Why Economics?

In essence the study of Economics helps to form judgements on the way in which society should use its limited resources to achieve a high and rising standard of living.

Studying Economics at Rhodes allows specialisation in career-focused courses to become an ECONOMIST in cutting-edge occupations such as Banking and the Financial Markets, Growth and Development, the Public Sector, Economic Forecasting and Planning, International Trade, Finance and Policy Affairs as well as the Labour Market and Environmental Economics.

Economics is required study for every student in the Commerce Faculty and is recommended as complementary to the Social Sciences. Since Economics touches so many parts of life it may equally be taken together with any of the Sciences, Journalism, Law and many others.

Economics at Rhodes is offered at a number of distinct levels. The first-year course is intended as a broad introduction to the discipline which will give students taking only one year of Economics a sound understanding of basic issues, while laying the foundations on which more advanced study is based. In the second year students proceed with micro-economics and macro-economics, after which the third-year and postgraduate studies allow further specialisation in career-focused disciplines.