Economics A Level Block E

Applications Open: - 7th November 2025

Applications Close: - 31st March 2026. If you require any further information after our closing date please do contact nicola.owenhughes@swale.at

Entry Requirements: - Grade 4 and above in 5 GCSEs Including English and Maths for Level 3 programmes, higher grades are required for some subjects

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

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Economics A level is an excellent choice to complement Business and/or Maths.

This course is most appropriate for those students who have a strong interest in the world around them and have a wish to progress to Higher Education, studying an Economics/Business based course.

Course Content:

Micro Economics

Individuals, firms, markets and market failure

The economic problem and economic methodology

Individual economic decision making

Price determination in competitive markets

Production, costs and revenue

Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly

The labour market

The distribution of income and wealth: poverty and inequality

The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets

Macro Economics

The national and international economy

The measurement of macroeconomic performance

How the macro-economy works: the circular flow of income, AD/AS analysis and related concepts

Economic performance

Financial markets and monetary policy

Fiscal policy and supply-side policies

The international economy

More information can be found here:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/economics/as-and-a-level/economics-7135-7136/specification-at-a-glance

Assessment Information:

Entry requirements for this A level course require students to achieve a grade 6 for English and grade 5 for Mathematics.

Students must also be prepared for the fact that this course is entirely assessed by examination at the end of two years of study.

Paper 1: Markets and Market failure

Paper 2: National and international economy

Paper 3: Economic principals and issues

Students will require a minimum of five 9-5 grades at GCSE, including English Literature at grade 6 and Mathematics at grade 5.

Future Opportunities:

Students can take this course alongside other Level 3 courses and progress to study Business Studies and Economics or other courses at university. Alternatively, the skills that have been learnt will enable students to work effectively in the workplace if they choose to move on to an apprenticeship or job in industry. The course will combine well with any other Level 3/A-Level subject and will help all students prepare for every possible career.