Department of Economics, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
UHES-AFB01: BSc (hons) Economics and Politics |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
Year 1 |
NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10001 | Introductory microeconomics (formerly EC10006) | 6 Credits |
ES10007 | The modern world economy (formerly EC10008) | 6 Credits |
EU10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units |
ES10003 | Core skills for economists: introduction to statistics (formerly EC10003) | 6 Credits |
ES10005 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 1 (formerly EC10130) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10002 | Introductory macroeconomics (formerly EC10007) | 6 Credits |
ES10004 | Core skills for economics: economic data analysis (formerly EC10004) | 6 Credits |
EU10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
EU10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES10006 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 2 (formerly EC10153) | 6 Credits |
ES10008 | Economic policy in the UK (formerly EC10168) | 6 Credits |
EU10417 | British politics | 6 Credits |
SP10203 | Development economics 1 (formerly EC10009) | 6 Credits |
SP10205 | Introduction to politics of development (formerly EC10078) | 6 Credits |
ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 2 |
NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20023 | Economics of politics (formerly EC20079) | 6 Credits |
EU20385 | European political thought | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES20015 | Introduction to econometrics: cross section (formerly EC20018) | 6 Credits |
ES20017 | Money and finance (formerly EC20014) | 6 Credits |
ES20019 | Public finance (formerly EC20169) | 6 Credits |
ES20021 | Development economics 2 (formerly EC20155) | 6 Credits |
EU20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
EU20415 | Media politics | 6 Credits |
EU20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
EU20725 | Conflict and international security | 6 Credits |
ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Designated Essential Units |
ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 (formerly EC20010) | 6 Credits |
ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 (formerly EC20011) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20018 | Research & presentation skills for economists (formerly EC20046) | 6 Credits |
ES20022 | Economic thought & policy (formerly EC20012) | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 (formerly EC20147) | 6 Credits |
ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 (formerly EC20170) | 6 Credits |
ES20016 | Introduction to econometrics: time series (formerly EC20019) | 6 Credits |
ES20020 | International economics (formerly EC20157) | 6 Credits |
EU20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
EU20428 | Film, politics & society | 6 Credits |
EU20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
EU20724 | Policies and policy-making in the EU | 6 Credits |
EU20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
MN20310 | Empirical research methods in finance | 6 Credits |
SP20208 | International politics of development (formerly EC20080) | 6 Credits |
ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 3 |
NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
ES30029 | Final year research project (formerly EC30194) | 12 Credits |
MN30380 | Financial markets | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students must select at least 2 Economics units. |
ES20015 | Introduction to econometrics: cross section (formerly EC20018) | 6 Credits |
ES30025 | Advanced microeconomics (formerly EC30030) | 6 Credits |
ES30027 | Econometrics 1 (formerly EC30020) | 6 Credits |
ES30031 | Environmental economics (formerly EC30029) | 6 Credits |
ES30033 | International trade (formerly EC30034) | 6 Credits |
ES30035 | Analytical development economics (formerly EC30163) | 6 Credits |
ES30037 | Experimental, behavioural and neuro economics (formerly EC30182) | 6 Credits |
ES30039 | Welfare economics & distributive justice (formerly EC30172) | 6 Credits |
ES30041 | Economics of work (formerly EC30017) | 6 Credits |
ES30043 | Economics of transition (formerly EC30026) | 6 Credits |
EU30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 Credits |
EU30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
EU30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
EU30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
EU30755 | Film and international relations | 6 Credits |
ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 5 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students must select at least 2 Economics units. |
ES20016 | Introduction to econometrics: time series (formerly EC20019) | 6 Credits |
ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics (formerly EC30031) | 6 Credits |
ES30028 | Econometrics 2 (formerly EC30021) | 6 Credits |
ES30032 | Natural resource and energy economics (formerly EC30028) | 6 Credits |
ES30034 | International monetary economics (formerly EC30027) | 6 Credits |
ES30036 | Applied development economics (formerly EC30025) | 6 Credits |
ES30038 | Public choice (formerly EC30035) | 6 Credits |
ES30040 | Economics of incentives (formerly EC30145) | 6 Credits |
ES30042 | Economics of sport (formerly EC30142) | 6 Credits |
ES30044 | Industrial organisation (formerly EC30174) | 6 Credits |
ES30046 | Growth theory (formerly EC30173) | 6 Credits |
ES30047 | Development finance (formerly EC30175) | 6 Credits |
EU30295 | In search of Europe 2: nationalism, regionalism and convergence in Europe since 1989 | 6 Credits |
EU30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
EU30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 Credits |
EU30756 | The politics of Latin America | 6 Credits |
SP30210 | Global governance and the contemporary challenges of under-development (formerly EC30041) | 6 Credits |
ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |