Module overview
This module provides an introduction to macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. Combined with Foundations/Principles of Microeconomics this module will provide an appropriate foundation for subsequent economic modules.
We begin by discussing how we measure economic activity at the aggregate level, including GDP, inflation and unemployment. We then turn to some simple economic models that shed light on economic growth, saving, investment, and the role of the banking sector. The module concludes with the uses and limitations of monetary and fiscal policy.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- recognise what should be taken as given for the analysis of fiscal and monetary policies
- identify the essential features of the macroeconomy and set out a useable framework for the evaluation of the effects of macroeconomic policy and exogenous shocks.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the application of core economic theory and reasoning to applied topics in macroeconomics and the analysis of fiscal and monetary policy
- the fundamental analytical methods in macroeconomics
- the fundamental theoretical and practical concepts of macroeconomics
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate economic arguments and quantitative reasoning in diagrams and in writing
Syllabus
1.What is Macroeconomics?
2.Inflation and Unemployment
3.Economic Growth
4.The Financial System
5.Money and Banking
6.Fiscal Policy
7.Monetary Policy
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and tutorial classes
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Workshops | 2 |
Lecture | 20 |
Tutorial | 6 |
Independent Study | 122 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Principles of Macroeconomics. The main course reading is an Ebook which is constantly updated and made available on Blackboard in pdf format.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Short online tests during the semester (10%) and a final exam (90%), supported by continuous formative assessment in form of problem sets and online tests. For internal repeats the same holds. Referral and external repeat assessment are through 100% final exam.
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Online test | 4% |
Online test | 2% |
Final Exam | 90% |
Online test | 2% |
Online test | 2% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Final Exam | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Final Exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External