BA Economics and Philosophy

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your course
An Economics and Philosophy degree at Southampton provides you with an excellent and rigorous education exploring human welfare and social justice, political ideals and economic realities. During the BA in Economics and Philosophy at Southampton you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the core areas of economics and philosophy while also pursuing your own interests through optional modules.
You will graduate as an independently-minded, confident individual with the skills required for a successful career.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Credit
  • Archaeology
  • Philosophy
  • Biology
  • Economics
  • History Politics
  • Demography

Course programme

Year 1

Students who have Economics A-level take ECON1003 and those who do not have economics A-level take ECON1001.

Students have who Mathematics A-level (grade B) take ECON1008 and those who do not take ECON1005.

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Students can also take an optional module from Languages, Archaeology, Biology, Criminology, Demography, Education, Film, Geography, History, Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Music or Anthropology.

Semester One

Compulsory

PHIL1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Knowledge and Mind

PHIL1016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Reason and Argument

Core [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ECON1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Foundations of Microeconomics

ECON1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Principles of Microeconomics

ECON1005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Intro to Maths for Economics

ECON1008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Mathematics for Economics

Semester TwoCompulsory

PHIL1005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ethics

Optional

ECON1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Economic Perspective and Policy

ECON1009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists

ECON1011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Quantitative Modelling in Economics

PHIL1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient Greek Philosophy

PHIL1021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Existentialism and its Origins

PHIL1026Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applied Ethics

PHIL1027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Freedom and Responsibility

Year 2

Students can also take an optional module from Languages, Archaeology, Biology, Criminology, Demography, Education, Film, Geography, History, Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, or Anthropology.

Semester OneCompulsory

PHIL2028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Appearance and Reality

ECON2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applied Microeconomics 2

ECON2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Macroeconomic Policy 2

Optional

PHIL2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Mind

PHIL2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Language

PHIL2012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Moral Philosophy

PHIL2021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Epistemology

PHIL2037Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Religion

PHIL2040Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Metaethics

ECON2026Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Econometrics

Semester TwoOptional

PHIL2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Aesthetics

PHIL2014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Logic

PHIL2027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Kant

PHIL2032Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Metaphysics

PHIL2034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Science

PHIL2036Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Continental Philosophy

PHIL2039Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ethics of Global Poverty

PAIR2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Political Thinkers

ECON2036Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Research Skills for an Economist

ECON2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Topics in Macroeconomics 2

ECON2005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Industrial Economics 2

ECON2013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Development Economics

ECON2032Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Methods of Econometrics

Year 3

Students can also take an optional module from Languages, Archaeology, Biology, Criminology, Demography, Education, Film, Geography, History, Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Music or Anthropology.

Semester One

Students will select one module from the following:

PHIL3013 - Philosophy dissertation

ECON3023 - Economics dissertation /project

Compulsory

ECON3007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applied Microeconomics 3

Optional

PHIL3011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Kierkegaard

PHIL3037Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy

PHIL3042Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Fiction and Fictionalism

PHIL3047Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Schopenhauer

PHIL3049Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Puzzles and Paradoxes

PHIL3050Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Advanced Aesthetics: Aesthetic Creativity

PHIL3051Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Other Minds

ECON3010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Topics in Macroeconomics 3

ECON3015Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Principles of Finance

ECON3027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Labour Economics

ECON3031Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applied Econometrics

PAIR3015Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Contemporary Theories of Justice

Semester TwoCompulsory

ECON3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Macroeconomic Policy 3

Optional

PHIL3007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Nietzsche

PHIL3009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Heidegger

PHIL3020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Mathematics

PHIL3034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Philosophy of Sex

PHIL3038Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Ethics of Belief

PHIL3041Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Happiness and Wellbeing

PHIL3048Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Scepticism

ECON3004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Public Economics

ECON3016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Empirical Finance

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