The BA in Economics has a distinguished history and offers a solid grounding in core, pure and applied economics, whilst simultaneously exposing students to ideas and approaches from other disciplines. Cambridge Economists are highly employable and enter a variety of careers in finance, government and management consultancy, as well as professional training in accountancy and actuarial work.

 

Further information about the course can be found on the Faculty and University websites.

Typical offers require

  • A Level: A*A*A
  • IB: 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level 

For other qualifications, see the main entrance requirements pages on the University website.

Course Requirements

  • A Level/IB Higher Level (or equivalent) Mathematics*.
  • Applicants with Further Mathematics will be more competitive than those without.

* IB applicants starting the new IB Mathematics syllabus are expected to take IB Higher Level 'Analysis and Approaches' for any course where Mathematics is a requirement. If this option is not available at your school, please contact us. 

Admissions Assessment

  • All applicants are required to take the pre-interview written assessment for Economics at an authorised centre local to them (for a lot of applicants, this will be their school/college).
  • Further details about the written assessment can be found on the University website here.

Written work 

Applicants are required to submit one or two school/college essays as examples of written work prior to interview. 

For more information:

Director of Studies

Dr Duncan Needham

Economics / History / History and Politics / History and Modern Languages

'My research spans the economic history, particularly the monetary and 
financial history, of the United Kingdom, Germany and France across 
three centuries.'

Student profiles

Anisa

Economics student

I come from Sarandë, Albania, and had worked there as a translator and in banking, before coming to the UK to study for A-levels.  Lucy Cavendish has a special way of making students feel welcome and supported, and it’s a great place to meet interesting people: everyone is open to sharing and discussing their past experiences. The Economics Tripos at Cambridge is quite unique and has made me love my subject even more. It is very wide and the most interesting feature is the combination of the qualitative and quantitative aspects; I used to be more into the quantitative part of Economics, but I have really come to enjoy the history and politics papers. Lucy Cavendish Economists have a very experienced Director of Studies and I have been lucky to have had some of the best supervisors. The supervision groups are small and you get a lot of individual attention from your supervisors - this is one of the perks of being in a small college.

Applying to study in October 2020?

Yes No