Who is the course for? If you ever wonder about issues like what caused the last financial crisis, why poverty exists and whether Brexit is a good idea, then economics could be for you. Depending on the career path you want to take in the future, economics fits particularly well with other social science subjects, such as history, sociology or geography. It will give you a great set of transferable skills, including numerical, analytical and problem-solving, as well as developing your commercial awareness: an essential requirement for business. What you’ll learn: The course encompasses three main components: microeconomics, macroeconomics and globalisation/trade and development. You will develop an understanding of economic concepts and theories, problems and economic institutions that affect everyday life. You will learn about the roles of the key players in any economy – the firm, the consumer and the government. You will develop a critical approach to economic models as well as the strategies used to solve some of the current economic problems in the UK. All students will develop analytical skills in selecting, interpreting and using data from a range of sources. What subjects this goes well with: Mathematics, Further Maths, Computer Science, Politics, Sociology, Geography and Chemistry How you’ll learn: Class based learning What you can do next: You could progress to various degree courses including economics, finance or PPE, with career opportunities in the City, in banking and finance, law, politics and business management. Opportunities also exist for higher and degree apprenticeships in business, finance and professional services and the Civil Service. How to prepare for this course: Read widely in the newspapers and watch tv programmes such as newsnight, the news and Sunday politics. There are also many great introductory books on economics such as donught economics, freakenomics and what money can’t buy that would all be excellent reading material in preparation for the A level.