ECO2016 : Groningen Economics Exchange
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Roxana Radulescu
- Lecturer: Dr David Barlow
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Off Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 60 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 60 |
| ECTS Credits: | 60.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module records the marks of outgoing Newcastle exchange students who have chosen to study the second year of their economics related degree programme at the University of Groningen.
Outline Of Syllabus
Students will have to take 60 ECTS credits during the year (30 in each semester, with 15 credits in each half-semester).
Subject to availability, students should choose 3 modules in each half-semester from the list below. Note: all modules are 5 ECTS; the modules in capital letters are compulsory for University of Groningen students.
Semester 1a:
EBB064A05 Foreign Direct Investment and Trade
EBB066A05 Matrix Analysis and Optimization
EBB841B05 INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS
Semester 1b:
EBB933B05 INTERMEDIATE MATHEMATICS
EBB067A05 MICROECONOMICS- INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
EBB861A05 Public Finance
EBB846C05 Management Accounting
Semester 2a:
EBB060A05 CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
EBB022A05 Growth, Institutions and Business
EBB814A05 ECONOMETRICS for ECONOMICS
EBB065A05 Human Resource Management
Semester 2b:
EBB020B05 EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PAPER for ECONOMICS
EBB069A05 Philosophy and Ethics of Business
EBB062A05 ECONOMICS OF BANKING
EBB934A05 History of Economic Thought
Marks in Groningen are on a scale of 1-10 hence do not directly map to our percentages and grade bands. The following conversation rates are therefore used:
Groningen Newcastle Conversion rates
Grade Indicative Class
(out of 10) Range
10 85-100 90
9 75-84 I 80
8 60-74 2.i 70
7 50-59 2.ii 60
6 40-49 3 50
1-5 fail fail
Of which:
5 35
4 25
3 15
2 10
1 5
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 1200:00 | 1200:00 | N/A |
| Total | 1200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
N/A
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 50 | As set by host institution |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 50 | As set by host institution |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
N/A
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ECO2016's Timetable