on evidence given to you in a case study. We very much welcome students with a good understanding of current affairs as it will prove to be very valuable during the course.
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Assessment
Paper 1 Markets and market failure Paper 2 National and International Economy Paper 3 Economic principles and issues
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