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Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Programme Catalogue 2007/08


UHEU-AFB10: BSc (hons) Politics with Economics

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Academic Year

Mandatory units
EC10160 Introductory economics 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00021 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU10621 French written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
EU10626 German written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
EU10632 Italian written & spoken language 1 (advanced entry) 12 Credits
EU10635 Russian written & spoken language 1 (advanced entry) 12 Credits
EU10638 Spanish written and spoken language 1 12 Credits
EU10680 German written and spoken language (post beginners) 12 Credits
PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits

Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
EC10159 Research and computing skills 6 Credits
EU10417 British politics 6 Credits
EU10505 Key concepts in politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC10008 The modern world economy 6 Credits
EU10082 Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) 12 Credits
EU10103 Introduction to European studies 6 Credits
MN10071 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
SP10002 Social problems & social policy 6 Credits
SP10043 Sociology of modern societies 6 Credits
ZZ10001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
EU10410 Political ideologies 6 Credits
EU10616 International relations and global politics 6 Credits
EU10712 Comparative politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC10009 Development economics 1 6 Credits
EC10078 Introduction to politics of development 6 Credits
EC10168 Economic policy in the UK 6 Credits
EU10085 Russian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio) 6 Credits
EU10104 Europe since 1945 6 Credits
MN10069 Introduction to business accounting 6 Credits
SP10001 Social policy, welfare and the state 6 Credits
SP10044 Sociology of inequalities 6 Credits
ZZ10003 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 2, Academic Year

Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00022 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU20622 French written & spoken language 2 12 Credits
EU20627 German written & spoken language 2 12 Credits
EU20633 Italian written and spoken language 2 12 Credits
EU20636 Russian written and spoken language 2 12 Credits
EU20639 Spanish written and spoken language 2 12 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
EC20079 Economics of politics 6 Credits
EU20385 European political thought 6 Credits
EU20414 American politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
EC20014 Money and finance 6 Credits
EC20155 Development economics 2 6 Credits
EU20415 Media politics 6 Credits
EU20721 International organisation 6 Credits
EU20726 European integration 6 Credits
PS20109 Social psychology 6 Credits
SP20004 The sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20047 Economic sociology and work relationships 6 Credits
SP20049 The sociology of crime & deviance 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
ZZ20001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
EC20012 Economic thought & policy 6 Credits
EC20080 International politics of development 6 Credits
EU20724 Policies and policy-making in the EU 6 Credits
EU20743 Modern international relations theory 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC20154 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
EU20416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
EU20428 Film, politics & society 6 Credits
EU20720 Foreign policy-making and its analysis 6 Credits
PS20107 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SP20112 Theoretical issues I: structure & agency 6 Credits
ZZ20004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic Year

Mandatory units
EU30670 Politics dissertation 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00023 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU30623 French written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
EU30628 German written & spoken language 4 12 Credits
EU30634 Italian written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
EU30637 Russian written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
EU30640 Spanish written and spoken language 4 12 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Mandatory units
EU30731 A history of international relations theory 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2.
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU30101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika 6 Credits
EU30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
EU30294 In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 6 Credits
EU30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
EU30548 Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy 6 Credits
EU30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
MN30040 European integration studies 1 6 Credits
PS30015 Economic & environmental psychology 6 Credits
SP20004 The sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20047 Economic sociology and work relationships 6 Credits
SP20049 The sociology of crime & deviance 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
SP30011 Health policies & politics 6 Credits
SP30013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
ZZ30001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2.
EC20014 Money and finance 6 Credits
EC20155 Development economics 2 6 Credits
EC30026 Economics of transition 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Mandatory units
EU30741 US global politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list:
You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2.
AA00019 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC20154 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
EC30025 Applied development economics 6 Credits
EU30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 Credits
EU30108 European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? 6 Credits
EU30295 In search of Europe 2: nationalism, regionalism and convergence in Europe since 1989 6 Credits
EU30441 Women & politics in Europe 6 Credits
EU30671 Italian national option IT11: Political terrorism and its legacy in Italy 6 Credits
EU30725 Conflict and security 6 Credits
MN30059 European integration studies 2 6 Credits
PS30100 Interacting with technology (for learning, work and leisure) 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SP20112 Theoretical issues I: structure & agency 6 Credits
SP30012 European social policy: a comparative approach 6 Credits
SP30055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
ZZ30004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits