BSc (Hons)
Economics

Module Overview

This module introduces you to the powerful tools economists use to analyse real-world data and inform decision-making. You will learn how to work with data, test economic ideas, and draw meaningful conclusions using econometric methods and industry-standard software. The module develops highly valued quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills that are essential for careers in economics, finance, public policy, business, and data analysis. By applying theory to real datasets, you gain practical experience that enhances employability and prepares you for further study and data-driven roles in a wide range of professional settings.

Overall, the module establishes the foundational econometric knowledge, software capability, and empirical reasoning required for advanced study in econometrics, research projects, and data-driven decision-making in academic, public policy, and professional settings.

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Intermediate Macroeconomics helps you understand how economy works. It explains key issues like inflation, unemployment, interest rates, national income, and long-term growth, and shows how government decisions and economic consequences affect jobs, prices, and overall markets. This module helps you see how different parts of the economy are connected and influence everyday life. You will build practical skills in data visualisation with MS-Excel and Power BI, enabling interactive dashboards, trend analysis, and clear communication of complex macroeconomic insights. You can develop strong model-driven thinking and the ability to critically evaluate economic policies in domestic and global contexts. This module will prepare you for careers as economic analysts, financial analysts, policy advisors, data analysts, consultants, and researchers in government, central banks, and international organizations.

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This module develops the core analytical tools of modern microeconomics and provides a rigorous foundation for advanced study in economics. Building on the principles introduced in Year 1, you will explore formal models of consumer choice, firm behaviour, and market interaction. The module introduces the framework economists use to analyse optimisation, incentives, and strategic decision-making in markets.

Using diagrammatic and analytical methods, you will examine how consumers allocate resources, how firms make production and pricing decisions, and how market structures—from competitive markets to monopoly and oligopoly—shape economic outcomes. You will learn to think like an economist by applying structured economic reasoning and formal models to understand complex economic behaviour and evaluate the efficiency and welfare implications of market outcomes. These analytical and quantitative skills provide strong preparation for final-year economics study and are highly valued in careers focusing on economic analysis, policy evaluation, consulting, finance, and business.

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Lincoln International Business School (LIBS) believes that an option to study overseas is a valuable educational opportunity for our students.

The optional year is intended to:

- enable students to benefit from studying similar subjects within a cross cultural environment, by exposing students to a wider academic and cultural experience;

- facilitate reflexivity in learning and personal and professional development;

- enhance their future employment opportunities by increasing their cultural and professional mobility.

This module is optional for all taught on campus undergraduate students within Lincoln International Business School. Study Abroad is a year long module which enables students to spend time studying abroad at one of the University’s approved partner institutions.

During the year spent abroad, students share classes with local students and study on a suite of locally-delivered taught modules which have been approved in advance by the University. As many partner institutions support internships it is anticipated that some students will elect to combine study (minimum one semester equivalent) with work and or a period of volunteering.

Eligible students must have completed their second year of study to a satisfactory standard (normally with an average of a 2.1 or above, dependent upon partner requirements) standard and successfully completed the application process.

Upon completion of the study period abroad, each student will be required to submit a portfolio including a reflection on the experience of living and studying in a different cultural environment and the skills acquired.

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The LSMIF will be designed to provide students with the essential knowledge on the following main knowledge blocks - at intermediate level for Year 2:

- How stock markets work and how to read financial data

- Valuation techniques including cash flow projections, dividend growth modelling, and comparative analysis.

- Market timing and technical analysis.

- Asset allocation optimization

- Quarterly investment committee meetings with experts from the industry.

- Investment discussion meetings.

Module Overview

This module is aimed at those students who have decided to take a year out of formal studies to gain accredited work experience and are registered on a degree programme with an accredited professional practice element. The Professional Practice Year aims to give students a continuous experience of full-time work within an organisation.

It should be a three way co-operative activity between employer, student and University from which all parties benefit. Students can choose to pursue a variety of options including a placement year, a consultancy project or a work-based dissertation. Potential costs relating to this module are outlined in the Features tab.

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Econometrics is the toolkit economists use to turn data into evidence. In this module, you will continue to learn how economists test theories, evaluate public policies, and identify causal relationships using real-world economic data.

Working with statistical software and real datasets, you will develop practical skills in model estimation, time-series and panel data analysis, and interpreting empirical results. You will also learn how to assess the reliability of economic evidence and address common challenges such as model specification and endogeneity. These highly valued quantitative and data analysis skills are widely used in careers in economic consulting, finance, government policy analysis, and data analytics.

The module assumes prior knowledge of introductory econometrics, including OLS regression, hypothesis testing, model specification, diagnostic testing, and the use of statistical software.

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How do economists analyse complex real-world problems such as market power, behavioural decision-making, healthcare policy or innovation-driven growth? You will explore core frameworks such as welfare economics, game theory and economic evaluation, and learn how these tools help analyse incentives, competition and policy trade-offs. These foundations are then applied to contemporary economic contexts, such as behavioural, health, and/or industrial economics.

Through applied case studies and real-world policy challenges, you will develop the ability to critically evaluate economic arguments and produce evidence-based policy recommendations — skills valued in careers in economic policy, consulting, regulation and innovation-focused industries.

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Learn Python from scratch and use it to solve real economics and finance problems. Through hands-on labs you’ll work with authentic datasets, clean and combine data, create professional visualisations, and build models such as regression, forecasting, simulation, and portfolio analytics.

You’ll finish the module able to produce a reproducible analysis in a Jupyter notebook and communicate clear, evidence-based insights – skills valued in finance, consulting, policy, data analytics, and graduate roles. No coding experience is required.

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Your dissertation is your opportunity to become the expert. In this final-year module, you will investigate a discipline specific issue that genuinely interests you and develop an original research project with the support of an academic supervisor.

You will formulate your own research question, analyse data and evidence, and apply the relevant theories and analytical tools developed throughout your degree. Whether exploring global challenges, policy debates, markets, or emerging trends, the dissertation allows you to examine a topic in depth and develop your own perspective.

Along the way, you will strengthen the skills that employers and postgraduate programmes value most: independent research, critical thinking, data analysis, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly. By the end of the module, you will have produced a substantial piece of original work that showcases your ability to think, analyse, and research like a professional.

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Environmental challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss are shaping economic policy and business decisions worldwide. This module explores how economic analysis can help understand these issues and design effective solutions.

You will learn how economists analyse environmental problems such as pollution, overuse of natural resources, and sustainability using concepts including market failure, externalities, and public goods. The module also introduces the tools policymakers use to evaluate environmental decisions, such as cost–benefit analysis, valuation of environmental goods and services, and environmental policy instruments.

By applying economic theory to real-world environmental challenges, you will develop the ability to critically assess environmental policies and sustainability strategies. The analytical skills gained in this module are highly relevant for careers in environmental policy, sustainability consulting, international organisations, government, and economic analysis.

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How do global trade tensions reshape economies? Why do financial crises spread across countries? And how do international institutions influence economic policy around the world?

The International Economic Systems and Policy module explores how the global economy is organised and how economic decisions are shaped by institutions, politics, and international power dynamics. Building on the economic theory and analytical tools developed earlier in your degree, you will investigate major global issues including trade policy, exchange rate systems, international financial governance, and the role of regional economic blocs such as the EU.

The module also examines some of the most pressing challenges facing the world economy today, from economic crises and global supply chain disruptions to sustainability transitions and the geopolitics of technology and finance.

By the end of the module, you will have developed the analytical skills needed to understand and critically evaluate international economic debates—preparing you for careers in government, international organisations, global finance, policy analysis, and economic consultancy, as well as postgraduate study in international economics.

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Understanding how labour markets function and how economies develop is central to addressing some of today’s most pressing global challenges. This module will equip you with advanced analytical tools to examine key economic variables such as labour demand, labour supply, market equilibrium, unemployment, wages, output, growth, poverty, education, human capital, and the role of governments.

You will build practical skills in data analysis using spreadsheet software, enabling trend analysis and the clear communication of development processes and labour market insights. The module also develops strong model-driven thinking and the ability to critically evaluate economic policies in both domestic and global contexts. Through this, you will gain employability skills relevant to careers as economic analysts, policy advisors, consultants, and researchers in government, central banks, and international organisations.

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Initiated from 2015 and officially founded in 2018, the LSMIF is set up with a structure similar to any other professionally run fund management company with students running every aspect of the fund, from CEO to analyst. It is one of only few of this kind in the United Kingdom.

The fund uses money raised from donors to invest in shares of companies listed on London Stock Exchange. It is organized, run and managed the same way as an investment company in the real world. The fund has got sponsorship and advisory support from UK leading wealth management companies such as Brewin Dolphin and Mattioli Woods with senior officers from them joining the Board of Advisors.

This fund gives students the opportunity to work as analysts, investment managers, CFO, CIO, CEO etc. Students also have the chances to meet, discuss and learn from experts in the field in Quarterly Investment Committee Meetings series. Students are given additional training relating to their works.