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 |
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AS |
A2 |
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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% |
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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% |
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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* |
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15% |
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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* |
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15% |
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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 |
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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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