Overview
Economics at Aldermere is mathematical and historical at once. You will learn the models economists use and the history that shows where they work and where they fail.
Students work on real data from the first year, and final-year students can take a policy project with a local council or charity - like the county budget simulator built by our students in 2026.
- $1.2bnCounty budget modelled by students
- 94%Take a work placement
- 3Joint programmes available
Course structure
The outline below shows a typical path through the course. Options change a little each year as tutors join and research moves on.
Year 1
- Microeconomics I
- Macroeconomics I
- Mathematics for Economists
- Economic History
Year 2
- Microeconomics II
- Macroeconomics II
- Econometrics
- One option
Year 3
- Options, e.g. Development, Environmental Economics, Behavioural Economics
- Policy project or dissertation
How you will learn
You will have two tutorials a week with one or two other students, where you discuss the essay or problem set you wrote that week with a tutor. Lectures, seminars of ten to twelve students and practical classes fill the rest of the week. Each student has a personal tutor for the whole degree.
Assessment
Examinations, problem sets, an econometrics project and a dissertation or policy project.
Entry requirements
- A levels: A*AA, including Mathematics
- International Baccalaureate: 39 points, with 7 in Higher Level Mathematics
We make contextual offers, typically one grade lower, to applicants from schools that send few students to university. If your qualifications are not listed, the admissions office will tell you what we would expect.
Fees and funding
Tuition for 2027-28 is $38,400 a year, including college membership. Under the Aldermere Promise, students from families earning under $85,000 a year pay no tuition, and partial awards continue up to $150,000. Every undergraduate also receives a $2,000 grant each year for books, travel and equipment.
Careers
Graduates of this programme go on to a wide range of careers. Recent destinations include:
- Economics and policy
- Finance and banking
- Consulting
- Data analysis
- Central banks and regulators
- Research
Economics is a moral subject that happens to use a lot of mathematics. We try to teach both halves.
Professor Hannah Clarke Head of Economics
Questions
Can I change programme after I arrive?
Yes, at the end of the first year, if there is space on the programme you want to move to and your tutors agree. Around one student in twenty does.
Is there an interview?
Yes. Shortlisted applicants have a conversation of about twenty-five minutes with two tutors in December, in person or online. It is about how you think, not what you have memorised.
