Department of Economics, Programme Catalogue 2012/13 |
UHES-AKB01: BSc (hons) Economics and Politics |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
Year 1 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
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Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10001 | Introductory microeconomics | 6 Credits |
ES10003 | Core skills for economists: introduction to statistics | 6 Credits |
ES10005 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
ES10007 | The modern world economy | 6 Credits |
PL10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10002 | Introductory macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
ES10004 | Core skills for economics: economic data analysis | 6 Credits |
PL10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
PL10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES10006 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 2 | 6 Credits |
ES10008 | Economic policy in the UK | 6 Credits |
PL10417 | British politics | 6 Credits |
SP10203 | Development economics 1 | 6 Credits |
SP10205 | Introduction to politics of development | 6 Credits |
ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 2 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
ES20070 | Money and finance | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
ES20023 | Economics of politics | 6 Credits |
PL20385 | European political thought | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
NB. Students choosing a year-long option (ES20069 or ES20070) may not choose a unit from this list. |
AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
ES20019 | Public finance 1 | 6 Credits |
ES20021 | Development economics 2 | 6 Credits |
PL20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
PL20415 | Media politics | 6 Credits |
PL20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
PL20725 | Conflict and international security | 6 Credits |
ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20022 | Economic thought & policy | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 Units from the following list: |
NB. Students choosing a year long option (ES20069 or ES20070) must select 3 units from this list; all other students must select 4 units. |
ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
ES20020 | International economics | 6 Credits |
ES20068 | Public finance 2 | 6 Credits |
PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
PL20428 | Film, politics & society | 6 Credits |
PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
PL20724 | European Union politics | 6 Credits |
PL20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
PL20784 | Theories of democracy | 6 Credits |
SP20208 | International politics of development | 6 Credits |
ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 3 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20024 | Placement | 60 Credits |
Year 4 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 Units from the following list: |
NB. You may only choose ES20069 if you have not studied this unit in Year 2. |
AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
ES30029 | Final year research project | 12 Credits |
ES30081 | Financial theory and applications | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 Units from the following list: |
Students must select at least 2 Economics units (units with codes beginning ES). |
ES30025 | Advanced microeconomics | 6 Credits |
ES30027 | Econometrics 1 | 6 Credits |
ES30031 | Environmental economics | 6 Credits |
ES30033 | International trade | 6 Credits |
ES30035 | Analytical development economics | 6 Credits |
ES30037 | Experimental, behavioural and neuro economics | 6 Credits |
ES30039 | Welfare economics & distributive justice | 6 Credits |
ES30041 | Economics of work | 6 Credits |
ES30083 | Health economics | 6 Credits |
PL30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 Credits |
PL30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
PL30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
PL30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
PL30755 | Film and international relations | 6 Credits |
PL30864 | Europe in global politics | 6 Credits |
SP30210 | Global governance and the contemporary challenges of under-development | 6 Credits |
ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 Units from the following list: |
Students must select at least 2 Economics units (units with codes beginning ES). |
ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
ES30028 | Econometrics 2 | 6 Credits |
ES30032 | Natural resource and energy economics | 6 Credits |
ES30034 | International monetary economics | 6 Credits |
ES30038 | Public choice | 6 Credits |
ES30040 | Economics of incentives | 6 Credits |
ES30044 | Industrial organisation | 6 Credits |
ES30046 | Growth theory | 6 Credits |
ES30047 | Development finance | 6 Credits |
PL30295 | In search of Europe 2: borders, regions and migration in Europe since 1989 | 6 Credits |
PL30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
PL30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 Credits |
PL30756 | The politics of Latin America | 6 Credits |
ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |