Economics and International Development Unit Catalogue

ECOI0003: Core skills for economists: introduction to computing
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW25 OR25 EX50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the course unit is to familiarise students with University computing facilities and to explore the application of these facilities to economics and to empirical political data. Students should develop the spreadsheet skills to simulate the theoretical models they are learning about in economics and politics. They should also learn how to use the CAL resource WinEcon and how to use computers for accessing information.
Content:
The Unit reviews University facilities. The main part of the Unit uses an Excel spreadsheet package to develop skills in building small numerical models and in summarising and describing economic and political data. Basic skills: word processing, networking (Word, email, internet); presentation software (Powerpoint); spreadsheets (Excel); relational databases (Access). Applications: Microeconomic, Macroeconomic and political analysis using Excel; Data management and analysis.

ECOI0004: Core skills for economists: introductory data analysis
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW50 PR25 EX25
Requisites: Pre ECOI0003
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to provide students with experience in the use of real statistical data in economics and to further develop their computing skills, including the use of Excel spreadsheets, and graphic representation of data. The learning objectives are that students should understand: (i) the meaning and reliability of data (ii) data sources (iii) the ways of summarising data
Content:
The course will look at different sources of data, including national and international, published in e.g. The Blue Book, Economic Trends and by the International Monetary Fund, electronic data sources on (i) CD Rom, (ii) data sources such as the Family Expenditure Survey and the British Social Attitudes Data. Definition and reliability of trade and national income and expenditure data. Difference between real and nominal data. Index numbers, calculation of and the inclusion of quality. Graphic representation of data (i) pie charts, histograms, time series plots and scattergraphs. Tabular representation of data.

ECOI0005: Core skills for economists: Elementary mathematics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to provide students without A-level Mathematics with the knowledge of elementary mathematics that is relevant to economics and to prepare them for taking further courses of Core Skills for Economists. Students should be able to: (i) understand elementary mathematical concepts; (ii) solve simple mathematical problems; (iii) apply mathematics to simple economic problems.
Content:
The course unit begins with a review of GCSE algebra, and students should read the book by P. Abbott, Algebra (Teach Yourself Books). Topics will include: variables and functions; coordinates and graphs; powers and indices, exponential and logarithmic functions; linear equations; quadratic equations; simultaneous equations; sequences and series; differentiation, maxima and minima; integration. Key texts: Ian Jacques, Mathematics for Economics and Business Knut Sydsaeter and Peter Hammond, Mathematics for Economic Analysis T. Bradley and P. Patton, Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business Chris Birchenhall and Paul Grout Mathematics for Modern Economics

ECOI0006: Introductory microeconomics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES40 EX40 OT20
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The Unit is designed to provide an introduction to the methods of microeconomic analysis, including the use of simple economic models and their application. Students should gain an ability to derive conclusions from simple economic models and evaluate their realism and usefulness. Additional provision is made for those students without A Level Economics. The Unit is supported by the CAL package WinEcon
Content:
An introduction to economic methodology; the concept of market equilibrium; the use of demand and supply curves, and the concept of elasticity; elementary consumer theory, indifference curves and their relationship to market demands; elementary theory of production, production possibilities and their relationship to cost curves; the supply behaviour of competitive firms and its relationship to supply curves; the idea of general competitive equilibrium; the efficiency properties of competitive markets; examples of market failure. Key texts: Richard G. Lipsey and K. Alec Chrystal, An Introduction to Positive Economics Jean Soper and Phil Hobbs (eds), The WinEcon Workbook M. L. Katz and H.S. Rosen, Microeconomics Alan Griffiths and Stuart Wall, Applied Economics: An Introductory Course

ECOI0007: Introductory macroeconomics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES40 EX40 OT20
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The Unit is designed to provide an introduction to the methods of macroeconomic analysis, including the use of simple macroeconomic models and their application in a UK policy context. Additional provision is made for those students without A Level Economics. The Unit is supported by the CAL package WinEcon
Content:
The circular flow of income and expenditure; national income accounting; aggregate demand and supply; the components and determinants of private and public sector aggregate expenditure in closed and open economies; output and the price level in the short- and long-run; monetary institutions and policy; inflation and unemployment; the balance of payments and exchange rates; economic growth. Key texts: Richard G. Lipsey and K. Alec Chrystal, An Introduction to Positive Economics Jean Soper and Phil Hobbs (eds), The WinEcon Workbook M.J. Artis (ed), The UK Economy: a Manual of Applied Economics Alan Griffiths and Stuart Wall, Applied Economics: An Introductory Course

ECOI0008: The modern world economy 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX70 OT30
Requisites:
Aims & Objectives: The aim of this Unit is to equip students with an historical, institutional and descriptive understanding of economic issues and institutions in a global context. The Unit is appropriate for specialist students of economics and will support and provide a context for first year units in introductory micro and macroeconomics. The Unit is also appropriate for non-specialist students, who may wish to take only one or two course units in economics, and will introduce them to some of the central principles of economics via the policy questions and institutional arrangements which confront modern economies.
Content:
Growth and development in the world economy since the Second World War; patterns of international trade and investment; the role of multi national corporations; employment and income distribution in the world economy; limitations on national policy effectiveness; international economic institutions and the regulation of international trade, investment and finance. Key text: Peter Dicken, Global Shift

ECOI0009: The modern world economy 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES30 EX70
Requisites: Pre ECOI0008
Aims & Objectives: This Unit is a continuation from ECOI0008 The Modern World Economy 1. Its aim is to provide students with an understanding of the economic issues which have affected various regions of the world in the post second world war period. It is designed to be accessible to both specialist and non-specialist students of economics.
Content:
The course unit comprises three regional studies: the European Union, Transitional Economies of East and Central Europe, East Asia. European Union: The development of economic integration in Europe; static and dynamic effects of economic integration; trade creation and diversion and the economics of customs unions; factor mobility and the common market; fiscal and monetary harmonisation; optimum currency areas and the European Monetary System; the role of the European Central Bank and the problem of Europe-wide macroeconomic policy. Transitional Economies: Central planning, operation and failure; the state of transition today; expanding the European Union to embrace Central and Eastern Europe East Asia: Interpretations of the East Asian "miracle" (pre-1997); causes and consequences of the current crisis; longer term prospects for sustainable development. Key texts: D. Swann, The Economics of the Common Market James Forder, Both Sides of the Coin: The Arguments Against the Euro and EMU F. McDonald, European Economic Integration D. Dyker (ed), The European Economy D. Gros and A. Steinherr, Winds of Change Grahame Thompson (ed), Economic Dynamism in the Asia- Pacific K.S. Jomo (ed), Tigers in Trouble: Financial Governance, Liberalisation and Crises in East Asia

ECOI0010: Intermediate microeconomics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 OT50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006
Aims & learning objectives:
This course unit covers the core concepts and methods of microeconomic analysis, using some mathematics in modelling and explication, in conformity with modern intermediate micro texts. It is supported by a course unit in Mathematical Economics, where single honours Economics students will acquire a more rigorous mathematical approach. The aim is to build on first year microeconomics and provide students specialising in economics with the analytical foundations for the study of resource allocation within the household, firm, government, or other institutions in a modern economy. It is essential for anyone wishing to undertake further study of the economics of industry, labour, environment and other sectoral economic issues.
Content:
The course will cover the theory of consumer behaviour, the theory of the firm in a competitive situation, industrial organisation and imperfect competition, the theory of factor markets, the economics of information, welfare economics and general equilibrium theory. Key texts: H. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics D. Laidler and S. Estrin, Introduction to Microeconomics

ECOI0011: Intermediate macroeconomics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 OT50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0007
Aims & learning objectives:
This course unit covers the core concepts and methods of macroeconomic analysis, with some use of mathematics where appropriate. Exposition in lectures will be mainly verbal and diagrammatic; single honours Economics students will acquire a more rigorous mathematical treatment of some topics in the unit in Mathematical Economics. The aim is to build on first year macroeconomics and provide students specialising in economics with the analytical foundations for the study of the UK macro economy within the context of the European Union. A knowledge of intermediate level macroeconomics is essential for the further study of monetary, international, and other areas of applied macroeconomics.
Content:
Topics include intertemporal budget constraints; money and the demand for money; monetary policy, aggregate demand and output; inflation and business cycles; fiscal policy; labour markets; exchange rates and financial markets; the international monetary system. Key texts: M. Burda and C. Wyplosz, Macroeconomics: a European Text R.J. Barro and V. Grilli, European Macroeconomics

ECOI0012: Economic thought & policy 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Aims & Objectives:
*To familiarise students with a range of primary source texts written by major economists from the late eighteenth to late nineteenth century.
*To stimulate an interest and knowledge base in the historical development of economics in Britain.
*To convey the relevance of the economics of earlier writers to an understanding of present day economic thought and debate.
Content:
The historical development of economic thought and policy from the beginning of the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century to the emergence of neoclassical economics. The main economists considered are Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, J.S. Mill and Jevons. Key texts: Primary sources Ekelund and Hebert, A History of Economic Theory and Method R. Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers.

ECOI0013: Economic thought & policy 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0012
Aims & Objectives: This Unit extends the aims and objectives of Economic Thought and Policy 1 by considering the influence of late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century economists on the development of economic ideas and policy.
Content:
The main economists considered are Marshall, Edgeworth, Pareto, Pigou, Keynes, Myrdal and Hayek. We will focus on the development of macroeconomic theories of unemployment, the business cycle, and inflation, and microeconomic theories of imperfect competition and welfare. These theories are discussed in the context of methodological debates (Robbins, etc) about the role of economists in making policy recommendations. Key texts: G.L.S. Shackle, The Years of High Theory Ekelund and Hebert, A History of Economic Theory and Method Primary sources

ECOI0014: Money & finance
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Aims & learning objectives:
The Unit is designed to provide an introduction to the analysis of financial behaviour, and to use this analysis to explain and evaluate recent trends in UK financial markets, institutions, and policy within the context of European monetary and financial integration.
Content:
Risk and return: financial instruments and their pricing; financial intermediation; money and capital markets; the foreign exchange market; deposit- and non-deposit-taking financial institutions; government borrowing, the regulatory regime, and the role of the central bank. Key texts: P.G.A. Howells and K. Bain, The Economics of Money, Banking and Finance: a European Text C.A.E. Goodhart, Money, Information and Uncertainty M. Artis and M. Lewis, Money in Britain

ECOI0015: Economics of industry
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to examine industry and the policy context within which it operates, with particular reference to the UK. The emphasis is in part on providing a descriptive account of the key features of industrial structure and in part on providing an account of theoretical models which can be used to explain the behaviour of firms and industries. Students will develop an understanding of the industrial environment which will serve as a basis for understanding business strategy and industrial policy.
Content:
The Unit provides a descriptive review of contemporary industrial structure and of the relationship between industry in the UK, Europe and beyond. It reviews the two main paradigms for analysing industry, namely the Structure-Conduct-Performance model and the New Industrial Economics. It applies microeconomic theory to explain why firms exist and how they select price, output and marketing strategies. It examines the role played by government policy in the operation and regulation of industry. Key texts: Stead, Curwen and Lawler, Industrial Economics Jacobson and Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Industrial Economics and Organisation: A European Perspective George, Joll and Lynk, Industrial Organisation

ECOI0016: Economics of social policy
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to build on the student's knowledge of microeconomic principles and apply and extend them within the context of social policy. Students will acquire an understanding of what economics has to say about some of the major areas of social policy. Efficiency and equity issues within this important area will be stressed.
Content:
The course unit introduces some of the main issues which economists highlight when they discuss social policy. The lectures are divided into two groups. In the first we look at some of the basic ideas which economists have used to analyse social policies. We discuss politico-social theories and the role of the state; the concepts of equity and efficiency; the economic justifications for intervention; the economics of insurance, and the measurement of economic welfare and poverty. In the second group we look at some of the main economic issues in six different areas of social policy: financing the welfare state; education; health; housing; poverty, and pensions. Key texts: N. Barr, The Economics of the Welfare State Le Grand, Propper and Robinson, The Economics of Social Problems

ECOI0017: Labour economics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW20 EX80
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Aims & learning objectives:
This Unit is a sustained application and extension of predominantly intermediate microeconomic theory to the labour market. Students should gain a critical appreciation of the impact of market forces, institutions and regulations within labour markets. The general desirability of government intervention of various types into this area of the economy is a key question students should be able to tackle by the end of the course unit.
Content:
Labour is the most important single factor of production and the analytical and empirical study of the labour market constitute the content of this course. Topics covered will include: "New" household economics; labour supply and demand and the effects of taxation on labour supply; human capital investment; the distribution of earnings; discrimination and segmentation; economic models of trade unions; search, vacancy and unemployment analysis; minimum wage legislation. Key texts: Bosworth, Dawkins and Stromback, The Economics of the Labour Market J.P. Jacobsen The Economics of Gender

ECOI0018: Mathematical economics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW30 EX70
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Pre A Level mathematics or equivalent Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to equip students with an understanding of, and an ability to use, mathematical methods in economics. This is achieved by practice in the use of calculus and matrix algebra. The unit supports and extends the course units in intermediate micro and macroeconomics.
Content:
The course unit covers constrained optimisation for the household and the firm using the Lagrangian method, including duality; linear programming; matrix algebra as applied to input-output analysis and macro-models; the use of first and second order difference and differential equations in economic dynamics; simple non-linear dynamics. Key text: A.C. Chiang, Fundamentals of Mathematical Economics

ECOI0019: Introduction to econometrics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0004, Pre UNIV0037
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide a simple introduction to econometric methods for students who have some knowledge of statistical hypothesis testing and regression. Students will undertake econometric work of their own using Excel and Microfit and will be able to perform simple econometric analyses of data.
Content:
Topics covered include: the nature of econometrics, multiple regression, dummy variables; muticollinearity; heteroskedasticity; autocorrelation, simultaneous equation models and stationarity. Key texts: D. Gujarati, Essentials of Econometrics D. Gugarati, Basic Econometrics

ECOI0020: Econometrics 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX70 OT30
Requisites: Pre ECOI0019
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit, and the follow-on second semester unit Econometrics 2, is to build on the second year work in ECOI0019 and present a rigorous account of econometrics. By the end of the semester students will be more confident in their use of matrix algebra, the language of econometrics, and will have undertaken empirical work using computer packages such as RATS and LIMDEP. The emphasis is on both theory and applications in equal measure. Knowledge of econometrics is an essential part of the toolkit of any economist and econometric techniques are used in a wide range of disciplines, including management, statistics and biological sciences.
Content:
The Unit follows Johnston's classic text to a large extent. Specific topics include: ordinary least squares; measures of goodness of fit; two stage least squares; serial correlation; heteroscedasticity; lag structures; errors in variables; measurement errors; nonlinear least squares, ARIMA forecasting; evaluating forecasts; stationarity; cointegration. Key texts: Jack Johnston and John Dinardo, Econometrics A. Koutsoyiannis, Econometrics Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts Cuthbertson, Hall and Taylor, Applied Econometric Techniques

ECOI0021: Econometrics 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX70 OT30
Requisites: Pre ECOI0020
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit, which continues from ECOI0020 Econometrics 1, is to present a rigorous account of econometrics. By the end of the semester students will be more confident in their use of matrix algebra, the language of econometrics, and will have undertaken further empirical work using RATS and/or LIMDEP, both widely used computer packages. The emphasis is on both theory and applications in equal measure. Knowledge of econometrics is an essential part of the toolkit of any economist and econometric techniques are used in a wide range of disciplines, including management, statistics and biological sciences.
Content:
The Unit follows Johnston's classic text to a large extent. Specific topics include: Monte Carlo simulation; stochastic regressors and errors in variables; maximum likelihood; nonlinear least squares; Box Jenkins and ARIMA forecasting; stationarity and cointegration; error correction models; evaluating forecasts; limited dependent variable analysis - binomial, probit, and logit. Key texts: Jack Johnston and John Dinardo, Econometrics Koutsoyiannis, Econometrics Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts Cuthbertson, Hall and Taylor, Applied Econometric Techniques

ECOI0023: Social change and development
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Sociology
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0077
Aims & learning objectives:
Aim: To provide students with conceptual frameworks for understanding processes of social change (in a broad sense) in developing countries and to explore the role of "development" in that. Learning objectives: That students should understand the contributions of sociology and social anthropology to the understanding of processes of societal change in different developing regions. This Unit complements other units in the economics and politics of development and will broaden and extend the student's understanding of developing countries and the problems and challenges they face.
Content:
Structure and agency; conceptualising actors at the micro, meso and macro levels; globalisation and livelihood strategies; agrarian change: Africa, South Asia and Latin America; urban development and social capital. Key texts: D. Booth (ed), Rethinking Social Development N. Long and A. Long, Battlefields of Knowledge M. Hobart, An Anthropological Critique of Development

ECOI0024: Economics of development 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES40 OR10 EX50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Plus any two second year economics units. Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to relate economic theory to debates over the determinants of global poverty, and over the prospects for economic development and poverty reduction in low and middle income countries (LMICs). The learning objectives of the course unit are that students should acquire an improved understanding of:
* the economic performance and prospects of LMICs;
* how the economies of LMICs interact with those of high income countries (HICs);
* the nature and determinants of global poverty, and the prospects for poverty reduction;
* the relevance of theory to the analysis of the economic problems and prospects of LMICs;
* the relationship between economics and other social science disciplines relevant to the analysis of the economic problems and prospects of LMICs - particularly sociology, anthropology and political science. Students who are interested in issues of economic development are advised to take the second semester course unit in Economics of Development 2 (ECOI0025) and/or Economics of Transition (ECOI0026).
Content:
The following topics will be covered: the status of development economics as a sub-discipline; open and closed dual economy models of industrialisation; industrialisation and trade strategies; economic development and poverty; economic development and moral economy; economic development and institutions; development and population; development and the environment. Key texts: G.M. Meier (ed), Leading Issues in Economic Development A.P Thirlwall, Growth and Development B. Ingham, Economics and Development D. Colman and F. Nixson, Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries Y. Hayami Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations

ECOI0025: Economics of development 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES40 OR10 EX50
Requisites: Pre ECOI0042
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to apply theories of economic development considered in ECOI0024 Economics of Development 1 to contemporary issues in selected low and middle income countries, and to understand the relationship between economics and other social science disciplines relevant to the analysis of these issues. From this more in-depth study of a narrower range of countries, students should appreciate the complexity and diversity of LMIC economies and the pitfalls of giving simplistic explanations of causality of economic success and failure.
Content:
The first half of the course unit is based on lectures which are organised into three parts each lasting two weeks. Part 1 is concerned with the economic difficulties faced by newly independent states in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa up to 1980. Part 2 examines the effect on overall economic performance of stabilisation and structural adjustment programmes during the 1980s and 1990s. Part 3 then critically reviews the impact of these and succeeding economic strategies on poverty. Diversity of economic experience will be reflected in the lectures by focusing particularly on the post-independence experience of Zambia and India; two countries with strongly contrasting domestic market size and degrees of integration within the world economy. The second half of the course unit is organised around seminars in which students will make presentations on assigned topics, extending to the entire region of Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. Key texts: Wuyts, Mackintosh and Hewitt, Development Policy and Public Action P. Bardhan, The Political Economy of Development in India J. Bhagwati, India in Transition: Freeing the Economy B. Turok, Development in Zambia: A Reader F. Tarp, Stabilization and Structural Adjustment: Macroeconomic Frameworks For analysing the Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa

ECOI0026: Economics of transition
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES20 EX80
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to use economic analysis to understand the changes which are taking place in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, relating them to the creation of market economies.
Content:
Topics covered will include the planned economy and legacy of planning under communism; the speed and sequencing of adjustment to market economy; institutional change; privatisation; financial markets; the labour market; foreign trade; growth and inflation; public finance issues. Key texts: D. Gros and A. Steinherr, Winds of Change M. Lavigne, The Economics of Transition: from Socialist Economy to Market Economy Mark Knell (ed), The Economics of Transition: Structural Adjustments and Growth Prospects in Eastern Europe

ECOI0027: International monetary economics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES20 EX80
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to present a fairly rigorous account of the material that relates to monetary aspects of an open economy. The course is theoretical and analytical rather than descriptive. Students will gain a critical appreciation of the theoretical tools used in this important area of economics and an understanding of the different "economic" worlds they can be used to create.
Content:
The course unit tries to emphasise debate by generally constrasting a Keynesian real side approach with a more classically inspired monetary approach. Specific topics include: the nature and significance of the balance of payments; parity concepts; the efficient markets hypothesis; devaluation; open economy macroeconomics; flexible versus fixed exchange rates; the foreign trade sector, Europe and international policy co-ordination. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in International Economics, with ECOI0034 International Trade. Key texts: L.S. Copeland, Exchange Rates and International Finance P. Hallwood and R. MacDonald, International Money and Finance K. Pilbeam, International Finance

ECOI0028: Economic growth & natural resources
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES20 EX80
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide a fairly sophisticated account of theories of economic growth and of natural resource use, leading on to a discussion of the concept of sustainable development. Though the course draws on some techniques of dynamic optimisation, the emphasis is on economic intuition and empirical relevance rather than rigorous mathematical proof. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in the Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, with ECOI0029 Environmental Economics.
Content:
The course unit covers the following topics: The neo-classical model of growth and the empirical record; savings and optimal growth; endogenous growth; depletion of exhaustible resources; management of renewable resources; intergenerational equity; sustainable development. Key texts: Perman, Ma and McGilvray, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Hanley, Shogren and White, Environmental Economics Charles I. Jones, Introduction to Economic Growth

ECOI0029: Environmental economics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide an economic perspective on environmental regulation and on the management of natural resources. Students will acquire a knowledge of the use of economic tools to value environmental impacts and the use of natural resources, the design of cost effective methods of controlling pollution and misuse of the natural environment. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in the Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, with ECOI0028 Economic Growth and Natural Resources.
Content:
The course unit will discuss the welfare economic basis of environmental economics and why market systems do not provide adequate environmental protection. It will go on to study different methods of valuing the environment and on regulating it in a national context. Finally it will deal with the theme of environment and development, and the idea of sustainable development. Key texts: Perman, Ma and McGilvray, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Hanley, Shogren and White, Environmental Economics

ECOI0030: Advanced microeconomics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0018
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to build on second year microeconomics and introduce topics that are the subject of recent academic research. This will provide students with: (i) an understanding of the scope of modern microeconomics and its applications, (ii) an ability to read and understand current literature in microeconomics and (iii) an ability to use advanced microeconomic concepts in analysing specific issues.
Content:
The course unit covers topics that deal with three inter-related issues: the passage of time, uncertainty about the future, and the use of information. The order of the topics will be: The principles of decision-making under uncertainty; static applications to insurance, stock-markets and firm supply behaviour; investment decisions of firms under certainty and uncertainty; the gathering of information; asymmetric information; strategic behaviour; screening and signalling. Key text: J. Hirshleifer and J.G. Riley, The Analytics of Uncertainty and Information

ECOI0031: Advanced macroeconomics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to build on second year macroeconomics and introduce topics that are the subject of recent academic research. This will help students to achieve (i) an understanding of the scope of modern macroeconomics and its applications, (ii) an ability to read and understand current macroeconomic literature and (iii) an ability to use advanced macroeconomic concepts in analysing specific issues.
Content:
The course unit covers topics that deal with two inter-related issues: business cycles and unemployment. The order of the topics will be: Business cycles and unemployment in the main "schools" of macroeconomics; New Classical Theory, unemployment and the equilibrium business cycle; the real business cycle and critiques and modifications of it; multiplier-accelerator and the treatment of upper and lower turning points; welfare losses due to the business cycle, empirical evidence; the Layard-Nickell model of unemployment; nominal wage and price rigidity and unemployment; job search, benefits and unemployment duration; efficiency wages and unemployment; insiders, outsider, hysteresis, and the natural rate. Key texts: Hartley, Hoover and Salyer, Real Business Cycles: A Reader Layard, Nickell and Jackman, The Unemployment Crisis D. Leslie, Advanced Macroeconomics: Beyond IS-LM

ECOI0032: Final year research project 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics & Politics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: OR100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The objective is for students to learn how to design and carry out research on a specific economic question. Students on the degree Programme in Economics and Politics may select a topic which relates to political science, but will be encouraged to demonstrate skills of economic and political analysis. Students should gain insights into the development of sustained analysis, hypothesis formation and 'testing'. Students choosing ECOI0032 must also complete ECOI0033 in Semester 2; it is not possible to do one without the other. In the first Semester the work will involve independent study supported by workshops in which students will make presentations of their research, developing transferable skills valuable in the labour market. In the second Semester students will work under the guidance of a supervisor. The marks achieved for the assessment of ECOI0032 and ECOI0033 will be combined to form a mark for the Final Year Research Project; the weighting will be 20% for ECOI0032 and 80% for ECOI0033.
Content:
The topic will be chosen by the student. Students will be required to make a 15 minute presentation of their work, towards the end of November/ early December, which should cover the rationale for the topic chosen and a critical appraisal of the literature relating to it. Thereafter, students will work under the guidance of their supervisor, progressing the work which will contribute to the assessment of ECOI0033.

ECOI0033: Final year research project 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics & Politics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: OT100
Requisites: Pre ECOI0032
Aims & learning objectives:
The objective is for students to learn how to design and carry out research on a specific economic question. Students on the degree Programme in Economics and Politics may select a topic which relates to political science, but will be encouraged to demonstrate skills of economic and political analysis. Students should gain insights into the development of sustained analysis, hypothesis formation and 'testing'. Students must complete ECOI0032 in semester 1 before commencing ECOI0033 in semester 2; it is not possible to do one without the other. In the first Semester the work will involve independent study supported by workshops in which students will make presentations of their research, developing transferable skills valuable in the labour market. In the second Semester students will work under the guidance of a supervisor. The marks achieved for the assessment of ECOI0032 and ECOI0033 will be combined to form a mark for the Final Year Research Project; the weighting will be 20% for ECOI0032 and 80% for ECOI0033.
Content:
The topic will be chosen by the student. Students will be required to make a 15 minute presentation of their work, towards the end of November/ early December, which should cover the rationale for the topic chosen and a critical appraisal of the literature relating to it. Thereafter, students will work under the guidance of their supervisor, submitting the finished project by the first day of the Summer term.

ECOI0034: International trade
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES20 EX80
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide an understanding of the way in which economic theory can be applied to issues such as why countries engage in international trade and why they adopt trade restraints. The emphasis of the course is on theory and analysis rather than description. Students will become more skilled in understanding and applying economic analysis and more aware of economic debates concerning current issues in international trade. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in International Economics, with ECOI0027 International Monetary Economics.
Content:
After an introduction to basic concepts, the topics discussed will include: comparative advantage; the gains from trade; adjustment costs; the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson model; the Specific Factors Model; theories of intra-industry trade; the costs of protection, smuggling, trade taxes as a revenue source; the optimum tariff; export subsidies; international cartels, quotas and voluntary export restraint; international integration; multinational enterprises and the welfare effects of the international movement of factors of production. Key texts: Brenton, Scott and Sinclair, International Trade: A European Text N. Vousden, The Economics of Trade Protection Markusen, Melvin, Kaempfer and Maskus, International Trade: Theory and Evidence B. Sodersten and G. Reed, International Economics

ECOI0035: Public expenditure & public choice
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to examine alternative ways by which the allocation of resources within the public sector can be evaluated. Criteria for evaluation of public expenditure are discussed and techniques, such as cost benefit analysis, are appraised. An important learning objective is to develop an understanding of how different perspectives can be applied. In particular, the standard 'public finance' approach is contrasted with the more recent 'public choice' approach. The course is theoretical and analytical rather than descriptive. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in Public Finance, with ECOI0036 The Economics of Taxation.
Content:
The course unit begins with a review of welfare economics (public expenditure analysis is applied welfare economics). Market failure and the rationale for government intervention is assessed. The impact of alleged 'failings' in the political process is also assessed. The behaviour of voters, political parties, bureaucrats and pressure groups is analysed using microeconomic theory. The growth of the public sector is considered in terms of both market and government failure. Techniques for public sector appraisal are discussed. Key texts: J. Cullis and P. Jones Public Finance and Public Choice D. Mueller Public Choice II

ECOI0036: Economics of taxation
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0010, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide criteria which can be used to assess different taxes. The student will learn how to appraise tax reform against a set of criteria which include efficiency, equity, etc. The learning objective is to develop skills associated with the application of economic theory. The course unit is theoretical and analytical rather than descriptive. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in Public Finance, with ECOI0035 Public Expenditure and Public Choice.
Content:
The course unit begins with an analysis of the welfare costs of taxation. Tax incidence is discussed. The effect of tax on work effort, saving and risk taking is explored (and, in particular, the claims of 'supply-side economists' are assessed). Tax expenditures (e.g. tax relief for charitable giving) are appraised. Tax evasion and policy to deter tax evasion is discussed. International taxation is considered. The choice between taxation and government borrowing is examined. Key texts: J. Cullis and P. Jones Public Finance and Public Choice C.V. Brown and P.M. Jackson Public Sector Economics G. Myles Public Economics R. Jha Modern Public Economics

ECOI0037: Macroeconomic modelling
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0019, Pre ECOI0011
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide a thorough grounding in the practice, techniques and limitations of macroeconomic modelling. By the end of the course unit students will have an understanding of modelling and forecasting which will allow them to critically evaluate such material within a commercial environment.
Content:
The first part of the Unit will teach the student the principles of model building, in the following stages: model specification; model simulation; model testing; forecasting; industry models. The second part of the Unit looks at optimal policy making using macroeconomic models. The third part of the Unit looks at specific macroeconomic models, particularly of the UK economy, together with the problems model builders face and the direction in which they have been moving in recent years. Finally we will deal with the types of models theoretical economists build when attempting to model the real world. Key texts: J. Hudson and Dymiotou-Jensen Modelling a Developing Country: A Case Study of Cyprus K. Wallis (ed) Models of the UK Economy Pindyck and Rubinfeld Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts

ECOI0038: Advanced econometrics 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre ECOI0020, Pre ECOI0021
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit, and the follow-on second semester unit Advanced Econometrics 2, is to extend the student's knowledge of econometrics to a very high and rigorous level. The language is a combination of matrix algebra and maximum likelihood. The emphasis is on both theory and applications in equal measure. The course unit concentrates on both time series analysis and cross section analysis. Students will be expected to use RATS, LIMDEP and SPSSX in their empirical work.
Content:
Topics covered include: maximum likelihood; limited dependent variable analysis; three stage least squares; full information maximum likelihood; recently developed tests for time series analyses; stationarity; cointegration; splines; seemingly unrelated regressions; spectral analysis; switching regimes models. Key texts: Jack Johnston and John Dinardo Econometrics Fomby, Hill and Johnson Advanced Econometrics G. Chow Econometrics G. Maddala Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics

ECOI0039: Advanced econometrics 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre ECOI0038
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit, which continues from ECOI0038 Advanced Econometrics 1, is to extend the student's knowledge of econometrics to a very high and rigorous level. The language is a combination of matrix algebra and maximum likelihood. The emphasis is on both theory and applications in equal measure. The course unit concentrates on both time series analysis and cross section analysis. Students will be expected to use RATS, LIMDEP and SPSSX in their empirical work.
Content:
Topics covered include: VAR models; switching regimes models; limited dependent variables; ARCH and GARCH models; specification tests; Hendry's general to specific modelling approach; Box-Cox models; spectral density analysis; generalised method of moments; eigenvalues, multicollinearity and principal components; Johansen's technique for estimating cointegrating vectors. Key texts: Jack Johnston and John Dinardo Econometrics Fomby, Hill and Johnson Advanced Econometrics G. Chow Econometrics G. Maddala Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics

ECOI0040: International relations 1: A history of international relations theory
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES40 OR10
Requisites: Pre ECOI0078
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit, and the follow-on second semester unit International Relations 2, is to provide students with the necessary background to the main concepts, theories and methods used in the study of international relations, and to introduce them to the historical development of those aspects of international relations theory that have relevance today.
Content:
An historical survey of the main theories of international relations and the main historical state-systems in which they arose: the Greek-state system, the middle ages, the Renaissance and the emergence of the modern state system. The course unit examines a series of important, enduring questions in international relations theory about international systems: (1) what were the origins of different international systems; (2) what factors contributed to order and stability; and (3) what factors promoted not only disorder and instability, but also system-wide change, the change to an entirely different type of international system. By examining how different types of historical international systems have existed in the past, what caused wars to occur and what helped to maintain peace, students will have a better idea of the causes of conflict and cooperation today. Key texts: Michael Doyle Ways of War and Peace: Realism, Liberalism, and Socialism Torbjorn Knutsen A History of International Relations Theory Joseph Nye Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory And History

ECOI0041: International relations 2: contemporary international relations
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES40 OR10
Requisites: Pre ECOI0040
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to apply the main concepts, theories and methods, introduced in ECOI0040 International Relations 1, to issues in international politics since the end of the Cold War. By the end of the course unit students should be able to:
* critically evaluate the main perspectives in international relations;
* understand how diplomacy has changed in the Twentieth Century
* understand the changing nature of international conflict
* understand the development and role of the United Nations
Content:
Topics include how International Relations has changed since the end of the Cold War, the State, and non-state actors, the balance of power, problems of diplomacy, international organisation, war and international conflict, nationalism, religion and international stability and international political economy. A set of themes emerge from these topics that are ethical in nature: the relationship between order and justice, state sovereignty and humanitarian intervention, the nature and meaning of international obligation in a society of sovereign states, the idea of universal human rights and cultural relativism, and ways of maintaining international order: the balance of power, international regimes, and new approaches to global governance. Key texts: J. Goldstein International Relations C. Kegley and E. Wittkopf World Politics: Trend and Transformation Gordon Graham Ethics and International Relations

ECOI0042: Politics of developing countries: ethnicity, religion and nationalism
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES40 OR10
Requisites: Pre ECOI0078
Aims & learning objectives:
Aim:Two of the most important developments at the end of the Twentieth Century are the global spread of democracy and the resurgence of religion, ethnicity and nationalism in politics. Therefore the aim of the Unit is to provide students with an understanding of the ongoing saliency of ethnicity, religion and nationalism to the politics of selected post-communist and developing countries. By the end of the course unit students should be able to:
* critically evaluate the role of ethnicity, religion and nationalism in the main perspectives of development
* understand the role of religion and revolution in South Africa, Poland and Latin America
* understand the role of Islam in different types of Muslim countries
* understand how religion challenges the secular state in India, Turkey, Algeria and Egypt Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in the Policy Process and Politics of Development with ECOI0043 Governance and the Policy Process in Developing Countries and ECOI0080 Policy and Politics.
Content:
Introduction to the politics of developing countries; the concepts of ethnicity, religion and nationalism; the transition to democracy; the consolidation of democracy. Case studies of: Poland, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Turkey, India, Algeria, Egypt and Latin America. Key texts: J. Esposito and J. Voll Islam and Democracy Jeff Haynes Religion and Politics in the Third World Jeff Haynes Religion in Global Politics David Westerlund (ed) Questioning the Secular State

ECOI0043: Governance and the policy process in developing countries
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES40 OR10
Requisites:
~ITAL ON~Pre ECOI0080 or ECOI0042~ITAL OFF~ BOLD_ON~Aims & learning objectives:
Aim:The Unit aims to provide an explanation of the dynamics of governance and the workings of the policy process in developing countries. The learning objectives are that students should understand key concepts of the state, civil society, political legitimacy and authority in the developing country context, and the implications of these for our understanding of the policy process. Although the unit can be studied as a self-contained module, it forms part of a specialist stream in the Policy Process and Politics of Development with ECOI0042 The Politics of Developing Countries: Religion, Ethnicity and Nationalism and ECOI0080 Policy and Politics.
Content:
State and society in the Third World; legitimacy and authority; political culture and civil society; the military and politics; policy formulation and implementation in developing countries; policy networks; the roles of external donors; corruption. Key texts: Grindle and Thomas Public Choices and Policy Change: The Political Economy of Reform in Developing Countries Turner and Hulme Governance, Administration and Development R. Rhodes Understanding Governance

ECOI0045: Placement
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The placement period enables the student to gain valuable practical experience.
Content:
Please see the Director or Studies or course tutor for details about individual placements.

ECOI0046: Research & presentation skills for economists
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES40 OR30 RT30
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006, Pre ECOI0007
Aims & Objectives: To develop skills of individual and collaborative research, report preparation, and group presentation of an economic topic using Powerpoint.
Content:
Topics will be assigned to students; they will be policy focused topics, related to one or more of the other units being studied, for example, in monetary, fiscal, industrial, or environmental economics.

ECOI0077: Introduction to international development
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
Aim:The aim of the Unit is to give students an understanding of developing countries in the international order. By the end of the course unit students will have some knowledge of the main development paradigms and critical evaluation of them and a firm grasp of key issues in contemporary international development.
Content:
Introducing the main paradigms: Modernisation, Dependency, Globalisation and Sustainable Development; Defining development; Conceptualising and measuring poverty in developing societies; Development, Knowledge and Intervention; Development and the Environment. Key texts: S. Corbridge (ed) Development Studies: A Reader P. Preston Development Theory Diana Hunt Economic Theories of Development T. Allen et al Poverty and Development in the 1990s

ECOI0078: Developing countries in world politics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
Aim: to give students an introduction to the main personalities and events in the international arena which have contributed to the present position of developing countries in the current global order. Learning objectives: to ensure that students have an awareness of the differences and similarities of experience of developing countries in different regions of the world.
Content:
.The emergence of the League of Nations and the United Nations system; Bretton-Woods; Developing Countries in the Cold War; India and South Asia: Independence and Partition; Southeast Asia and Peasant Revolutions; African independence and the South African liberation struggle; the Middle-East: Arab nationalism and oil wealth; Latin America: revolution and dictatorship. Key texts: Peter Calvocoressi World Politics Since 1945 Michael Howard (ed) The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century Hedley Bull and Adam Watson (eds) The Expansion of International Society

ECOI0079: Economics of politics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites: Pre ECOI0006
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to apply introductory microeconomic theory to analyse political behaviour. Students will investigate the extent to which a rational choice model sheds insight on political behaviour and political institutions. Learning objective: To provide students with an integrative link between their understanding of economic theory and political science.
Content:
The course unit begins with a review of microeconomic welfare theory. This is applied to explain and predict the behaviour of politicians, bureaucrats, voters and pressure groups. The implications of adopting different collective decision making rules are investigated. Case studies are used to illustrate theory. Assessment is offered of the public choice school's assertion that government failure leads to an excessively large public sector. Key texts: K.A. Shepsle and M.S. Bonchek Analyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior and Institutions J. Cullis and P. Jones Public Finance and Public Choice

ECOI0080: Policy & Politics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES50 EX50
Requisites: Ex SOCP0005
~ITAL ON~Pre Introductory course units in economics and politics.~ITAL OFF~ Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to provide an understanding of the concepts and methods which can be employed in the analysis of economic and international development policy. Learning objective: To provide students with an integrative link between their understanding of economic theory and political science, via a grounding in the principles of policy analysis. Students may develop a specialist stream in policy analysis by selecting the second semester unit in Governance and the Policy Process in Developing Countries ECOI0043.
Content:
Introduction to policy analysis; the analysis of policy in the context of theories of the state; power and policy; ideology and policy: the case of privatisation; models of policy decision-making; techniques in the policy process: the case of cost-benefit analysis; policy and its implementation; analysing policy in an international context; analysing policy in other cultures. Key texts: M. Hill The Policy Process in the Modern State M. Hill (ed) The Policy Process: A Reader C. Hood Explaining Economic Policy Reversals B. Hogwood Trends in British Public Policy

ECOI0081: Economic organisation of the European Community
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 ES20
Requisites:
~ITAL ON~Pre ECOI0006 and ECOI0007 or ECOI0008 and ECOI0009 ESML students may take this unit provided they have a minimum of a B grade in A Level Economics.~ITAL OFF~ Aims & learning objectives:
This course unit applies introductory microeconomic and macroeconomic principles to a range of European policy areas. It will develop the student's understanding of European economic issues begun in The Modern World Economy.
Content:
The following topics will be covered: EU trade policy and the economics of customs unions; Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies of the EU; fiscal harmonisation and EU budgetary policy; EU environmental policy; EU industrial and competition policy; European Monetary Union and exchange rate arrangements. Key texts: T. Hitiris European Union Economics M.J. Artis and N. Lee (eds) The Economics of the European Union A. El-Agraa (ed) The European Union

ESML0001: French written & spoken language 1A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To stimulate the production of authentic and accurate written and spoken French; to provide a grounding in French grammatical and syntactic structures; to revise, broaden and consolidate grasp of lexis and grammatical structures; to extend awareness of style and linguistic register; to develop skills in translation from French into English; to practise receptive and communicative skills.
Content:
(a) Translation: varieties of register, written translation from French into English, introduction to essay writing. (b) Grammar/creative writing: introduction to résumé, systematic practical grammar course, introduction to CALL multimedia, development of lexis. (c) Spoken Language: comprehension, text recreation, controlled oral production, course-related conversation sessions.

ESML0002: French written & spoken language 1B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0001
Aims & learning objectives:
To stimulate the production of authentic and accurate written and spoken French; to provide a grounding in French grammatical and syntactic structures; to revise, broaden and consolidate grasp of lexis and grammatical structures; to develop awareness of style and linguistic register; to develop skills in translation from French into English; to practise receptive and communicative skills.
Content:
(a) Translation: varieties of register, written translation from French into English, introduction to essay writing, dictée. (b) Grammar/creative writing: introduction to résuméé, systematic practical grammar course, development of lexis, prose translation, text comparison. (c) Spoken Language: comprehension, text recreation, controlled oral production, course-related conversation sessions.

ESML0007: French written & spoken language 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0002
Aims & learning objectives:
To continue the production of authentic and accurate written and spoken French; to provide further work in French grammatical and syntactic structures; to revise, broaden and consolidate grasp of lexis and grammatical structures; to extend awareness of style and linguistic register; to develop skills in translation from French into English; to practise receptive and communicative skills.
Content:
(a) Translation: varieties of register, written translation from French into English, extempore translation, cloze tests. (b) Grammar/creative writing: introduction to guided essay, systematic practical grammar course, development of lexis. (c) Spoken Language: comprehension, text recreation, controlled oral production, course-related conversation sessions.

ESML0008: French written & spoken language 2B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX54 CW20 OR26
Requisites: Pre ESML0007
Aims & learning objectives:
To continue the production of authentic and accurate written and spoken French; to provide further work in French grammatical and syntactic structures; to revise, broaden and consolidate grasp of lexis and grammatical structures; to extend awareness of style and linguistic register; to develop skills in translation from French into English; to practise receptive and communicative skills.
Content:
(a) Translation: varieties of register, written translation from French into English, extempore translation, cloze tests, dictée. (b) Grammar/creative writing: introduction to guided essay, systematic practical grammar course, development of lexis, text comparison. (c) Spoken Language: comprehension, text recreation, controlled oral production, course-related conversation sessions.

ESML0013: French written & spoken language 4A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0008
Aims & learning objectives:
To develop advanced skills in the comprehension and production of written French; To provide a structured but informal context for the development of a variety of advanced oral skills. To exploit competence in written and oral French developed during the first two years of the course and, where appropriate, during the third year placement in France (or equivalent).
Content:
Written Language: translation from French into English; summarization and re-writing (in French); language commentary (in French); analysis of style and register (contemporary social, political, literary). Spoken Language: explication and debate, through lector-led group discussion and individual presentation. Material covers a wide range of political, social, cultural subjects, within the context of current French concern.

ESML0014: French written & spoken language 4B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX38 CW17 OR27 OT18
Requisites: Pre ESML0013
Aims & learning objectives:
To develop advanced skills in the comprehension and production of written French. To provide a structured but informal context for the development of a variety of advanced oral skills. To exploit competence in written and oral French developed during the first two years of the course and, where, appropriate, during the third year placement in France (or equivalent). By the end of the unit, students should be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with native speakers of French on social, political and cultural topics, orally and in writing in a broad range of appropriate registers and in both professional and social contexts.
Content:
Written Language: translation from French into English; summarization and re-writing (in French); language commentary (in French); analysis of style and register (contemporary social, political, literary). Spoken Language: explication and debate, through lector-led group discussion and individual presentation, focusing on and in preparation for the requirements of the final oral examination. Material covers a wide range of political, social, cultural subjects, within the context of current French concern.

ESML0030: German written & spoken language 1A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The unit pursues a dual aim. (1) To refresh and consolidate students knowledge and understanding of grammatical structures; to enable them to apply the acquired skills to the production of coherent and fluent written composition; to introduce them to a variety of German texts dealing with appropriate contemporary issues. (2) To improve students communicative and listening skills (oral/aural) and to expand their vocabulary so that they are able to express themselves clearly in everyday as well as in academic contexts as appropriate; to enable students to formulate their own ideas and to interact effectively in German and to adjust flexibly to various situations by using a suitable register.
Content:
(1) In respect of i. the consolidation of German language structures: this unit focuses on the various classes of words, their declension and their function within the phrase/ sentence; ii. written communication: a variety of linguistic skills are developed by means of translation into and from German and essay writing in German (2) Spoken language classes may consist of free discussions with the entire group, interactive exercises (e.g. role play, small-group discussions, one-to-one exchange of ideas). Austrian and German video material and newspaper articles form the basis for discussion and assessment, whilst improving awareness of contemporary life in the German-speaking world.

ESML0031: German written & spoken language 1B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0030
Aims & learning objectives:
The unit builds on ESML0030, pursuing the same dual aim. (1) To refresh and consolidate students knowledge and understanding of grammatical structures; enable them to apply the acquired skills to the production of coherent and fluent written composition; to introduce them to a variety of German texts dealing with appropriate contemporary issues. (2) To improve students communicative and listening skills (oral/aural) and to expand their vocabulary so that they are able to express themselves clearly in everyday as well as in academic contexts as appropriate; to enable students to formulate their own ideas and to interact effectively in German and to adjust flexibly to various situations by using a suitable register.
Content:
(1) In respect of i. the consolidation of German language structures: this unit focuses on complex grammar points and German syntax; ii. written communication: a variety of linguistic skills are developed by means of translation into and from German and essay writing in German. (2) Spoken language classes may consist of free discussions with the entire group, interactive exercises (e.g. role play, small-group discussions, one-to-one exchange of ideas). Austrian and German video material and newspaper articles form the basis for discussion and assessment, whilst improving awareness of contemporary life in the German-speaking world.

ESML0036: German written & spoken language 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0031
Aims & learning objectives:
To build on knowledge (grammatical accuracy and range of vocabulary) and writing skills acquired in Year 1. Having successfully completed this unit, students should be able, at the appropriate level, to: translate texts (German to English); summarize English texts into German and write short essays expressing a personal opinion on a given topic.
Content:
German to English translation, English to German summarisation, German essay-writing in response to text-based questions.

ESML0037: German written & spoken language 2B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX54 CW20 OR26
Requisites: Pre ESML0036
Aims & learning objectives:
To build on knowledge (grammatical accuracy and range of vocabulary) and writing skills acquired in Year 2 semester 1. Having successfully completed this unit, students should be able, at the appropriate level, to: translate texts (German to English) with an increased awareness of nuance of meaning; summarize English texts (as wide-ranging in topic and style as time and circumstances permit) into German and write short essays with good grammatical awareness and fluency of style, and to translate a dictated English text into German.
Content:
German to English translation, English to German summarisation, German essay-writing in response to text-based questions; extempore German-to-English translation.

ESML0048: German written & spoken language 4A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0037
Aims & learning objectives:
To refine students' ability to translate competently from German into English in a variety of contemporary registers. To develop their summarisation skills so that they are able to produce a précis in sophisticated German of a complex English text on a subject of broad contemporary interest. To enable students to write coherent, well-argued and grammatically correct essays in German in response to issues raised in complex German texts. To enhance students' knowledge of the spoken language acquired during their year abroad so that they are able to converse fluently on contemporary issues and deliver sophisticated oral presentations on topics of their choice.
Content:
Written language: (a) Translation from German into English is the focus of one of the two weekly hours. The main emphasis in this semester will be placed on dealing with texts written in more colloquial registers. (b) The second weekly hour is devoted to the production of German in summarisation and essay-writing exercises. In this semester particular attention will be devoted to developing essay-writing skills. Spoken language: The emphasis is on project work carried out both on a group and an individual basis, with the chosen topics of an appropriately complex and controversial nature.

ESML0049: German written & spoken language 4B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX38 CW17 OR27 OT18
Requisites: Pre ESML0048
Aims & learning objectives:
To refine students' ability to translate competently from German into English in a variety of contemporary registers. To develop their summarisation skills so that they are able to produce a précis in sophisticated German of a complex English text on a subject of broad contemporary interest. To enable students to write coherent, well-argued and grammatically correct essays in German in response to issues raised in complex German texts. To enhance students' knowledge of the spoken language acquired during their year abroad so that they are able to converse fluently on contemporary issues and deliver sophisticated oral presentations on topics of their choice.
Content:
Written language: (a) Translation from German into English is the focus of one of the two weekly hours. The main emphasis in this semester will be placed on translating texts written in more formal registers. (b) The second weekly hour is devoted to the production of German in summarisation and essay-writing exercises. In this semester particular attention will be paid to developing summarisation skills. Spoken language: As before, project work will be carried out both on a group and an individual basis. Additional emphasis will now be placed on developing students' presentational skills in preparation for their oral examination.

ESML0062: Italian written & spoken language 1A (post A level)
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To consolidate students' existing knowledge of Italian grammar and syntax, and to enable them to deploy these structures correctly in written texts and exercises. Aural comprehension and oral communication skills in practical contexts are developed through the use of authentic audio-visual material and class contact with native speakers.
Content:
Written Language: a grammar text is used to revise the fundamentals of the language and as a basis for regular exercises. Translation texts are used to familiarise students with contemporary written Italian, in particular the language of the press and modern narrative. Spoken Language: conversation groups, role-playing, supervised audio-visual classes provide practice in the spoken language and are used as a stimulus for creative written work.

ESML0063: Italian written & spoken language 1B (post A level)
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0062
Aims & learning objectives:
To expand students' knowledge of Italian grammar and syntax and to enable them to deploy these structures fluently and effectively in the production of written texts and exercises. Aural comprehension and oral communication skills are further extended through the use of advanced audio-visual material and class contact with lectors.
Content:
Written Language: more complex grammatical problems are studied with the aid of specially prepared handouts and explored through regular exercises. Excerpts from the Italian press and other authentic sources are used to expand writing skills in more formal contexts. Spoken Language: the oral activities from Semester 1, such as supervised audio-visual practice and role-playing, will continue and equip students with more sophisticated communicative skills for more formal contexts.

ESML0068: Italian written & spoken language 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Students must have taken either ESML0061, or ESML0063. Aims & learning objectives:
To broaden students' command of contemporary written Italian with greater emphasis on resolving complex grammatical points; to build on the communication skills acquired in the Year 1, and to improve oral proficiency and aural comprehension.
Content:
Written Language: prose and translation exercises from a variety of literary and non-literary texts; general essays. Spoken Language: role-playing, paired and group activities, dictation, summarisation of audio-visual texts in Italian, reading, conversation classes.

ESML0069: Italian written & spoken language 2B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX54 OR26 CW20
Requisites: Pre ESML0068
Aims & learning objectives:
To build on students' linguistic competence as acquired in Semester 1. To expand students' vocabulary in social and cultural areas and to develop sensitivity to style and register.
Content:
Written Language: prose and translation exercises from a variety of literary and non-literary texts; general essays. Spoken Language: role-playing, paired and group activities, dictation, summarisation of audio-visual texts in Italian, reading, conversation classes.

ESML0074: Italian written & spoken language 4A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0069
Aims & learning objectives:
To refine students' competence in written and spoken Italian; to extend the range of terminology and linguistic registers, including the political and economic. To perfect students' skills in translating texts from and into Italian in a variety of registers. To develop their summarisation skills and enable them to express complex ideas and arguments in writing. To draw upon students' periods of residence in Italy in order to strengthen oral fluency and conversational skills.
Content:
Written Language: prose, translation, summarisation (in Italian); analysis of style and register (contemporary social, political and literary). Spoken Language: précis-writing, presentations, lector-organised discussion and debate on issues linked to Year 4 Options and Italian current affairs.

ESML0075: Italian written & spoken language 4B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Italian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX56 CW17 OR27
Requisites: Pre ESML0074
Aims & learning objectives:
To further develop and consolidate students' skills in translating complex texts from and into Italian, and in developing a sophisticated argument in the form of a long essay in Italian. To enable students to converse competently and fluently and to deliver sophisticated oral presentations in Italian on social, political and cultural topics.
Content:
Written Language: prose, translation, and essay writing classes based on excerpts from the press, contemporary writers and specialised journals. Spoken Language: Oral presentations, lector-organised discussion and debate on political, social and cultural topics.

ESML0081: Russian written & spoken language 1A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To consolidate knowledge of basic grammar, broaden vocabulary and improve aural comprehension. To develop fluency in spoken Russian at the level of everyday conversation.
Content:
Prose and essay composition; translation into English; grammar revision; conversation. Students must be qualified in Russian to approximately A-level standard.

ESML0084: Russian written & spoken language 1B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0081
Aims & learning objectives:
To further consolidate knowledge of basic grammar, broaden vocabulary and improve aural comprehension. To further develop fluency in spoken Russian at the level of everyday conversation.
Content:
Prose and essay composition; translation into English; grammar revision; conversation.

ESML0089: Russian written & spoken language 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 2
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0084, Pre ESML0085
Students must have taken either ESML0084, or ESML0085. Aims & learning objectives:
To deepen knowledge of Russian grammar, expand lexis and develop translation skills in several registers. To give students practice in expressing themselves in writing. To improve aural comprehension and to begin to develop fluency in spoken Russian at the level of everyday conversation.
Content:
Written Language: systematic review of Russian grammar with exercises and drills drawn from a variety of sources; translations into Russian and English with discussion of grammatical points, lexis etc. Essay writing in Russian with discussion of stylistic points and vocabulary. Spoken Language: small group conversation on a range of themes; role-playing; task-based use of audio-visual material. To assist vocabulary acquisition, work in written and spoken language will be organised around themes of geography & peoples and culture & recreation.

ESML0092: Russian written & spoken language 2B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX54 CW20 OR26
Requisites: Pre ESML0089
Aims & learning objectives:
To deepen knowledge of Russian grammar, expand lexis and develop translation skills in several registers. To give students practice in expressing themselves in writing. To improve aural comprehension to the point at which the gist of a TV news item can be understood and to develop fluency in spoken Russian at the level of everyday conversation.
Content:
Written Language: systematic review of Russian grammar with exercises and drills drawn from a variety of sources; translations into Russian and English with discussion of grammatical points, lexis etc. Essay writing in Russian with discussion of stylistic points and vocabulary. Spoken Language: small group conversation on a range of themes; role-playing; task-based use of audio-visual material. To assist vocabulary acquisition, work in written and spoken language will be organised around themes of social issues, history and politics.

ESML0095: Russian written & spoken language 4A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites: Pre ESML0092
Aims & learning objectives:
To consolidate knowledge of Russian grammar, further expand lexis and further develop translation skills. To enable students to translate modern literary Russian and non-technical academic and journalistic Russian, into English. To enable students to translate selected English passages into Russian, and to express ideas and arguments in writing. To improve fluency in spoken Russian.
Content:
Written Language: translation into and from Russian and discussion of grammatical points, lexis etc. Conversation and audio-visual classes. Spoken Language: discussion of selected topics on a range of themes (ecology, social issues, feminism etc).

ESML0096: Russian written & spoken language 4B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX56 CW17 OR27
Requisites: Pre ESML0095
Aims & learning objectives:
To consolidate knowledge of Russian grammar, further expand lexis and further develop translation skills. To enable students to translate modern literary Russian and non-technical academic and journalistic Russian, into English with minimal use of a dictionary. To enable students to translate selected English passages into idiomatic Russian, and to express complex ideas and arguments in writing. To develop fluency in spoken Russian.
Content:
Written Language: translation into and from Russian and discussion of grammatical points, lexis etc. Conversation and audio-visual classes. Spoken Language: discussion of selected topics on a range of themes (culture, politics in Russia etc).

ESML0101: Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites: Pre ESML0094, Pre HASS0005
Students must have taken either ESML0094, or HASS0005. Aims & learning objectives:
To investigate political and social developments in the years 1985-1991 in greater depth than in ESML0094.
Content:
Origins of perestroika; glasnost and democratization; nationalities issues and conflicts; the collapse of communism.

ESML0102: Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Russian
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites: Pre ESML0094, Pre HASS0005
Students must have taken either ESML0094, or HASS0005. Aims & learning objectives:
To examine the dilemmas of economic and political reconstruction and of external relations posed by the collapse of the communist political order in Russia, and efforts to resolve these problems since August 1991. To develop skills in political analysis and seminar techniques.
Content:
Political institutions and actors in Russia in August 1991; dimensions of the crisis surrounding the collapse of Soviet communism; theoretical approaches to transition; first steps of the political leadership; reform and political conflict; dilemmas of foreign policy; political elites; civil society; political culture; 1993 Constitution; elections and party formation; legal order and corruption; local government; federalism and ethnic politics; gender politics; prospects.

ESML0103: Europe 1A: Introduction to European studies
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: European Studies
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To begin an exploration of the historical and cultural identity of Europe; to introduce basic political concepts (nationalism, imperialism, communism and fascism) in a European historical context; to introduce cultural studies as a discipline in the context of European culture in the first half of the twentieth century.
Content:
Defining Europe - history, languages and culture; nations and empires in 19th Century Europe; the First World War; communism and fascism in interwar Europe; the Second World War; studying European culture; images of war in 20th Century Europe.

ESML0104: Europe 1B: Europe since 1945
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: European Studies
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To compare the experience of Eastern and Western Europe since 1945; to introduce students, in this context, to analysis of the political structure and culture of liberal democracies and to analysis of the structures and problems of modern economies; to examine the interaction of culture and politics in post-war Europe.
Content:
Europe in the Cold War era; politics and culture in post-war Europe; economic and social change in Western Europe; liberal democratic politics in Europe - elections and party systems; political culture; the rise and fall of European communist states and command economies; economic and political problems in the age of globalisation; postmodernism in European culture.

ESML0105: Europe 2A: Politics of the European Union
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: European Studies
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To introduce students to key theories of European integration; to trace the development of the E.C. from the 1950s to the present; to examine issues of contemporary relevance to European integration. Students will develop an awareness and understanding of European integration issues and be able to discuss them on the basis of background knowledge attained during lectures and readings.
Content:
Theories of European integration; the origins of the E.C.; the Rome Treaty and the Single Act; Britain and the E.C; the road to Maastricht; the institutions of the E.C. and E.U.; the democratic deficit; the 1996 Inter Governmental Conference; the E.U. as a world actor; monetary union; citizenship and "the people's Europe"; the E.U., Eastern Europe and enlargement; the future of the E.U.

ESML0294: European option E5: In search of Europe (1) - Europe divided
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: European Studies
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To explore the concept of Europe 1945-1989. To discuss the implications for both Western and Eastern Europe of Soviet-American rivalries during the Cold War.
Content:
The Cold War; strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet bloc before 1989; Cold War and détente in Western Europe (1960s-1980s); 1989 and the collapse of Cold War era political systems.

ESML0295: European option E6: In search of Europe (2) - Europe in the 1990s: towards unification?
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: European Studies
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To explore the concept of Europe since 1989, examining the nature of European, national and regional identities.
Content:
Immediate consequences of 1989; the resurgence of particularism; forces for integration.

ESML0385: European political thought
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
Students should acquire a solid understanding of the history and development of political theory in Europe.
Content:
The course provides a survey of the major European politcal thinkers from Niccolo Machiavelli to Antonio Gramsci.

ESML0410: Political ideologies
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES50 EX50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To provide a grounding in the study of political ideologies, namely the thought which has been central to modern political debate.
Content:
The lectures will focus on the main ideologies which have helped shape the modern world, together with more methodological debates surrounding the study of ideology. Lectures will include: what is 'ideology'?; liberalism; conservatism; Marxism; social democracy; nationalism; feminism; ecologism; and the 'end of ideology' debate.

ESML0414: American politics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim is to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of central arguments and debates relating to the American political system, and to equip them to contribute to these debates, citing relevant evidence.
Content:
The course applies the concepts and theories of political science to the United states of America, assessing the role played by formal and informal political entities. Notions of liberal democracy are assessed by reference to debates on the role of political parties, interest groups, elites and political culture on political outcomes in America. A number of case studies consider the political significance from a European perspective of questions of race and poverty, judicial review, and the American foreign policy process.

ESML0415: Media politics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim is to provide students with a grounding in the theory and practice relating to the political significance of the mass media, with reference to a number of case studies.
Content:
The course examines alternative theories of the political role of the mass media, and applies these to case studies. Topics include the Frankfurt School and mass culture, Marxist and pluralist notions of the media, the 'propaganda model', notions of public broadcasting, cinema and politics, the global role of the media, and the media and war.

ESML0416: Totalitarian politics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The course is to provide students with an understanding of the debates and literature relating to totalitarianism, a controversial twentieth century political idea, and form of government.
Content:
The main historical focus of the course will be on Soviet communism and Nazism, although other forms of communism and fascism will be considered. Cases to be examined include the Origins of Fascist ideology, theories of Fascist support, the Fascist state, Soviet Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism, the Gorbachev Revolution and the collapse of the USSR, and the Neo-Fascist Revival.

ESML0417: British politics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To provide a grounding in the study of the British political system, including wider aspects of Britain's relations with the EU.
Content:
The lectures will focus on a wide range of specific topics central to beginning to study politics (parties, institutions, etc.). Lectures will include: conservatism; social democracy; voting behaviour; the media; electoral systems; parliament; executive; pressure groups; Britain and the European Union.

MANG0009: Company finance
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites: Pre MANG0008
Aims & learning objectives:
Students will develop a knowledge of the different forms of finance that a company may use, how to compare their costs, and consider issues such a desirable capital structure, dividend policy, working capital management and approaches to acquisitions and mergers.
Content:
General principles of valuation for businesses and securities Source of finance and their costs Managing working capital and liquidity The corporate group cost of capital (WACC and the dividend growth, CAPM, and Arbitrage pricing models) The required rates of return for non-quoted companies, corporate divisions and individual projects The theory of capital structure and its relation to the cost of capital Dividend policy Short, intermediate and long term financing Mergers, acquisitions and corporate growth

MANG0018: Processing, reporting & auditing financial information
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre MANG0008
Aims & learning objectives:
Students will gain a thorough grounding in processing financial data and preparing final accounts and a general understanding of what is involved in the audit of those accounts. This is an essential course for those contemplating a possible career in some dimension of accountancy.
Content:
The nature of financial data, purposes of financial information systems - manual and computerised systems Single and double entry recording systems and basic ledgers kept by businesses The accruals principle applied to the treatment of various types of costs, revenues, assets and liabilities The depreciation concept Trial balancing Preparation of Manufacturing Accounts, Profit and Loss Accounts, Balance Sheets, Funds and Cash Flow Statements Direct experience of using an established financial accounting package including inputting data, types of outputs available and the production of accounting statements Basic distinctions between the accounts of sole traders, partnerships and companies Preparation of final accounts from incomplete records Introduction to published accounts The purpose and basis of the audit process; the audit trail and types of audit evidence Developing audit evidence; consideration of the concepts of materiality and audit risk Evaluation of internal controls

MANG0019: Product costing & cost analysis
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites: Pre MANG0008
Aims & learning objectives:
Students will gain a thorough understanding and practical experience in constructing cost accounting statements and interpreting them. This is a fundamental course for anyone wishing to understand how costs are constructed for decision purposes
Content:
Review of the nature of product costs and process costs Costing terminology and identifying cost behaviour Historical based cost accounting systems for Job and Process costing (FIFO, LIFO and weighted average) Job and process costing - establishing standard cost systems Absorption and variable costing systems (including differential income effects) Overhead allocation including activity based allocations Costing for joint products, by-products, wastage, rework and scrap Cost-volume-profit analysis and relevant costs for decision purposes Relevant costs where resources are constrained: single and multiple constraints and mathematical programming solutions by graph and computer package Stock control models and the influence of JIT in supply and manufacturing Costing for JIT systems Costing for service industries Costing for major projects and project financial control

MANG0025: Company accounts & reports
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre MANG0018
Aims & learning objectives:
This course will build upon financial accounting elements of previous courses to provide a knowledge of the special requirements for financial accounting for companies. The course will have a heavy emphasis on legal aspects of company reporting.
Content:
Forms of business organisation and types of companies Liabilities and responsibilities of directors, company secretaries, auditors and rules about insolvent trading The influence of law and standards on accounts. The concept of a true and fair view. The financial and legal distinction between loan and share capital The issue and redemption of shares and debentures Share capital and reserves: Capital and revenue reserves including the share premium account, capital redemption reserve, retained profits and payment of dividends. The form and content of published Profit and Loss Accounts , Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements Introduction to Group Accounts Treatment of taxation in published accounts: corporation tax, taxation of dividends, overseas tax and VAT accounts. Statute law, case law and their impact upon auditing

MANG0026: Economic analysis of financial decisions
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre MANG0008
Aims & learning objectives:
The course aims to demonstrate the close links between economic analysis on the one hand and management accounting and financial management on the other. It explores the use of optimisation approaches and considers , in depth, problems faced in investment decision-making. The course will include some computer based analysis of cost functions and investment modelling
Content:
The relationship of accounting cost concepts to those in economics (e.g. by-product analysis and marginal costs) Short-run and long-run cost functions and their relevance to choice of accounting models Cost behaviour analysis and the analysis of cost functions through regression analysis using appropriate software to generate scatter diagrams and graphical presentations Learning curves - theory and practice Optimisation, Opportunity costs and constraints Costs, prices, profits and different rates of return Productivity concepts and measurement The concept of economic value Financial appraisal of investments, including analysis of different appraisal techniques, risk analysis, expected values, decision-trees and simulations Different types of investment decisions Making investment decisions where benefits are difficult to quantify ( e.g intangibles, strategic investments, investments to retain options, investments associated with mergers and acquisitions) Errors often made in investment appraisal

MANG0030: Financial control & performance evaluation
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre MANG0008
Aims & learning objectives:
Students will acquire a understanding of how organisations use financial information to evaluate managers, operatives and business segments
Content:
Different types of budgets and their purposes - feedback and feed-forward controls, flexible budgets, engineered, committed and discretionary costs Short-term and long-term budget construction - with computer simulations Analysis of variances from budgets, variance analysis in standard costing systems Essential concepts in responsibility accounting (controllable and non-controllable costs, etc. ) and performance evaluation of managers and operational units Behavioural issues in budgeting and control by variance analysis Centralised and decentralised organisations and financial control implications Strengths and weaknesses of aggregated financial measures of performance such as ROI and Residual Income and their impact on investment decision- making Shareholder Value Analysis for SBU / divisional performance goal setting and appraisal. Behavioural implications of divisional control and the internal control function in large divisionalised organisations Transfer pricing Operative and manager bonus / incentive schemes Development of balanced scorecards

MANG0040: European integration studies 1
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Students should have taken MANG0006 or MANG0070 IMML students must take MANG0059 in the next semester if they take this unit. Aims & learning objectives:
To provide a basic grounding in the theory, politics and economics of European integration. Students will complete the course with a sound knowledge of European Union institutions and key economic policies.
Content:
Subjects covered will be: integration theory; EU political institutions, their legitimacy and their accountability; the EU decision-making process; EC finances and funds; the single market and Europe's lost competitiveness; competition policy; the EU, world trade and developing countries; regional policy; economic and monetary union; the enlargement of the EU, the EEA and Central and Eastern Europe. Lectures will be supplemented by case study discussions, tutorial sessions and a revision workshop.

MANG0055: Corporate governance & regulation
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Students should have taken MANG0008 or MANG0070. Aims & learning objectives:
The course will acquaint students with a range of issues which come under the broad heading of governance and regulation of corporate practices. This will include the nature of the company and responsibilities of its principal officers, concerns about the state of corporate governance and the special regulatory issues associated with public control over utilities. The latter part of the course will recognise the growing phenomenon of globalisation and the need for regulation by international accounting standards
Content:
Issues selected each year from: The nature of the corporation and the position of shareholders, chairmen, CEOs, executive directors and non-executive directors; The nature of corporate governance and development of a conceptual framework for governance - including the relationship between governance and management; Examples of crises in governance; Governance as exercised in different countries; Whistle-blowing as a means of governance; The place of top executive compensation schemes in corporate governance considerations; Regulation of MNCs and cross-border transfer pricing; The regulation of public utilities; International standard setting in accounting and relationship to national standards; Financial reporting in the European Union; Comparative accounting practices in selected countries. Financial statement analysis using accounts of different countries

MANG0059: European integration studies 2
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES100
Requisites: Pre MANG0040
IMML students must take this unit if they have taken MANG0040 in the previous semester. Aims & learning objectives:
To provide an advanced knowledge of the impact of European policies on individuals, managements and work organisations in the European Union. Students will complete the course unit with a detailed knowledge of social, environmental and sectoral impacts of integration and how business interests can influence the EU decision-making process.
Content:
Subjects covered will be: Social and employment policy issues and the firm; EU environment policy and its impact upon business and communities; the harmonisation of company law; sectoral impacts of the single market and business strategies; lobbying the EU; transport policy and trans-European networks; implementation of EC law; the future direction of the EU. Lectures will be supplemented by case study discussions, a decision-making game, and tutorial sessions.

MANG0060: Europe & international business management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES30 OT10
Requisites: Ex UNIV0007, Ex UNIV0008
Students should have taken MANG0006 or MANG0070. Aims & learning objectives:
The course aims to introduce and assess the forms, motivations and processes of establishing and developing a multinational both in manufacturing and service industries. The students should be able: to understand and assess the options available to companies undergoing the internationalisation process; to analyse the different issues that arise and problems that need to be addressed when establishing and operating subsidiaries and affiliates across national boundaries; the impact of technology on the configuration and co-ordination of operations; the impact on host countries and the companies themselves; to identify and explain actual examples using theories introduced in the course.
Content:
The theories of international business, including internalisation, the eclectic theory and other theories of the multinational enterprise. The motivations for multinational operation - economic globalisation, competitive rivalry, resource or market seeking. The different forms of multinational operation, including contractual forms, joint ventures, etc. but with a particular focus on foreign direct investment. An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each. The strategic options for establishing a global network of subsidiaries. The course will require students to present industry/company-based case studies of foreign direct investment - from both inside and outside the European Union to illustrate and explain the theories of international business.

MANG0067: Treasury management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Pre MANG0008 or MANG0070 Aims & learning objectives:
To show how a large company manages sources of capital, relations with financial markets and shareholders and balances needs for finance with internationally spread organisations.
Content:
Issues selected from: Reviewing sources of finance and their costs International and domestic aspects of cash management Sources of Return and risk Value at Risk Analysis Portfolio risk management Foreign exchange markets and foreign exchange rate risks Exposure management:hedging, swaps, options, interest rate risk, etc. Complications in investment appraisal in undertaking direct investment abroad International financing Foreign exchange markets and foreign exchange rate risks Exposure management: hedging, swaps, options, interest rate risk, etc. Complications in investment appraisal in undertaking direct investment abroad International financing

MANG0069: Introduction to accounting & finance
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To provide students undertaking any type of degree study with an introductory knowledge of accounting and finance
Content:
The role of the accountant, corporate treasurer and financial controller Sources and uses of capital funds Understanding the construction and nature of the balance sheet and profit and loss account Principles underlying the requirements for the publication of company accounts Interpretation of accounts - published and internal, including financial ratio analysis Planning for profits, cash flow. Liquidity, capital expenditure and capital finance Developing the business plan and annual budgeting Estimating the cost of products, services and activities and their relationship to price. Analysis of costs and cost behaviour

MANG0071: Organisational behaviour
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To develop the student's understanding of people's behaviour within work organizations
Content:
Topics of study will be drawn from the following: The meaning of organising and organisation Socialisation, organisational norms and organisational culture Bureaucracy, organisational design and new organisational forms Managing organisational change Power and politics Business ethics Leadership and team work Decision -making Motivation Innovation Gender The future of work

MANG0094: Economics of incentives
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES30 OT20
Requisites:
As well as the pre-requisite units (MANG0006, or MANG0070), students must have undertaken a placement in order to study this unit. Aims & learning objectives:
This course uses economics to investigate the incentives generated by a range of contractual relationships. Students will link economic ideas to their own experiences in the workplace, and they will develop their written and oral communication skills.
Content:
Incentives are an integral part of many areas in economics, and so the topics examined in the course come from a range of economic disciplines. The course examines the application of principal-agent models to labour markets, capital markets, insurance markets, and corporate governance issues. Some of the topics addressed in the course will be: The use of pay systems to influence the behaviour of managerial and non-managerial employees; transaction costs as the reason for the existence of contracts; the importance of institutional structures as a response to transaction costs; and moral hazard and adverse selection.

MATH0031: Statistics & probability 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Students must have A-level Mathematics, Grade B or better in order to undertake this unit. Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To introduce some basic concepts in probability and statistics. Objectives: Ability to perform an exploratory analysis of a data set, apply the axioms and laws of probability, and compute quantities relating to discrete probability distributions
Content:
Descriptive statistics: Histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, box plots. Measures of location and dispersion. Scatter plots. Probability: Sample space, events as sets, unions and intersections. Axioms and laws of probability. Probability defined through symmetry, relative frequency and degree of belief. Conditional probability, independence. Bayes' Theorem. Combinations and permutations. Discrete random variables: Bernoulli and Binomial distributions. Mean and variance of a discrete random variable. Poisson distribution, Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution, introduction to the Poisson process. Geometric distribution. Hypergeometric distribution. Negative binomial distribution. Bivariate discrete distributions including marginal and conditional distributions. Expectation and variance of discrete random variables. General properties including expectation of a sum, variance of a sum of independent variables. Covariance. Probability generating function. Introduction to the random walk.

MATH0032: Statistics & probability 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0031
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To introduce further concepts in probability and statistics. Objectives: Ability to compute quantities relating to continuous probability distributions, fit certain types of statistical model to data, and be able to use the MINITAB package.
Content:
Continuous random variables: Density functions and cumulative distribution functions. Mean and variance of a continuous random variable. Uniform, exponential and normal distributions. Normal approximation to binomial and continuity correction. Fact that the sum of independent normals is normal. Distribution of a monotone transformation of a random variable. Fitting statistical models: Sampling distributions, particularly of sample mean. Standard error. Point and interval estimates. Properties of point estimators including bias and variance. Confidence intervals: for the mean of a normal distribution, for a proportion. Opinion polls. The t-distribution; confidence intervals for a normal mean with unknown variance. Regression and correlation: Scatter plot. Fitting a straight line by least squares. The linear regression model. Correlation.

MATH0033: Statistical inference 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0032
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: Introduce classical estimation and hypothesis-testing principles. Objectives: Ability to perform standard estimation procedures and tests on normal data. Ability to carry out goodness-of-fit tests, analyse contingency tables, and carry out non-parametric tests.
Content:
Point estimation: Maximum-likelihood estimation; further properties of estimators, including mean square error, efficiency and consistency; robust methods of estimation such as the median and trimmed mean. Interval estimation: Revision of confidence intervals. Hypothesis testing: Size and power of tests; one-sided and two-sided tests. Examples. Neyman-Pearson lemma. Distributions related to the normal: t, chi-square and F distributions. Inference for normal data: Tests and confidence intervals for normal means and variances, one-sample problems, paired and unpaired two-sample problems. Contingency tables and goodness-of-fit tests. Non-parametric methods: Sign test, signed rank test, Mann-Whitney U-test.

MATH0035: Statistical inference 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX75 CW25
Requisites: Pre MATH0033
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: Introduce the principles of building and analysing linear models. Objectives: Ability to carry out analyses using linear Gaussian models, including regression and ANOVA. Understand the principles of statistical modelling.
Content:
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA): One-way classification model, F-test, comparison of group means. Regression: Estimation of model parameters, tests and confidence intervals, prediction intervals, polynomial and multiple regression. Two-way ANOVA: Two-way classification model. Main effects and interaction, parameter estimation, F- and t-tests. Discussion of experimental design. Principles of modelling: Role of the statistical model. Critical appraisal of model selection methods. Use of residuals to check model assumptions: probability plots, identification and treatment of outliers. Multivariate distributions: Joint, marginal and conditional distributions; expectation and variance-covariance matrix of a random vector; statement of properties of the bivariate and multivariate normal distribution. The general linear model: Vector and matrix notation, examples of the design matrix for regression and ANOVA, least squares estimation, internally and externally Studentized residuals.

MATH0085: Time series
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0035
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To introduce a variety of statistical models for time series and cover the main methods for analysing these models. Objectives: At the end of the course, the student should be able to
* compute and interpret a correlogram and a sample spectrum
* derive the properties of ARIMA and state-space models
* choose an appropriate ARIMA model for a given set of data and fit the model using the MINITAB package
* compute forecasts for a variety of linear methods and models.
Content:
Introduction: Examples, simple descriptive techniques, trend, seasonality, the correlogram. Probability models for time series: Stationarity; moving average (MA), autoregressive (AR), ARMA and ARIMA models. Estimating the autocorrelation function and fitting ARIMA models. Forecasting: Exponential smoothing, Box-Jenkins method. Stationary processes in the frequency domain: The spectral density function, the periodogram, spectral analysis. Bivariate processes: Cross-correlation function, cross spectrum. Linear systems: Impulse response, step response and frequency response functions. State-space models: Dynamic linear models and the Kalman filter. THIS UNIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ACADEMIC YEARS STARTING IN AN ODD YEAR.

MATH0088: Data collection
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0035
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To illustrate the principles of experimental design in randomised and factorial designs and a variety of sample survey methods. To present components of variance estimation in random effects models and discuss its application in industrial quality improvement. Objectives: On completing the course, students should be able to
* identify the features of a proposed study that affect the choice of experimental design
* choose a suitable, efficient design for a study and explain how the data collected under this design should ultimately be analysed
* design and analyse a components of variance experiment
* design and analyse a sample survey.
Content:
Principles of experimental design: Randomisation and the avoidance of bias. Advantages of orthogonal parameter estimates. Efficiency and optimal designs. Practical considerations. Observational studies: Confounding factors, reduction of bias by matching and regression modelling. The scope of inference from observational data. Randomised designs: Completely randomised and randomised block designs. Factorial designs: Complete factorial designs, confounding and fractional factorials, applications to modern quality improvement. Random effects: Split plot designs, statistical models and analyses. Sample surveys: Simple random sampling, stratified sampling, two-stage sampling, cluster sampling, quota sampling. Inference about the mean of a finite population. Randomised response methods for sensitive questions. THIS UNIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ACADEMIC YEARS STARTING IN AN EVEN YEAR.

MATH0089: Applied probability & finance
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0034, Pre MATH0036
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To develop and apply the theory of probability and stochastic processes to examples from finance and economics. Objectives: At the end of the course, students should be able to
* formulate mathematically, and then solve, dynamic programming problems
* describe the Capital Asset Pricing Model and its conclusions
* price an option on a stock modelled by a single step of a random walk
* perform simple calculations involving properties of Brownian motion.
Content:
Dynamic programming: Markov decision processes, Bellman equation; examples including consumption/investment, bid acceptance, optimal stopping. Infinite horizon problems; discounted programming, the Howard Improvement Lemma, negative and positive programming, simple examples and counter-examples. Utility theory: Risk aversion, the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Option pricing for random walks: Arbitrage pricing theory, prices and discounted prices as Martingales, hedging. Brownian motion: Introduction to Brownian motion, definition and simple properties. Exponential Brownian motion as the model for a stock price, the Black-Scholes formula. THIS UNIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ACADEMIC YEARS STARTING IN AN EVEN YEAR.

MATH0092: Statistical inference
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Statistics
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre MATH0033
Aims & learning objectives:
Aims: To develop a formal basis for methods of statistical inference and decision making, including criteria for the comparison of procedures. To give an in depth description of Bayesian methods and the asymptotic theory of maximum likelihood methods. Objectives: On completing the course, students should be able to
* identify and compute admissible, minimax and Bayes decision rules
* calculate properties of estimates and hypothesis tests
* derive efficient estimates and tests for a broad range of problems, including applications to a variety of standard distributions.
Content:
Revision of standard distributions: Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, exponential, gamma and normal, and their interrelationships. Sufficiency and Exponential families. Decision theory: Admissibility and minimax decision rules; Bayes risk and Bayes rules. Bayesian inference; prior and posterior distributions, conjugate priors. Point estimation: Bias and variance considerations, mean squared error. Cramer-Rao lower bound and efficiency. Unbiased minimum variance estimators and a direct appreciation of efficiency through some examples. Bias reduction. Asymptotic theory for maximum likelihood estimators. Hypothesis testing: Hypothesis testing, review of the Neyman-Pearson lemma and maximisation of power. Maximum likelihood ratio tests, asymptotic theory. Compound alternative hypotheses, uniformly most powerful tests, locally most powerful tests and score statistics. Compound null hypotheses, monotone likelihood ratio property, uniformly most powerful unbiased tests. Nuisance parameters, generalised likelihood ratio tests.

MATH0118: Management statistics
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Pre MATH0097 or MATH0035 Aims & learning objectives:
This unit is designed primarily for DBA Final Year students who have taken the First and Second Year management statistics units but is also available for Final Year Statistics students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Well qualified students from the IMML course would also be considered. It introduces three statistical topics which are particularly relevant to Management Science, namely quality control, forecasting and decision theory. Aims: To introduce some statistical topics which are particularly relevant to Management Science. Objectives: On completing the unit, students should be able to implement some quality control procedures, and some univariate forecasting procedures. They should also understand the ideas of decision theory.
Content:
Quality Control: Acceptance sampling, single and double schemes, SPRT applied to sequential scheme. Process control, Shewhart charts for mean and range, operating characteristics, ideas of cusum charts. Practical forecasting. Time plot. Trend-and-seasonal models. Exponential smoothing. Holt's linear trend model and Holt-Winters seasonal forecasting. Autoregressive models. Box-Jenkins ARIMA forecasting. Introduction to decision analysis for discrete events: Revision of Bayes' Theorem, admissability, Bayes' decisions, minimax. Decision trees, expected value of perfect information. Utility, subjective probability and its measurement.

PSYC0001: Psychology 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to basic concepts and current themes and debates within psychology.
Content:
Lectures will be broadly based on the question - 'WHO AM I'? In order to answer this question, we will consider: drives; hormones and the mind/body question; our animal history and the influence of genetics; learning and socialisation; personality; society and the individual; intelligence and creativity; family relationships; social groups and social interaction attitudes; values, cultural beliefs, gender and social identity; normality and deviance; language and communication. These lectures will provide the student with a grounding in the major domains within psychology, thereby preparing them for a critical understanding of the discipline as a whole.

PSYC0002: Psychology 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre PSYC0001
Aims & learning objectives:
Psychology II builds upon psychology I both conceptually and in terms of course content. This course will focus more heavily, however, on issues in biological psychology, although prior contact with the biological sciences will not be required. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a more critical understanding of the nature of psychology as a discipline and its relation to neighbouring sciences (i.e., biology & psychiatry).
Content:
Lecture topics in this course will include; aggression and violence; altruism and helping; social skills; stress and emotions; fear, anxiety, depression, guilt and happiness; thinking and reasoning; social perceptions; prejudice and attribution; competition and co-operation; the autonomic nervous system; brain specialisation; the eye and brain.

PSYC0008: Cognitive psychology
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre PSYC0001, Pre PSYC0002
Aims & learning objectives:
To equip the student with the basic principles of Cognitive Psychology, including theory, methodology and critiques. The student will be able to undertake more advanced courses relating to Cognitive Psychology, for example on Artificial Intelligence. The student will also be able to appreciate the relationship of Cognitive Psychology to other fields of social and cognitive science.
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Content:
How do we process information
* How do we organise information
* How do we store, and retrieve, information
* How do we solve problems We will consider three main approaches to research in this field; experimental methods: model-building based on case studies, and learning from brain damage.

PSYC0009: Social psychology
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre PSYC0001, Pre PSYC0002
Aims & learning objectives:
To equip students with an understanding of social interaction and social processes in dyads, group and communities.
Content:
This course focuses on the individual in interaction with others, in dyads, small groups and large groups. It examines the reciprocal relationship between the individual and their community, the röle of the individual as a group member, decision-making processes in small and large groups, inter-group relations and crowd behaviour. We will also examine how our impressions of others are formed and what it is that distinguishes human sciences from all others.

PSYC0015: Economic & political psychology
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre PSYC0009
Aims & learning objectives:
The theoretical basis of this course will be on the psychological organisation of social, political, economic and ethical beliefs, and their development and aetiology. The implicit models of psychological processes that underpin expert and common-sense conceptions of rationality and ethics. The problematic nature of links between beliefs and action. The tensions between 'discourse' and 'ideology' models of explanation.
Content:
Topics include: psychological models of ideology in the organisation of beliefs; mainstream and emergent political-social beliefs (feminism, Green politics); lay beliefs, e.g., about unemployment, poverty, ethics; concepts of fairness and equity; moral development; elite beliefs - what constitutes 'legitimation'? Political propaganda and rhetoric. Social movements, social change and intergroup relations. Students must have undertaken one other unit from Cognitive (SOCS0089), Developmental (SOCS0088) and Clinical Psychology (SOCS0091), as well as the necessary pre-requisite (SOCS0090).

PSYC0019: Artificial intelligence 1: Minds, machines & persons
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES80 OT20
Requisites: Pre PSYC0025, Pre PSYC0008
Students must have taken one of the above pre-requisites in order to take this unit. Aims & learning objectives:
This course introduces some recent research in the field of computer-based modelling and simulation of human activities which require the intelligent use of knowledge, otherwise known as Artificial Intelligence. We will approach machine intelligence through two complementary questions: could human intelligence be simulated, equalled or even exceeded by machines? Can the machine-metaphor still help us understand human cognitive and social processes?
Content:
Machine-metaphors for human thinking and reasoning now compete with evolutionary biology and neurology for influence in both psychological and sociological approaches to human behaviour. The course will provide historical background, will introduce some of the main approaches and research projects in the field, and will set out two main areas of debate: criticisms made by AI researchers about rival approaches, and arguments of philosophers, sociologists and psychologists about the attempt to simulate intelligence. Students will become familiar with key authors and texts, and will learn to evaluate claims about computer programs relating to:
* their power, intelligence or other capabilities
* their influence upon psychological and social theory
* their continuing role in psychological and social research
* their influence on our notions of expertise, intelligence, creativity and humanity.

PSYC0020: Artificial intelligence 2: Microsimulation
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Psychology
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES80 CW20
Requisites: Pre PSYC0019
Aims & learning objectives:
This unit allows students to develop their understanding of issues introduced in Artificial Intelligence 1 [PSYC0019] through a more detailed study of recent theoretical developments and of the development and applications of some AI programs. Students will be required to examine the literature relating to two influential developments in AI. No programming or modeling experience is required for this course
Content:
This course explores the application of biological models in AI as well as the more traditional approaches. Students will be expected to understand the applications of computer simulation in the social sciences (especially cognitive psychology), the methods of two major research projects, and the implications of computer simulation for social and psychological theory. Students may also undertake practical projects in the form of experiments with computer models and simulation programs, which can be written up as a project report.

SOCP0001: Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To introduce basic concepts of social policy; to examine the historical evolution of social policy and the welfare state in Britain; to review and analyse recent developments in major social service areas; to introduce the work of 'classic' writers in social policy.
Content:
Services and sectors in Social Policy; 1834 Poor Law; the 1842 'Sanitary Report'; The Liberal Reforms and the Introduction of Pensions; Beveridge and the impact of the 2nd World war; the Post-War Welfare State; Thatcherism and Social Policy; Educational Reform; Housing; Community Care

SOCP0002: Introduction to social policy & the welfare state 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites: Pre SOCP0001
Aims & learning objectives:
To provide an introduction to social policy as a field of study. To examine the nature and extent of poverty and inequality in Britain today, as a means of developing an understanding of social policies as a field of study.
Content:
Introduction to Social Policy; Concepts and Definitions of Poverty; Social Exclusion; Evidence on the Incidence of Poverty and Inequality; Demographic Factors and their relationship to Poverty; Poverty, Gender and 'Race'; Poverty and Policy.

SOCP0006: Political values & social policy
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
This unit introduces students to a range of values and principles used to justify the role of the state in social policy. By the end of the module students should be familiar with the broad range of principles and should be able to apply some of them to current debates.
Content:
Each lecture will cover one core principle, including: Need, Freedom, Equality, Justice, Citizenship, Community. The seminars will apply each to one issue or problem in contemporary social policy; for example, training schemes and equality of opportunity; citizenship and rights to a basic income.

SOCP0011: Health policies & politics
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre SOCP0005, Pre SOCP0006
Aims & learning objectives:
This course aims to develop an understanding of how health policy integrates with wider social policy issues, as well as a detailed understanding of the content and dynamism of health policy processes. As a result , students should
* understand the impact of different welfare models on health care systems in Europe and America
* understand the political forces behind health care reform in the British NHS
* understand the pressures exerted on health care systems and the range of responses that have arisen
* be able to compare and contrast the strengths of the different approaches and their uses in different settings
Content:
1. Health, health care and health policy 2. Comparing health systems: the UK 3. Comparing health systems: the USA and Europe 4. Pressures on health care systems (1) Demographic and economic changes 5. Pressures on health care systems (2) Science and technology 6. Politics of reform: 50 years of the NHS 7. Rationing and priority setting 8. Medicine and the media: the effect on policy 9. Paying for care and the mixed economy 10. Evaluating health care and health policy 11. Informing health policy: the politics of data gathering 12. The New Public Health

SOCP0012: European social policy: a comparative approach
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre SOCP0001, Pre SOCP0002
Aims & learning objectives:
This unit introduces students to the social policies of several European countries. By the end of the module students should have a basic knowledge of the patterns and development of welfare policies in these countries and be able to situate them in relation to models of different welfare state regimes.
Content:
The course adopts two approaches to the material. In the first part, it examines in depth the development of social policies in specific countries which represent different 'welfare regimes': Germany, Sweden, Italy and Russia/ Central Europe. Second, it then compares specific policy areas across these countries, such as pensions and health services. The module concludes by considering the impact of the EU and the prospects for converging social policies in Europe.

SOCP0013: Social security policy and welfare reform
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre SOCP0001, Pre SOCP0002
Aims & learning objectives:
To compare different ways of meeting financial need, including historical and cross-national comparisons. To examine the assumptions and values that structure social security provision. To examine approaches to welfare reform in Australia, the USA and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s.
Content:
The scope of structure of social security policy; Models of social security policy; Reviews and reforms; Australia, UK, USA; Social Security expenditure trends; Benefit take-up and adequacy; Fraud and Abuse. Reform in relation to specific policy areas: Unemployment and work incentives; Families and lone parents, Child Support; Housing; Pensions; Disability.

SOCP0014: Advanced social policy analysis
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Social Policy
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre SOCP0005, Pre SOCP0006
Aims & learning objectives:
To equip the student in a variety of techniques for analysing social policy issues.
Content:
The emphasis is on a multi-method approach, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Approaches include secondary analysis of household survey data, examination of Government and other official documents and the use of techniques and concepts from other disciplines such as economics. In any given year the methods are illustrated with reference to two social policy issues.

SOCP0042: Comparative political economy
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Politics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 ES40 CW10
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
This unit examines the relationships between political factors and economic development in advanced industrial societies. Historical and comparative in approach it concentrates on the 'golden age' of the post-war boom and the more recent period of economic uncertainty. The aim is both to analyse distinctive national patterns of policy-making and to indicate the ways in which international political and economic relations restrict national options. These issues will be examined through cross-national comparison.

SOCP0043: Sociology of industrial societies 1: classical theories
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Sociology
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES100
Requisites: Co SOCP0044
Aims & learning objectives:
To understand the basic sociological questions, theories and evidence of industrial society
Content:
To answer the following questions: 1) How and why is industrial society distinctive? 2) Does industrial society have a logic of social differentiation, based on conflict , control, or social order? Differences in work, authority and decision making, kinship and gender, culture and community. The theories of Marx, Durkheim and Weber.

SOCP0044: Sociology of industrial societies 2: social change & social control
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Sociology
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To understand the changing nature of industrial societies, modern and post-modern theories and evidence of social stratification, organisation and control
Content:
To answer the following questions: 1) Do industrial societies display common trends, even superseding industrialism? 2) What are the main modes of social regulation and social control in changing societies? Theories and evidence of post-industrialism, convergence, managerialism, ethnic and gender forms of social stratification in relation to social control and citizenship.

SOCP0056: Environmental policy & the countryside
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Sociology
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
To develop a clear understanding of the politics of the policy process as it applies to the countryside and the environment
Content:
Concern for the environment has become a radical and innovative element in European politics. By focusing on developments between the passage of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act and the publication of the 1995 Rural White Paper the Unit explains the factors which have transformed the agenda of rural policy making. Corporatist politics and competitive pluralist politics are contrasted and special attention is given to the changing balance of private and public rights and responsibilities in the countryside.

SOCP0084: The politics of the welfare state
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims and Learning Objectives: To discuss and assess different theories of policy-making in the area of social policy. To apply them to selected current social policy issues.
Content:
Socio-economic explanations; political explanations; institutional explanations; theory of welfare retrenchment; public opinion and the welfare state; the middle classes and the welfare state; the think tanks and the welfare state; globalization and the welfare state; population ageing and pension reform; the development of active labour market policies.

UNIV0036: Core skills for economists: mathematics
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites:
~ITAL ON~A Level Mathematics or ECOI0005~ITAL OFF~ Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of this Unit is to provide students with the knowledge of the main parts of mathematics that are relevant to undergraduate economics and to prepare them for taking further economics and econometrics courses. Students should be able to: (i) understand mathematical concepts; (ii) solve mathematical problems; (iii) apply mathematics to economic problems.
Content:
Topics will include: functions of more than one variable; partial differentiation; maxima and minima of multivariate functions; constrained optimisation; solution of sets of linear equations; manipulation of vectors and matrices; differential and difference equations. Key texts: Ian Jacques Mathematics for Economics and Business T. Bradley and P. Patton Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business Chris Birchenhall and Paul Grout Mathematics for Modern Economics

UNIV0037: Statistics for economists
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites:
Aims & learning objectives:
The aim of the Unit is to provide students with the knowledge of the main parts of statistics that are relevant to undergraduate economics and to prepare them for taking further economics and econometrics courses. Students should be able to: (i) understand statistical concepts; (ii) solve statistical problems; (iii) apply statistics to economic problems.
Content:
Topics will include: Probability theory; Bayes theorem; Discrete and continuous distributions; Binomial and normal distributions; Sampling theory; Point estimation; standard errors and confidence intervals; Hypothesis testing; Type I and Type II errors; skewness and kurtosis; the F distribution; analysis of variance; index numbers. Key texts: Anderson, Sweeney and Williams Statistics for Business and Economics P. Newbold Statistics for Business and Economics

XXXX0014: Approved units
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment:
Requisites:
This pseudo-unit indicates that you are allowed to choose additional units from the University's Generally Available Catalogue (accumulating up to an additional 6 credits in one year). These options are subject to the normal constraints such as staff availability, timetabling restrictions,and minimum and maximum group sizes. You should make sure that you indicate your actual choice of units when requested to do so. Details of the University's Catalogue can be seen on the University's Home Page.

XXXX0014: Approved units
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Contact:
Topic:
Level: Level 1
Assessment:
Requisites:
This pseudo-unit indicates that you are allowed to choose additional units from the University's Generally Available Catalogue (accumulating up to an additional 6 credits in one year). These options are subject to the normal constraints such as staff availability, timetabling restrictions,and minimum and maximum group sizes. You should make sure that you indicate your actual choice of units when requested to do so. Details of the University's Catalogue can be seen on the University's Home Page.