What is an advanced extension award in economics?

An Advanced extension award (AEA) in Economics will assess candidates' abilities to:

• apply and communicate effectively their knowledge of economics
• use the skills of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis
• reach clear, logical and coherent judgements

The AEA qualifications:

• will be included in the UCAS tariff from 2006
• are based on Advanced GCE subject criteria
• depth of understanding and ability to think critically and creatively
• test connections between different elements of the subject
• require no additional teaching or resources.

All AEAs will have a 100 per cent external assessment

The AEA in economics test specification download on this page provides the aims, scheme of assessment and performance level descriptors for the AEA in economics award.