Economics and Mathematics BSc Honours

Bachelor's degree

In Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Newcastle-upon-tyne

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our Politics and Economics degree offers the exciting intellectual challenge of exploring two contrasting disciplines of central importance to the contemporary world.

In politics you study:

international politics
political thought
political systems from around the world
In economics you study mathematically focused modules in topics such as:

economic analysis
political economy
analysing economic data
The skills and knowledge you develop will equip you for a range of careers, and you will have the opportunity to specialise further in both disciplines as the degree progresses.

The option to spend a semester studying abroad at Stage 3 adds an international dimension to your degree.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Tyne and Wear)
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Citywall, Citygate, St James Boulevard, NE1 4JH

Start date

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About this course

Study abroad
Work placement

A Level: AAA-ABB
IB: 32-34 points

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • International Politics
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Democracy
  • Political Thought
  • World Politics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Economic analysis
  • Analysing Economic Data
  • Economic Data

Course programme

Stage 1

Compulsory modules
  • ECO1002 Economic Analysis
  • ECO1003 Topics in Applied Economics
  • ECO1009 Analysing Economic Data
  • ECO1010 Mathematics for Economics
  • POL1131 Studying Political Economy: Ideas, Theories and Skills
Optional modules

You choose two modules from the list below:

  • POL1017 Governing Under Pressure: The Politics of the UK and EU
  • POL1032 Introduction to International Politics
  • POL1046 Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
  • POL1047 Power, Participation and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives
  • POL1048 Foundations of Modern Political Thought
Stage 2

Compulsory modules
  • ECO2003 Economic Modelling
  • ECO2004 Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECO2005 Macroeconomic Analysis
Optional modules

You choose three modules from the following list:

  • POL2012 Politics of the Middle East
  • POL2022 Government and Politics of the USA
  • POL2033 Traditional East Asian Political Thought
  • POL2034 The Politics and Policy of the European Union
  • POL2045 British Politics: State and Society
  • POL2078 Critical International Politics
  • POL2082 Political Violence and the Modern State
  • POL2088 The Politics of Africa: Africa's Place in Global Politics
  • POL2090 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Social Issues in Contemporary Political Philosophy
  • POL2093 Politics, Participation and Citizenship in the Digital Age
  • POL2096 Politics Work Placement*
  • POL2109 Global Development: Introduction to International Political Economy
  • POL2110 Security Studies
  • POL2111 Democracy or Dictatorship? What are the differences and how do we analyse them
  • POL2112 History of Islamic and Arab Political Thought
  • POL2113 Sex, Gender and Power

Permission to take this module is subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.

You may take a maximum of 20 credits from elsewhere in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology or outside the School, subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.

Work Placement (optional)

You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so. It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability. It isn't available if you're spending a year studying abroad. Find out more about Work Placements.

Stage 3

Optional modules

You choose 60 credits of optional Economics modules from the list below:

  • ECO3001 Advanced Microeconomics
  • ECO3002 Advanced Macroeconomics
  • ECO3004 Labour Economics
  • ECO3005 Behavioural Economics and Experimental Methods
  • ECO3010 Monetary Economics
  • ECO3014 Public Economics
  • ECO3018 Financial Economics
  • ECO3022 Health Economics
  • ECO3024 Economics of Development
  • ECO3026 Industrial Economics and Policy
  • ECO3037 Microeconomics of Banking
  • ECO3066 Environmental Economics

You choose 60 credits of optional modules from the following list, to bring your total up to 120 credits:

  • POL3046 Dissertation in Politics*
  • POL3047 Project in Politics: Semester 1
  • POL3048 Project in Politics: Semester 2
  • POL3059 Democracy and the Constitution
  • POL3071 Student Exchange: Semester 1
  • POL3076 Student Exchange (Dissertation Students)
  • POL3079 The Government and Politics of Italy
  • POL3081 International Political Thought
  • POL3084 Student Exchange Semester 2 (Dissertation/research project)
  • POL3085 Student Exchange: Semester 2
  • POL3092 Political Parties and Elections in the UK
  • POL3100 History of World Political Thought
  • POL3103 Community Based Research in Politics
  • POL3104 The Fall and Rise of China
  • POL3106 Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies
  • POL3107 Documentary Film and World Politics
  • POL3108 The Politics of the Far Right in Europe
  • POL3109 Gender, Campaigns and Media
  • POL3110 International Organisation and Diplomacy
  • POL3111 UK Parliamentary Studies
  • POL3112 Can Democracy Be Saved?
  • POL3114 Animal and Environmental Ethics
  • POL3116 The Ethics of War
  • POL3117 Comparative Politics of Immigration
  • POL3118 Environmental Governance and Policy

If you take POL3046 you may not take either POL3047 or POL3048.

You may take one POL 20 credit module from Stage 2 in place of a 20 credit module from above, if not already taken and the total number of level 5 credits studied at Stage 3 do not exceed 30. With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, other optional modules may also be available from other subject areas offered by the University.

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tuition fees (UK students )

Economics and Mathematics BSc Honours

£ 9,250 VAT inc.