Global Political Economy (Ba): 4-Year, Part-Time

Birkbeck, University of London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 6,935 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

Why do some people have more wealth and income than others? What is the relationship between climate change and the global economy? Why do gender pay gaps still exist? What is the role of colonial history in the formation of the global economy?

Our exciting new BA Global Political Economy will allow you to explore all of these questions and more. You will learn about how power and wealth are distributed across the global economy. You will find out about how institutions of global governance work and you will investigate the links between environmental harm and global capitalism.

Taught by a range of leading experts with knowledge of different political scales and geographical areas - from the International Monetary Fund to indigenous resistance movements, and from Europe to Southeast Asia - this programme will guide you through contemporary themes such as global finance, feminist political economy, racial capitalism, development and justice, global governance and trade.

The BA Global Political Economy will equip you with a comprehensive knowledge of how power works in the global economy and prepare you for careers in a range of policy and non-governmental roles.

This programme is also available for full-time evening study over three years.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates go on to careers in international organisations, policy research, journalism, the diplomatic service, the voluntary sector, and economic or political forecasting. Possible professions include Civil Service fast streamer, government social research officer, or Diplomatic Services operational officer. This degree may also be useful in becoming a researcher, newspaper journalist, or politician’s assistant.

We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.

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.

Awarding Body
University of London

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Governance
  • International
  • Global
  • Part Time
  • Compulsory
  • Programme
  • Imaginaries
  • Ideologies
  • Political

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

The programme consists of three 'skills' modules worth 30 credits each, and compulsory and option modules worth 15 credits each; the dissertation option is worth 30 credits.

In Year 1, you take one skills module and four compulsory modules.

In Year 2, you take one skills module and four compulsory modules.

In Year 3, you take one skills module, two compulsory modules and two option modules.

In Year 4, you take two compulsory modules and either six option modules or five option modules including a dissertation.

YEAR 1 SKILLS MODULE
  • The Study of Politics
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Democracy and Authoritarianism
  • How the West was Made: Transformations in Global Politics
  • International Political Economy: issues and policies
  • Introduction to International Political Economy: theories and history
YEAR 2 SKILLS MODULE
  • Governing by Numbers (Level 5)
YEAR 2 COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Conceptualising Politics
  • Gender in the Global Political Economy
  • Political Ideologies and Imaginaries
  • Race in the Global Political Economy
YEAR 3 SKILLS MODULE
  • Surveying Political Research
YEAR 3 COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Liberal Order and Disorder in Global Politics
  • Liberalism and its Discontents
YEAR 4 COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Europe After Brexit: Cooperation and Crises
  • Issues in European Political Economy
INDICATIVE OPTION MODULES
  • Capitalism and the Politics of Markets
  • Capitalism: histories and theories
  • Children, Youth and International Development
  • Cities and Urban Inequalities
  • Classic Texts
  • Contemporary Social and Political Theory
  • Culture and Development
  • European Society, Economy and Geography
  • Food, Politics and Society
  • Geographies of Revolt: Movements, Uprisings, and Social Transformation (Level 5)
  • Parliamentary Studies: Power, role and influence
  • Parliamentary Studies: representation and reform
  • Political Economy in the Middle East
  • Politics in the Middle East
  • Social Justice (Level 5)
  • The Domestic Politics of US Foreign Policy
  • The United States in Global Politics: Theories and Histories
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.

Additional information

FEES
Part-time international students: £10710 pa

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