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A' Level Economics New Specification

Online Course (AQA)


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Summary

Price
£345 inc VAT
Or £57.50/mo. for 6 months...
Study method
Online
Duration
24 months · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) not included in price, and must be purchased separately
  • Tutor is available to students
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Overview

This A' Level Economics Course is ideal for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of this subject or for anyone who wishes to study at a higher level at University and gain UCAS points. You will also find this course extremely valuable if you are looking for a progression route for further training whilst employed.

Description

On this course you will study the following core content:

AS Level

The operation of markets and market failure

1 Economic methodology and the economic problem
2 Price determination in a competitive market
3 Production, costs and revenue
4 Competitive and concentrated markets
5 The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets

The national economy in a global context

6 The measurement of macroeconomic performance
7 How the macroeconomy works : the circular flow of income, AD/AS analysis, and related concepts
8 Economic performance
9 Macroeconomic policy

Paper 1 will cover content from topics 1-5

Paper 2 will cover content from topics 6-9

A' Level

Individuals, firms, markets and market failure

1 Economic methodology and the economic problem
2 Individual economic decision making
3 Price determination in a competitive market
4 Production, costs and revenue
5 Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly
6 The labour market
7 The distribution of income and wealth: poverty and inequality
8 The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets

The national and international economy

9 The measurement of macroeconomic performance
10 How the macroeconomy works : the circular flow of income, AD/AS analysis, and related concepts
11 Economic performance
12 Financial markets and monetary policy
13 Fiscal policy and supply-side policies
14 The international economy

Paper 1 will cover content from topics 1-8

Paper 2 will cover content from topics 9-14

Paper 3 will cover content from topics 1-14

This A' Level specification will be available for first teaching from September 2015

Requirements

It is recommended that students should be educated to GCSE Grade C or equivalent and have a reasonable standard of literacy. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 24 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.

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