TSM Economics
Economics in the Two-Subject Moderatorship Degree Programme (TSM, TR001)
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This option allows students to combine Economics with one of: Geography, German, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology, Russian, Sociology or Spanish. There are 48 places open to Economics entrants each year in this option. TSM students attend the same lectures and tutorials as BESS students.
The attraction of the TSM programme is that it introduces students to two disciplines during their undergraduate studies. The particular combinations have been chosen because they match well together. Economics and Mathematics, for example, will appeal to students with a high mathematical ability who are interested in a career in finance or actuarial studies. Economics and Geography is an excellent choice for those interested in urban and regional planning.
At Trinity, TSM subjects are combined in one of two patterns, Pattern A and Pattern B. In Pattern A, both subjects are studied equally throughout a student's four years in College. In Pattern B, a student has the choice to specialise in either of the two subjects in their final year.
Language Skills
Studying Economics at Trinity has an increasingly European dimension. One obvious way of studying Economics with a European language at Trinity is through the TSM Economics and Germanic Studies, Spanish or Russian combinations.
However, the possibilities of studying Economics with a language are much wider than this. For example, students studying Economics through BESS choices may, in their first and second years, take courses in either French or German, intended in part to enable them to study at a university abroad during their third year. These courses are designed to develop language skills, oral and written, with special emphasis on aspects of the language of particular relevance to Business Studies, Economics and the other social sciences.