Honours Programmes in Economics (2023 and 2024)
Pure economics stream (credits in parentheses)
Compulsory modules
Course outlines of modules can be found here
Research Assignment (30) - Semesters 1 and 2
Macroeconomics (12) - Semester 2
Microeconomics (12) - Semester 1
Mathematical Methods for Economics (14) [preceded by a 3 week intensive mathematics course] - Semester 1
Introductory Econometrics (12) - Semester 1
Electives (At least 4 electives must be taken. Not all these modules are necessarily available every year. All modules listed below count for 10 credits each)
2023 | 2024 (preliminary, subject to change) | ||
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Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Development Economics | Economics of Education I | Development Economics | Economics of Education I |
Economic History | Financial Economics | Economic History | Financial Economics |
Public Economics | Industrial Organisation | Public Economics | Industrial Organisation |
Monetary Economics | Monetary Economics | ||
Behavioural Economics | Behavioural Economics | ||
International Finance | International Finance | ||
International Trade Theory and Policy | International Trade Theory and Policy | ||
Capita Selecta | Capita Selecta | ||
Not offered every year | |||
Economics of Discrimination | Labour Economics | Institutional Economics | |
Health Economics | |||
Economics of Technological Change |
Information specific to this programme can be found here:
- General information on admission and selection requirements for this programme can be found here.
- The Financial Economics stream is a second option within this programme.
Alternatively please visit the page for the Economics and Mathematical Statistics programme.
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Upcoming Seminars
Monday 13 October 202512:10-13:10
Prof Euan Phimister: Stellenbosch Business School
Topic: "TBA"
12:10-13:10
Dr Friedrich Kreuser: Stellenbosch University
Topic: "Allocative Efficiency, Labour Shares, and Corporate Lobbying in European Manufacturing"
12:10-13:10
Prof Masashige Hamano: Waseda University
Topic: "TBA"
BER Weekly
26 Sep 2025 Free Weekly Review | Number 37 | 26 SeptemberThis report covers the key domestic and international data releases over the past week. The more comprehensive BER Weekly Review (Enhanced Version) includes a detailed discussion on the main economic events and developments over the past week, a summary of upcoming data (the week ahead) and the BER’s forecast for key economic indicators....
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