In a nutshell, economics is the all-encompassing study of how people make choices. As individuals, families and countries, we make difficult choices about how to use limited resources to meet our needs and wants. It’s a complex balancing act. And it’s an economist’s job to respond to threats and opportunities - based on the money, time and information available - when things change. An economist might design policy to protect the most vulnerable in society whilst encouraging employment and innovation, or try to reduce carbon emissions in a cost-effective way.

An economics course this summer will help you to understand people, businesses, markets and governments. You’ll learn about microeconomics and macroeconomics, game theory and globalisation, and open up diverse future career paths in finance, business and data science. And as one of the UK’s highest paid graduate salaries, a summer economics course in Oxford or Cambridge is a great starting move ahead of embarking on an economics degree at a top UK university!