Economics and Social Policy (BSc): 3-Year, Full-Time

Birkbeck, University of London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

BSc Economics and Social Policy allows you to study a wide range of economic, social, political and geographical theories while learning how to apply them to contemporary policy issues.

The programme will help you to address important issues such as:

What explains the massive differences in prosperity across the globe, both between countries and between individuals within countries?
How do different economic systems affect these outcomes?
What is the role of government and other power structures in affecting economic and social outcomes?
How do political systems differ across the world?
What role do gender and race play in economic, political and social systems?
In your first two years of the programme, we will provide you with a rigorous training in economics and a broad understanding of social policy and politics. As the programme proceeds, you can choose greater specialisation in economics or other disciplines as you wish.

Our students go on to build successful careers with a variety of employers in a range of sectors, including government departments, the Bank of England, UK regulatory bodies, commercial banks, local government, social services and teaching.

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Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates can pursue careers in banking and finance, education and social services, or research and analysis. This degree may also be useful in becoming a social research, local government officer, economist or statistician.

We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.

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Subjects

  • Foreign Policy
  • Systems
  • Finance
  • International
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Statistics
  • American Politics
  • Information Systems
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Treasury
  • International Politics
  • Social Policy
  • Teaching
  • Economics
  • Public
  • Government
  • Full Time
  • Social Science

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

You take compulsory and option modules at Levels 4, 5 and 6, to a total of 360 credits.

In Year 1, you take four compulsory modules at Level 4. Three of these are common to all our 'Economics+' programmes, providing considerable flexibility in paths through your degree in Years 2 and 3.

In Year 2, you choose two economics and two social policy option modules at Level 5.

In Year 3, you choose four option modules at Level 6, which can be chosen from a wide range of modules in Economics, Social Policy, Geography and Politics.

YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Current Economic Problems
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Introductory Quantitative Techniques
  • IT and Professional Skills
LEVEL 5 ECONOMICS OPTION MODULES
  • Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
  • Microeconomic Theory and Policy
  • Quantitative Techniques for Applied Economics
LEVEL 5 SOCIAL POLICY OPTION MODULES
  • European Society, Economy and Geography
  • Introduction to International Political Economy
  • Knowing the Social World
  • Social Relations and Social Policy Level 5
LEVEL 6 OPTION MODULES
  • American Politics and Foreign Policy
  • Applied Statistics and Econometrics
  • Behavioural Economics and Finance
  • Cities and Urban Inequalities
  • Economics of Public Policy
  • Europe After Brexit: Cooperation and Crises
  • International Relations (Level 6)
  • Issues in Development Economics
  • Political Economy
  • Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 6
  • Russian Politics and Society, 1905 to Today
  • Topics in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics
  • War and Modern Society

Additional information

UCAS Code - LL15

FEES 

Full-time home students: £ 9250 pa
Full-time international students: £ 14280 pa

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