ADMPSE: Pre-Sessional Intensive Economics

Module code: ADMPSE

Module provider: School of Agriculture, Policy and Development

Credits: 0

Level: 7

When you’ll be taught: Summer (vacation) semester

Module convenor: Dr Garth Holloway , email: garth.holloway@reading.ac.uk

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Placement information: No placement specified

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: Yes

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 12 May 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module provides a basis for students with little previous training in economics, statistics and empirical research to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the School of Agriculture Policy and Development. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Advance to a good understanding of important concepts of applied economics, applied statistics and the application of empirical methodology
2. Identify how these concepts can be applied to solve current problems in the agricultural economic and food complexes.  

Module content

Students will gain an understanding in basic concepts surrounding economic theories, economic model building, the method of comparative statics, and introductions to formalities surrounding consumers, producers, markets and trade, statistical processes and data exploration.  

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The course is both inductive-learning and deductive-learning orientated, with students directed through the formal lectures and through online video tutorials to selected sets of readings and to selected sets of exercises.  Optional computer-based tutorials are available. Students are given a core set of texts and a core set of notes.

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