Course:
IGCSE Economics is a course designed to model and understand our behavior as economic agents within society. It aims to describe and explain how we interact with money at an individual, national, and global level. The course lasts for two years and covers the following topics:
- The allocation of resources
- Microeconomic decision makers
- Government and macroeconomy
- International trade and globalisation
Teaching methods center around investigative methods which put students at the heart of the learning process. By engaging students in this way, we expect them to develop strong analytical and presentational skills which are useful in any profession they may choose in their future. There are also opportunities to go to local and sometimes
Final International Examinations:
IGCSE Economics (0455) :
- Paper 1, MCQ (45 minutes)
- Paper 2, Data respond & Essay (2 hours and 15 minutes)
Course:
The syllabus covers arange of topics including basic economic ideas and resource allocation, the price system and the microeconomy, government microeconomic intervention, the macroeconomy, and government macroeconomic intervention.
The syllabus also covers a range of concepts including: scarcity and choice, the margin and change, equilibrium and efficiency, regulation and equity, and Progress and Development.
By the end of the A2 year students should possess a factual knowledge of economics, a facility for selfexpression using relevant statistics and diagrams, the habit of referencing sources of data specific to economics, the habit of reading critically to gain information about the changing economy we live in, and an appreciation of the most effective ways economic data may be analysed, correlated, discussed and presented.
Economics combines well with most other A-Level subjects including the other social sciences, humanities, and mathematics. If students are considering doing Economics at university, it is recommended they also do A Level Mathematics, and if they want to study Economics at Oxbridge, it is recommended they also do A Level Further Mathematics.
Final International Examinations:
AS-level Economics:
- Paper 1, MCQ (60 minutes)
- Paper 2, Data Respond & Essay (2 hours)
A-level Economcis:
- Paper 3, MCQ(1 hours and 15 minutes)
- Paper 5, Data Respond & Essay (2 hours)