Examination Board / Specification AQA(AS 5141 /A2 6141)

Units

AS Modules

Module 1 - Markets and Market Failure
Module 2 - The National Economy
Module 3 - Markets at Work

A2 Modules

Module 4 - Working as an Economist (Coursework investigation)
Module 5 - Business Economics and the Distribution of Income
Module 6 - Government Policy, the National and International Economy

Entry requirements

5 GCSEs at grade C or above

Course content

In the AS course you will learn how supply and demand determine the way scarce resources are allocated. You will also study how inflation, unemployment and economic growth can be controlled.

The A2 course examines the theoretical 'models' that economists have developed to explain how firms behave, and the effects of this upon the use of scarce resources. The macroeconomic module develops the theoretical tools that can be used to analyse, explain and influence the performance of an economy.