Economics - Fast Track A Level

Economics gives you a terminology and models to understand the world of money and finance, of employment, economic growth and international trade. You will need to get used to dealing with the specialist language of economics but you also need to be able to apply it to real life events. This course will enable you to do this comprehensively but you will also find it useful to keep up to date by reading newspapers, journals like The Economist and by watching or listening to radio and television.

Syllabus

Each module of the course corresponds to the examination unit. The lessons have been arranged to follow the syllabus and to provide for ease of understanding and topic coverage so may be of different length and difficulty.

The Course is laid out as follows:-

Module 1

Lesson 1 The Economic Problem and the Production Possibility Frontier
Lesson 2 Demand and Supply Analysis
Assignment A
Lesson 3 Market Failure
Lesson 4 Government Intervention and Government Failure
Assignment B

Module 2

Lesson 1 Introducing Macroeconomics and Measuring the Economy
Lesson 2 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Assignment A
Lesson 3 Economic Growth
Lesson 4 Government Intervention and Constraints
Assignment B

Module 3

Lesson 1 The Firm, objectives, growth, revenue and costs
Lesson 2 Firms and the Market
Assignment A
Lesson 3 Competition
Lesson 4 Government Intervention
Assignment B

Module 4

Lesson 1 Globalisation and Patterns of Trade
Lesson 2 How International Trade is Recorded and Financed
Assignment A
Lesson 3 Growth and Development
Lesson 4 The Role of Government
Assignment B

This course covers all the content of the Edexcel AS Economics Course. You can find the full syllabus for this course here www.edexcel.org.uk

Qualifications

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 540.8 hrs.