BA (Hons) International Business Economics
Course structure 
Year 1 (Preliminary Year Programme)
The preliminary year comprises a special programme of English for Academic Purposes designed by staff from the highly experienced Centre of English Language Learning (CELE) at the University of Nottingham. This is carefully integrated with the study programmes offered by each academic division so as to prepare students fully for years 2-4 of the degree.
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Year 2 (Qualifying Year)
In the Qualifying Year students are introduced to the microeconomics of firms, markets and corporate strategy; and macroeconomics. Also in the Qualifying Year, students have to take core modules in business computing, organizational behaviour and quantitative methods. In aggregate, the Qualifying Year thereby prepares students with the background required for the advanced study of the economics of firms, industries and organizations, advanced quantitative methods and econometrics.
Year 3 (Part I) & Year 4 (Part II)
In Parts I and II of the degree core modules are taken in the economics of pricing and decisions, the economics of organizations, industrial economics, quantitative methods (including) econometrics, corporate restructuring, the economics of regulation and public choice. Across the degree, in addition to the core modules, students have an opportunity to take optional modules either within or outside of the Business School.
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(*)All credits of language modules selected must be within the same language. Language modules must be chosen on an ab initio basis.
Modules
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Year 2 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P11101
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Computers in Business
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10
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P11701
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Business and Society in Contemporary Europe
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10
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P11606
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Microeconomics for Business A
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10
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P11114
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Macroeconomics for Business
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10
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P11440
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Entrepreneurship and Business
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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10
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Year 2 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P12604
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Economics of Business Decisions
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10
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P11603
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People and Organisations
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10
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P11131
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The Digital Economy
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10
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P11127
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Quantitative Methods 1b
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10
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P11115
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Microeconomics for Business B1
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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10
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Year 3 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P12617
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Designing and Managing Organisations
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10
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P12406
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Quantitative Methods 2a
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10
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P12612
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Economics of Innovation
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10
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P12445
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Economics of Pricing and Decision Making
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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20
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Year 3 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P12613
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Economics of Organisation
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10
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P12205
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Introductory Econometrics
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10
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P12610
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Economic Development in Asia
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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30
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Students must choose at least 10 credits of Business modules in each semester in Year 3.
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Year 4 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P13607
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Corporate Restructuring and Governance
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10
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P13604
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Financial Economics
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10
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P13444
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Industrial Economics A: Structure, Competition and Performance
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10
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P13608
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China and the World Trade Organisation
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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20
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Year 4 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P13407
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Public Choice and Economic Policy Making
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10
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P13428
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Economics of Regulation
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10
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P13318
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Industrial Economics B: Games and Strategies
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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30
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