Economic joint honours?

hey people i was considering a Economics degree at uni, however due to lots of competition i may pick a joint honours in economics and .........

does anyone know any good economic joint degrees? that well respected but give flexibility (could be a BA). looking for a good combination of two subjects one being economics.

Reply 1

Cellardore

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King_kul

hey people i was considering a Economics degree at uni, however due to lots of competition i may pick a joint honours in economics and .........

does anyone know any good economic joint degrees? that well respected but give flexibility (could be a BA). looking for a good combination of two subjects one being economics.

economics and accounting
economics and politics
economics and economic history
e4conomics and law
economics and maths

these are just a few, but i can imagine competiton would still be tight.

Reply 2

Feynstein

There is also Government & Economics and Philosophy & Economics as well as Economics & Finance. All 3 are BSc's.

Reply 3

BAEconyr3

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BAEcon. at Manchester ... read about it on the site... most flexible degree in Europe! You can choose to specialise second or in ur third year! there are like 29 different path ways... read about it: www.manchester.ac.uk

Reply 4

Quiksilver

2

I study Bsc (Econ) Economics & Geography, which is great since it involves both maths and essay-writing. This was very appealing since it combines logic based economics with a creative element in geography.

However, the work load is considerably higher than a single-honours degree. Employers recognise this though, and consequently job prospects are fantastic.

Reply 5

Cellardore

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Quiksilver

However, the work load is considerably higher that a single-honours degree. Employers recognise this though, and consequently job prospects are fantastic.

yeh i've heard plus and minuses about doing a joint honours degree, but i don't understand why someone would put it down, you can still do a masters in either one.

Reply 6

theicon

BAEconyr3

BAEcon. at Manchester ... read about it on the site... most flexible degree in Europe! You can choose to specialise second or in ur third year! there are like 29 different path ways... read about it: www.manchester.ac.uk

Is manchester paying you on commission by any chance?

Reply 7

john williams

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Yeh i was going to suggest Manchester, but just look at the league tables and then look through prospectuses on top uni, but they will still be competitive.

Reply 8

theicon

Quiksilver

However, the work load is considerably higher than a single-honours degree. Employers recognise this though, and consequently job prospects are fantastic.

Apparently, from attending various uni open days, pure/straight economics is a more employable degree than a joint honours course.
With a joint honours degree, your essentially restricting/limiting yourself to a certain career path (which is fine if you know thats what u wanna do when you graduate).
Im talking here in terms of the transferable skills your meant to learn.

Having said that, with pure economics you have more optional (unrestricted credits) modules to choose from, so in theory you can take any modules (from and dept. in the uni) you like, or even take those of a joint honours course but still graduate with a straight econ degree.

Hope that makes sense........

Reply 9

Quiksilver

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theicon

Apparently, from attending various uni open days, pure/straight economics is a more employable degree than a joint honours course.
With a joint honours degree, your essentially restricting/limiting yourself to a certain career path

Absolutely not. If anything, it is quite the opposite. Perhaps a straight Econ degree would be more desirable to IBs, but a joint honours degree opens up considerably more types of employment in a wider spectrum of the economy.
Therefore, one would not be "restricting/limiting yourself to a certain career path" whatsoever.

Reply 10

BAEconyr3

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theicon

Is manchester paying you on commission by any chance?

lol I wish they were paying me commision!! I just suggested this because I am currently doing this course and am in my final year now! I remember what it was like choosing the course, can be quite stressful! Good luck

Reply 11

help_me

Quiksilver

Absolutely not. If anything, it is quite the opposite. Perhaps a straight Econ degree would be more desirable to IBs, but a joint honours degree opens up considerably more types of employment in a wider spectrum of the economy.
Therefore, one would not be "restricting/limiting yourself to a certain career path" whatsoever.

I agree with what you're saying. Joint honours degrees do open more doors in the broad economy in general. You're also right that a straight Econ is more popular then other joint econ with the exception of Econ + Math for IB.

Reply 12

Cellardore

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help_me

I agree with what you're saying. Joint honours degrees do open more doors in the broad economy in general. You're also right that a straight Econ is more popular then other joint econ with the exception of Econ + Math for IB.

what i was told is that if you do your dissertation in say economics, you can go on to do a masters in economics and vice versa.

Reply 13

HeHe

OP

lol this is starting to turn into a debate of whether Economics on its own is better then economics and ... what do you reckon?

i was just contemplating a joint degree if it would open more doors or not, however i may stiick to my first choice of straight economics.

Reply 14

theicon

King_kul

lol this is starting to turn into a debate of whether Economics on its own is better then economics and ... what do you reckon?

i was just contemplating a joint degree if it would open more doors or not, however i may stiick to my first choice of straight economics.

I think that would be a wise decision king

Reply 15

HeHe

OP

hey icon, u applying uni or already there? what subjects you are or have done at A-levels? what grades at AS or A-level? where you planing on applying?

just curious! lol

Reply 16

theicon

King_kul

hey icon, u applying uni or already there? what subjects you are or have done at A-levels? what grades at AS or A-level? where you planing on applying?

just curious! lol

ah mate, yes curiosity is a wonderful thing....but it also killed the cat remember :tongue:

As for me, im starting at Nottingham Uni in a few weeks, yeah baby!

Doing straight economics there, altho i did comtemplate, like you, about doing a joint honours thingy, but i reckon and been advised to stick with straight econ (usually the most popular course choice)

Did chem, bio and law at a-level (with maths at AS). Got AAB.
Was planning on doing medicine up until last year. Took a gap year, during which i decided med aint for me, then switched to econ.....a long story mate which i wont go into now...

Thats bout it really, how bout u?

Reply 17

totallydeflated

what's wrong with a joint honours economics degree?
i will be studying Bsc (econ) Economics and politics which sounds pretty good, i think.

Reply 18

Icy Ghost

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Do all the good unis offer joint degrees? I looked on the UCAS website and can't seem to find any good ones :frown:

Reply 19

Redeyejedi

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Did chem, bio and law at a-level (with maths at AS). Got AAB.
Was planning on doing medicine up until last year. Took a gap year, during which i decided med aint for me, then switched to econ.....a long story mate which i wont go into now...

Hey theicon,

Yo say yours and my situations are near identical is almost an understatement.

You and I, did pretty much the same subjects except i did History instead of Law at A-Level, but chem and Bio at A-Level and Maths at AS-Level. As it happens I am taking a Gap year after deciding against Medicine despite having an offer from Imperial. Only diffrence is that Im applying this year. I also have grades AAB at A-Level.

I was just wondering as to where you applied for straight economics with just AS-Level maths and if you wouldnt mind telling me how you got on?

Thanks :smile:

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