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Economics A or B

gizmoleeds

I'm sure I've read what the difference is before on here but I can't find it... :redface:

What's the difference?

Thanks in advance... :smile:

Reply 1

Ossie1701

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http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/economicHistory/study/undergraduateProgrammes/faq_ug_app.htm#1

EC102 or EC100, depending on whether you have an A in A-level maths.

I believe that if you scroll down to the first year and click on the above course codes, they explain the difference.

Are you doing Economic History by the way?

Reply 2

Ossie1701

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I'm going to hijack this thread - does anyone do Economic History? Anyone tell me what its like? cheers.

Reply 3

username9303

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Economics A is supposed to be much simpler than Economics B, from what I've heard anyway :smile:

Reply 4

username9303

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gizmoleeds

Yeah, I can't work out from the descriptions which is more appropriate for me - I did do a-level Maths but I hated it and it was 2 years ago, so I think I'll have to attend both lectures and decide which I like. :smile:

Seriously though, I've said this to a few people, there really isn't any Maths at all in Economics B - so I haven't got a clue why they're advising you to do Economics A, but considering it's meant to be easier, I wouldn't complain :biggrin:

Reply 5

Xanthe

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Ollie, didn't you also say Economics B has a 40% failure rate?

Reply 6

username9303

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Xanthe

Ollie, didn't you also say Economics B has a 40% failure rate?

I'm not sure. I don't think it's that high, but it is quite easy to fail Economics B even though you know quite a lot of stuff, so it's probably about 30% I'd say. But like I also said, Economics A is supposed to be simpler so it would make more sense to do that; and also there definitely isn't any need for an A in A-level Mathematics to do Econ B so if you do have to do it then definitely don't panic :smile:

Reply 7

Knogle

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Does it matter in any way (in the long term) if you do Economics A over Economics B?

Reply 8

username9303

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gizmoleeds

No-one's actually told me which I should do (other than people on here). The lectures for both were at the same time so I went to B's lecture. I thought I would be fine with it but a 30-40% failure rate sounds terrible - now I'm thinking I should've gone to A.... :redface:

I wouldn't worry about that failure rate, a large number of first year modules have high failure rates because you get a considerable amount of students who doss about in their first year and when they start revising (usually the week before) it's too late. Like I've said a few times, I got a 2:2 in EC102 and I only went to a few lectures, copied other peoples homeworks, attended about 50% of classes and last minute revised; so I'm pretty sure you won't have a problem if you actually do some work this year :biggrin:

Reply 9

alfieatthelse

econ A is easy (and i do econ history)

Reply 10

Parisian Scot

alfieatthelse

econ A is easy (and i do econ history)

Although, I've only been to one lecture, I wholeheartedly agree. I really don't know what to think anymore though! At the induction meeting, one of the tutors said that if you don't have an A at A level Maths, you will most probably fail Econ B whereas a friend of mine who went to the lecture apparently claims there is little or no maths! Confused? I am! :frown:

Reply 11

username9303

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Parisian Scot

Although, I've only been to one lecture, I wholeheartedly agree. I really don't know what to think anymore though! At the induction meeting, one of the tutors said that if you don't have an A at A level Maths, you will most probably fail Econ B whereas a friend of mine who went to the lecture apparently claims there is little or no maths! Confused? I am! :frown:

Yeah there was no Maths in Econ B when I did it, so I don't know why they're saying that about it. I have a feeling it might be because the Econ B group is massive, and they'd rather it was cut down a bit by getting people to do Econ A instead. I'm probably wrong, but it would make sense, and it's definitely not because the level of Maths (which isn't even there) is too hard for non-A grade Maths students.

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