GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE Economics course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Economics GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning Economics GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about Economics through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning Economics GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA Economics GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE Economics is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE Economics course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE Economics course is divided into five modules. You will first of all look at the basic principles of economics and then move on to exploring business and industry. This is followed by the analysis of financial institutions and then Government economics. The last module looks at how Britain relates to the rest of the world economically.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Module A: Basic Principles
• The Basic Problems of Economics
• The Price System - Demand and Supply
• Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Module B: Business and Industry
• Competition and Monopoly
• Production: Large and Small Scale
• The Location of Industry
Module C: Financial Institutions
• Firms and Finance
• The Stock Exchange
• Money and Banking
• National and Personal Income
• Price Indices
• Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Module D: Government Economics
• Government and Inflation
• Government and Unemployment
• Nationalised Industries and Privatisation
Module E: Britain and the World
• International Trade
• The Balance of Payments
• The Working Population
• Economic Growth; Developing
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