A list of the undergraduate modules offered by the Department of Economics in 2020/21.
Module Selection
For further information and instructions about choosing modules please refer to the following:
Economics Skills Lab
You can participate in this not-for-credit optional module throughout your time at UCL. The module(s) complement the BSc Economics curriculum.
Explore Econ
Every year the Department of Economics runs an undergraduate economics conference towards the end of Term 2. This is a conference where UCL Economics students present their own research to peers and staff.
1st year modules
Full Year
Term 1 only
Statistical Methods in Economics - ECON0005
Term 2 only
2nd year modules
Full Year
Term 1 only
Intermediate Microeconomics: Microeconomics of the Firm (for Affiliate or BASc students) - ECON0015
Closed Economy Macroeconomics (for Affiliate or BASc students) - ECON0017
Quantitative Economics and Econometrics (for Affiliate students only) - ECON0020
Term 2 only
Open Economy Macroeconomics (for Affiliate or BASc students subject to approval) - ECON0018
2nd/final year modules
Full Year
None
Term 1 only
Economics of Labour - ECON0047
Economics of the Public Sector - ECON0050
Economics of Regulation - ECON0051
Economics of Development - ECON0054
Term 2 only
Economics of Industrial Relations - ECON0049 (not running in 2020/21)
Environmental Economics - ECON0052
Final year modules
Full Year
Term 1 only
Advanced Economics of Finance - ECON0113
Topics in Household Economics - ECON0115
Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance - ECON0022
International Trade - ECON0023
Economics of Information - ECON0029
Urban Economics - ECON0032 (not running in 2020/21)
Ethics in Applied Economics - ECON0033 (not running in 2020/21)
Behavioural Economics - ECON0040
Economics Undergraduate Research Project (Term 1) - ECON0042
Term 2 only
Economics of Competition Policy - ECON0025 (not running in 2020/21)
Economics of Growth - ECON0028
Issues in Economic Development - ECON0030
Experimental Economics - ECON0031 (not running in 2020/21)
Economics of Financial Markets - ECON0001
Economics of Money and Banking - ECON0038
Advanced Macroeconomics - ECON0039
Economics of Migration and Job Search - ECON0041
Economics Undergraduate Research Project (Term 2) - ECON0042
Elective module portfolio
The modules below are open to Students in other departments.
Full Year
None
Term 1 only
Term 2 only
Basic Microeconomic Concepts - ECON0011
Money and Banking - ECON0045 (not running in 2020/21)