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Economics

Economics at Corpus Fact File

Typical offer: A*A*A in A Levels (or equivalent)

Required subjects: Mathematics

Typical number of Economics undergraduates admitted per year: 3-4

Submitted written work requirements: See our Written Work webpage

Admissions assessment: pre-registered assessment (TMUA)

Economics at Cambridge

The Economics Faculty's past and present members, such as Alfred Marshall and John Maynard Keynes, have played a major role in the subject’s development and several have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The present Faculty remains committed to using economics to improve public policy and recent staff have been active on, among other bodies, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and the Competition Commission, and advise international agencies such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.

The course offers a large range of papers across all years of undergraduate studies. The first year is designed to introduce students to pure and applied topics with papers on Microeconomic and Macroeconomic theory, Quantative Methods, Political and Social Aspects of Economics, and British Economic History. In Years 2 and 3, whilst there are compulsory papers on Microeconomic and Macroeconomic theory, you have the freedom to pursue your own interests with from a diverse list of optional papers. In addition, papers can be borrowed from the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Sciences, and you willl also submit a Dissertation of independent research. 

For more information about the Economics course at Cambridge, visit the University website.

Why study Economics at Corpus?

Corpus has academic staff with interests across a wide range of topics in economics. Prof Harvey, FBA, is a time-series econometrician, well-known for his pioneering work on structural time series models. Dr Stupak is the William Cook Early-Career Research Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Corpus, with research interests in microeconomics and the economics of networks. Dr Read is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Economics, while Dr Kattuman is a member of the Judge Business School. The large number of Fellows in Economics provides an excellent chance for Corpus students to interact with leading experts.

Corpus also has two economics-focused societies: an Entrepreneurial Society and a Finance and Investment Society. Unsurprisingly, the JCR Treasurer has often been an economist as well!

What do we look for in applicants?

We like students with a strong background in quantitatively- or analytically-demanding subjects and who have a sincere interest in the study of economic theory. Whilst we require A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics is seen as desirable (but not at all essential),  Economics is not Applied Mathematics and we are not looking for mathematical wizards. A formal background in Economics is by no means necessary, but we are looking for applicants with a genuine interest in the subject and who have the ability to apply a logical mind to economic questions.

With the course striking a balance between mathematics and essay-writing, we do encourage applicants to ensure that they have explored areas of economic theory that interest them and to have read relevant articles, journals, and books. 

Super-curricular resources