Economics and International Relations : BA Hons : LL12

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Studying Economics and International Relations at Lancaster gives you the opportunity to learn from some of the foremost academics in the field. Our Economics Department is part of the Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) - a quadruple-accredited, world-ranked management school, consistently among the UK's top ten.

You will learn from staff exploring issues such as war and governance and their impact on the global economy, the analysis of public policies, and the great macroeconomic debates. International Relations is taught within the Politics, Philosophy and Religion department, which places a strong emphasis on research and uses it in the teaching across the programme.

The department of Economics offers a wide range of courses, which allows students to choose whether to take a more formal route, with a heavier mathematical and statistical content, or instead choose modules taught with more intuitive approach, and less reliance on analytical methods.

You’ll begin your degree with core modules in the Principles of Economics and Politics and Governance in the Contemporary World. In your first year you may also choose to study Quantitative Methods for Economics, or a third subject of your interest.

In your second year, you’ll study subjects such as International Relations and Security or The Politics of Development, together with Micro- and Macroeconomics. This will then allow you to complete your degree with third-year options such as Monetary Development, Public Economics and Globalisation and Transnational Politics.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Graduates of this course develop a wide range of skills, which are highly valued by employers both in the UK and abroad. Together with a thorough understanding of global economics and politics, you’ll develop well-rounded communication, analytical and IT skills, all of which are increasingly sought after in the workplace.

Typical career paths for our graduates include the civil service and local government, with a large number opting for positions in the private sector, in industries such as finance, accountancy and law.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, you also graduate with the relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability awareness, career development, campus community and social development.

A Level AAB

GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6, English Language grade C or 4

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Governance
  • Macroeconomics
  • Economics
  • International
  • University
  • Public Economics
  • Employability
  • Public

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Career and Employability I
    • Politics and International Relations in the Contemporary World
    • Principles of Economics B
Year 2

Core

    • Career and Employability II
    • Introduction to Peace Studies
    • The Politics of the European Union

Optional

    • Applied Economics
    • Economic Policy
    • Ethics: Theory and Practice
    • Game Theory
    • Indian Politics, Society and Religion
    • Intermediate Macroeconomics I
    • Intermediate Microeconomics I
    • International Relations and Security
    • Introduction to Econometrics
    • Introduction to Statistical Methods for Economists
    • Macroeconomic Analysis
    • Mathematics for Economics
    • Microeconomic Analysis
    • Modern Political Thought
    • Philosophical Questions in the Study of Politics and Economics
    • The Politics of Development
    • The United Kingdom: State, Politics and Policies
Year 3

Core

    • Career and Employability III

Optional

    • Advanced Macroeconomics
    • Advanced Microeconomics
    • Africa and Global Politics
    • Applied Macroeconomics
    • Behavioural and Experimental Economics
    • Britain in the World
    • Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
    • Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
    • Corporations, Global Political Economy and the Law
    • Development Economics
    • Dissertation Module
    • Econometrics
    • Elections, Voters and Political Parties
    • Exploring the Persian Gulf
    • Game Theory
    • Health Economics
    • Industrial Organisation
    • International Business
    • International Trade
    • Islamic Politics
    • Labour Economics
    • Mathematical Economics
    • Media, Religion and Politics
    • Monetary Macroeconomics
    • Politics Employability and Engagement through Outreach
    • PPR in Education
    • Public Economics
    • Religion and politics
    • Sports Economics
    • Understanding External Intervention in Violent Conflicts

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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