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The Department offers the OCR 3812/7812 AS/A2 Economics course.  This can be taken as a 1 year AS, or a 2 year A2 course.  If you would like a printable student guide (pdf format), or a copy of the specifications, please use the links on the right hand side of the page. 

 

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Unit

Level

Method Of Assessment

Duration  and Time Of Exam

Weighting

AS

A2

AS

The Market System

AS

Written exam based on a number of structured questions

1 hr sat in June of Year 12

30%

15%

Market Failure & Government Intervention

AS

Written exam based on one question with 6-8 parts

1 hr sat in June of Year 12

30%

15%

The National & International Economy

AS

Written exam based on an unseen case study.  NB all 3 exams will be sat in 1 session

1 hr sat in June of Year 12

40%

20%

 

A2

Economics of Work & Leisure

A2

Written exam based on an unseen case study � structured questions + 1 essay from choice of 3.

1 hr 30 mins sat in January or June of Year 13*

15%

The UK Economy

A2

Written exam based on an unseen case study � structured questions + 1 essay from choice of 3.

1 hr 30 mins sat in January or June of Year 13*

15%

Economics in a European Context

A2

Open-ended essay questions based on a pre-issued case study

1 hr 45 mins sat in June of Year 13

 

20%

 Please note that if you decide to take the course with us you will take the "optional" units 2884 (Economics of Work & Leisure) and 2887 (The UK Economy) in addition to all the compulsory units.

* one of these units will be examined in January, whilst the other will only be examined in June.






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