Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development

First-year core GSD modules consider different perspectives that might be taken on global issues, corresponding to the United Nations’ three pillars of Sustainable Development – Economic, Social andEnvironmental. You’ll also complete a group project on a controversial, local, topical problem that poses significant sustainable development questions.

In your second year, you have a choice of GSD modules. You can take either Bodies, Health and Sustainable Development, which examines issues surrounding health and the representation of bodies in contemporary culture, or Food Security which will examine the relationship betweenfood and sustainability using theories and methods from the sciences, social sciences and humanities.You will also choose a module from a range of options available across the University which has a focus on sustainability. Alternatively, after the first term at Warwick studying Bodies, Health and Sustainable Development or Food Security you may choose to travel to one our overseas partners, where you’ll continue taking relevant modules in Global Sustainable Development and your joint degree subject.

In your final year, you’ll be able to choose to study topics that raise global sustainable development issues from a range of options offered by the GSD Department (such as ‘Work’ and ‘Energy’) as well as from around the University.

Economics modules in your first and second years will develop your understanding of the fundamental concepts in micro and macroeconomic analysis. They will also introduce analytical skills and statistical techniques, including statistical computer packages such as SPSS, and consider how these can be applied to real-world problems. In your final year, core Economics modules explore the key macro and micro economic issues facing developing countries, including poverty, malnutrition, international trade, gender inequalities, healthcare and education. You can also choose a module from within the Department of Economics that focuses on an issue of particular interest and complements the focus of your GSD Dissertation.