B.A. Economics, Politics and International Relations (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Oxford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Oxford

This Economics, Politics and International Relations course at Oxford Brookes University will give you the skills and knowledge to look behind the headlines and understand the forces shaping the contemporary world. You will graduate with knowledge of recent developments in the global economy and how these are linked with political changes at both national and international level.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Oxford (Oxfordshire)
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Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, OX3 0BP

Start date

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About this course

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Subjects

  • International
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • International Relations
  • Global
  • Skills and Training
  • Finance

Course programme

Course Content Year 1 (level 4)

The compulsory Year 1 modules are:

  • Contemporary Issues in World Politics
  • Introduction to International Relations
  • Introduction to Politics
  • Macroeconomics I
  • Microeconomics I
  • Politics in Comparative Perspective
  • Quantitative Techniques in Economics and Finance I
  • Skills for Economic Enquiry
Years 2 or 3 (level 5) and Years 3 or 4 (level 6)

Year 2

The compulsory modules are:

  • Researching Politics and International Relations II: Methods
  • Macroeconomics II
  • Microeconomics II
Elective modules may include the following (this is an indicative list rather than a full list):
  • American Politics and Society
  • Contemporary Security Studies
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Global Political Economy
  • Independent Study (Community Engagement)
  • International Finance
  • International Labour Markets
  • Modern British Politics
  • Placement (for sandwich-mode students only)
  • Political Thought II
  • Political Thought II
  • Quantitative Techniques in Economics and Finance II
  • Regional Studies: Africa, Asia or Europe
  • Researching Politics and International Relations I: Analytical Mode
  • Russia and East Europe after Lenin
  • Skills and Knowledge of a Graduate Economist
  • Skills for Placement Search (for sandwich-mode students only)
  • State and Society in Europe
  • Structures of Global Governance
  • Understanding Europe: History, Culture and Political Economy

Year 3, or 4 with a placement (level 6)

The following is a compulsory module:

  • Economics, Politics and International Relations Dissertation
Elective modules may include the following (this is an indicative list rather than a full list):
  • Comparative Welfare States
  • Conflict and Post-War Reconstruction
  • Contemporary Issues in Economics
  • Counter-Terrorism in Comparative Perspective
  • Econometrics
  • Economic Growth
  • Environmental Economics
  • Finance and Development
  • Freedom, Justice and Political Theory
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • Globalisation, Democracy and Civil Society
  • Independent Study
  • Independent Study in International Relations
  • Independent Study in Politics
  • Industrial Organisation
  • International Development
  • International Law and Institutions
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Political Economy of International Trade
  • Political Sociology of Crime and Disorder
  • South African Politics: from Apartheid to Democracy
  • State and Society in Contemporary Russia
  • Theory and Practice of Human Rights
  • Violence, Resistance and Identity Politics

B.A. Economics, Politics and International Relations (Hons)

Price on request