Economics and Politics : BA Hons : LL21

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

Economics and Politics are long-established and closely related disciplines, but Lancaster’s combined degree scheme will do more than teach you about traditional perspectives. You will also train in the analysis of current policy issues and problems using the latest techniques and technology.

Your 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. The Politics department 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 a 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 modules such as The Politics of Development or The Politics of the European Union together with Micro- and Macroeconomics and Econometrics. This will then allow you to complete your degree with third-year options such as Monetary, Development and Public Economics and Contemporary Issues in the Middle East.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Graduates with the whole or part of their degree dedicated to the study of Economics are highly sought after so your degree in Economics, along with the analytical and practical expertise you’ll develop during your degree, will place you in a highly competitive position.

Major employment paths for our graduates include banking, finance, accounting and advertising industries.


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

  • Politics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Employability
  • Principles of Economics
  • Economic Policy
  • Game Theory
  • Indian Politics

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

Optional

    • Applied Economics
    • Comparative Politics of the Asia Pacific and the Middle East
    • Economic Policy
    • Foreign policy of contending powers
    • Game Theory
    • Indian Politics, Society and Religion
    • Intermediate Macroeconomics I
    • Intermediate Macroeconomics II
    • Intermediate Microeconomics I
    • Intermediate Microeconomics II
    • International Relations and Security
    • Introduction to Econometrics
    • Introduction to Peace Studies
    • Macroeconomic Analysis
    • Mathematics for Economics
    • Microeconomic Analysis
    • Modern Political Thought
    • The Politics of Development
    • The Politics of the European Union
    • 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
    • Applied Macroeconomics
    • Behavioural and Experimental Economics
    • Britain in the World
    • Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
    • Corporations, Global Political Economy and the Law
    • Development Economics
    • Dissertation
    • 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
    • Monetary Macroeconomics
    • Politics of Cultural Diversity
    • Politics of Global Danger
    • PPR in Education
    • Public Economics
    • 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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