BSc Economics and Political Science modules 2018/19
First year
Core modules
Students without A-Level Mathematics or with A-Level Mathematics grade C or below or equivalent must choose the following module:
Students with A-Level Mathematics grades A*, A and B or equivalent must choose the following module:
Second year
Core modules
Optional modules
Choose 40 credits from the following POLSIS modules:
- America and the Middle East through Politics and Film, 10 credits
- Contemporary Russian and East European Politics A (LI), 10 credits
- Contemporary Russian and East European Politics B (LI), 10 credits
- The Cultural Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe A, 10 credits
- British Politics, 20 credits
- Comparative Foreign Policy, 20 credits
- Comparative Politics, 20 credits
- Diplomatic History post 1945, 20 credits
- European Societies: a cross-cultural perspective, 20 credits
- Feminist Political Ideas, 20 credits
- Institutions, Politics and Policies of the European Union, 20 credits
- International Political Economy, 20 credits
- International Politics & Security in Russia & Eurasia, 20 credits
- International Relations Theory, 20 credits
- International Relations of the Middle East, 20 credits
- International Security, 20 credits
- Introduction to American Politics, 20 credits
- Modern Political Thought, 20 credits
- Politics and Policy, 20 credits
- Public Choice Theory, 20 credits
- Social Research II, 20 credits
- The International Politics of East Asia, 20 credits
Choose 20 credits from the following Economics modules:
- Contemporary Issues in the UK Economy, 20 credits
- Economics of Corporate Finance, 10 credits
- Microfoundations of Macroeconomics, 10 credits
- China and the World Economy, 10 credits
- Decision Theory and Games, 10 credits
- Development Economics, 20 credits
- Econometrics, 20 credits
- Environmental Economics, 20 credits
- Mathematical Statistics for Economics, 10 credits
- Optimization for Economics, 10 credits
- Public Economics, 10 credits
- Regulatory Framework of Banking, 10 credits
Third year
Core modules
Students must also choose one from the following options:
Optional modules (Political Science)
Choose 20 credits if you have chosen the POLSIS Dissertation , 40 credits if you have chose the Independent Study Module or 60 credits if you have chosen the Economics Extended Essay. Where modules are linked, both parts MUST be chosen:
- Environment, Politics and Society A, 10 credits
- Environment, Politics and Society B, 10 credits
- New Media, Social Media and International Politics, 10 credits
- Advanced Modern Asia, 20 credits
- Conflict, Statehood and Sovereignty in World Politics, 20 credits
- Contemporary International Political Economy, 20 credits
- Contemporary US Foreign and Security Policy, 20 credits
- Controversies in Contemporary Democracies, 20 credits
- Critical Approaches to Security, 20 credits
- Democracy and Democratization in Contemporary Europe, 20 credits
- European Union Foreign and Security Policy, 20 credits
- Gender in World Politics, 20 credits
- Global Capitalism and Migration, 20 credits
- Global Uprisings: Critique and Radical Politics, 20 credits
- Issues in US Domestic Politics, 20 credits
- Law, Politics and the International System: Mediating Power beyond the State, 20 credits
- Left Parties and Protest Movements, 20 credits
- Parties, Voters and Elections, 20 credits
- Politics of Migrants, Refugees, and Diasporas in the Middle East, 20 credits
- Politics, Music and the Arts, 20 credits
- Power in Britain, 20 credits
- Problems in World Politics (Independent Study), 20 credits
- Russian Foreign Policy, 20 credits
- Security in Europe: Actors, Crises and Threats, 20 credits
- Social Justice and Politics, 20 credits
- Strategy and Decision-Making, 20 credits
- The Political Economy of Energy and Energy Security, 20 credits
- Topics in British Politics, 20 credits
- Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Models, 20 credits
- War-Torn States and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the South, 20 credits
Optional modules (Economics)
Choose 20 credits if you are taking the Economics Extended Essay or 40 credits if you are taking the POLSIS Dissertation or Independent Study Module Where modules are linked both elements MUST be chosen:
- International Trade Policy, 10 credits
- The Russian Economy: From Plan to Market A, 10 credits
- The Russian Economy: From Plan to Market B, 10 credits
- Advanced Econometric Theory, 10 credits
- Applied Econometrics, 10 credits
- Behavioural and Experimental Economics, 10 credits
- Economic Policy and Political Economy, 10 credits
- Economics of Banking, 10 credits
- Economics of Financial Markets, 10 credits
- Economics of Uncertainty and Information, 10 credits
- Economics of the European Union, 20 credits
- Game Theory, 10 credits
- General Equilibrium and Welfare, 10 credits
- Health Economics, 10 credits
- History of Economic Thought, 20 credits
- International Trade Theory, 10 credits
- International and European Monetary Issues, 10 credits
- Labour Economics, 20 credits
- Monetary Policy, 10 credits
- Open Economy Macroeconomics, 10 credits
- Professional Development, 20 credits
- Theory of Industrial Organisation, 10 credits