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A Level Economics

at Cardinal Newman College, Preston · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Do you ever wonder�..why a footballer earns more in a week than a fireman earns in five years? Or why everybody can�t earn at least the living wage? Why the price of oil started falling all of a sudden? Or why the government�s debt matters so much? Economics is concerned with the allocation of society�s scarce resources amongst their many competing uses. You will study the forces that shape our lives, such as the behavioural factors that influence our decision-making, wage differentials and employment opportunities, the reasons for the financial crisis, international trade and development, and the impact of environmental factors. You will find yourself in healthy debates with your classmates, you will share ideas, hear others� views and form your own opinions, which all combine to make Economics such a lively and interesting subject. The study of Economics will change the way you look at the world. In the first year you will study both micro- and macroeconomics. The micro-module includes the basic economic problem, how markets work and what happens when they fail to work properly. You will consider whether or not government intervention in the free market is necessary. In macroeconomics you will learn about how a government attempts to control the economy with the various tools it has available, in order to achieve its over-riding aim of maximising the welfare of its citizens.

What you need to get on

Five Grade 5s at GCSE and at least a 6 in Maths and English Language

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Cardinal Newman College

    Larkhill Road, Preston, PR1 4HD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Preston

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