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Economics and philosophy TCD

  • 23-01-2015 09:06PM
    #1
    user53
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Hey guys, I really want to study economics in college, im very interested in stocks,finance etc. but economics cant be studied as a single degree in TCD (i love this college). So i have two questions i hope you can help me with:
    1.Is philosophy any good to have in a TSM degree? I only think ill get about 500 points if not slightly under that so its my only real option, I'm also worried that itll be half my degree, now don't get me wrong i DO have an interest in philosophy but i just don't know about the 'usefulness' of it?
    2.Is there anywhere else i could study economics for max. 510? UCD economics and finance looked good but its 580 points or something like that.
    Id really appreciate any advice :) thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Raspberry Fileds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Raspberry Fileds


    Various other TSM combinations: Sociology, Geography... Believe it or not, the best way to concentrate in Economics at TCD is to take BESS cause it allows you to concentrate* in economics from second year. Philosophy is a great subject that adds to any disciline. Three years of it, though, if it doesn't greatly stimulate you may be a bit trying.

    *as there are only four second year econ modules you'd have to take two from other disciplines to make up your credits.


  • #3
    user53
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭user53


    Raspberry Fileds wrote: »
    Various other TSM combinations: Sociology, Geography... Believe it or not, the best way to concentrate in Economics at TCD is to take BESS cause it allows you to concentrate* in economics from second year. Philosophy is a great subject that adds to any disciline. Three years of it, though, if it doesn't greatly stimulate you may be a bit trying.

    *as there are only four second year econ modules you'd have to take two from other disciplines to make up your credits.

    thanks for the reply, so if i go for BESS and get in can i study basically only economics in second year onwards? And do you know if there is a limited number of spaces for each degree within BESS when you go to pick, kind of like a leaving cert points race or if you can pick freely? Thanks.


  • #4
    Raspberry Fileds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Raspberry Fileds


    user53 wrote: »
    thanks for the reply, so if i go for BESS and get in can i study basically only economics in second year onwards? And do you know if there is a limited number of spaces for each degree within BESS when you go to pick, kind of like a leaving cert points race or if you can pick freely? Thanks.

    Yep. Worth looking through the Bess hanbook as it gives you all your options. As you can see, you can chose those other two modules from a long and varied list including a language.

    And there are no quotas for degree majors.


  • #5
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭hfallada


    user53 wrote: »
    thanks for the reply, so if i go for BESS and get in can i study basically only economics in second year onwards? And do you know if there is a limited number of spaces for each degree within BESS when you go to pick, kind of like a leaving cert points race or if you can pick freely? Thanks.

    No. You will have to study economics with something Eg sociology or business. Most of the business modules would be good if you want to do finance eg accounting, finance. Bessis pronprobably your best opinion


  • #6
    Raspberry Fileds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Raspberry Fileds


    hfallada wrote: »
    No. You will have to study economics with something Eg sociology or business. Most of the business modules would be good if you want to do finance eg accounting, finance. Bessis pronprobably your best opinion

    As was made clear, that is only the case in second year, as there are a sufficient number of modules in subsequent years to immerse youfself in economics. With such options as a language, "Ireland and the Cinema" (through Broad Curriculum), etc, that can be taken in second year, the point is that you would take the four economics modules alongside two that needn't be from the one subject and which, in the case of the BC modules, are comparatively easy and non-traditional (i.e. mode of assessment (AFAIK, no exams) and content).

    Didn't say this before, but economics is pretty mathematical and that's likely only to become entirely apparent in third year. A lot of people go into Bess expecting to major in it and then end up switching to another major. Dropping everything after second year wouldn't allow to make such a switch if you found it not to your liking.


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