History, Politics and Economics BA

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The History, Politics and Economics BA is carefully structured to give all students a solid foundation in each of the three subject pathways, while promoting increasing specialisation as the degree progresses. Students will choose two specialist disciplines in year two and one specialist discipline in the final year, including a research dissertation. This programme structure enables students to tailor their studies to their evolving interests, while also encouraging them to explore the interface between history, economics and politics in years two and three.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

This degree programme gives you the opportunity to combine insights from three different subjects. It further provides ample scope for specialisation in topics that are of interest to you. The UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the post-Soviet countries. The SSEES Library contains over 400,000 books, journals and film resources. Our staff are active in research and consultancy at the frontiers of their subjects. Your teaching will draw on their comprehensive knowledge.

We expect graduates of this degree to have a multitude of transferable skills, combined with specialist knowledge of the region. This degree might lead to careers in government service (UK and other EU states), international agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), consultancy (economic, political risk, security, marketing), banking, financial services, law, media, teaching and the leisure industry, as well as to further study.

English Language and History at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Economics
  • History Politics
  • History
  • Politics and Economics
  • History Politics and Economics
  • Political analysis
  • European Macroeconomics

Course programme

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Frontiers of History
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Politics: The Big Questions
  • Introduction to Politics: How Politics Works
Optional modules

You will select 1.0 credit from a wide range of optional modules. Options may include:

  • Foundation Language Module
  • Other History, Politics, or Economics modules offered within SSEES.

Subject to approval, credit may be taken in another UCL department.

At the end of year one students select two specialist tracks.

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

Depending on the specialist tracks selected, students will take one of the following modules:

  • Economic History and Ideas
  • Comparative Political Analysis
  • European Macroeconomics
  • History of Political Ideas
  • Topics in Microeconomics
Optional modules

Optional modules for year two may include:

  • Central European Politics and Society
  • Crown, Church and Estates in Central Europe 1500-1700
  • Econometrics
  • Emerging Market Economies
  • European Macroeconomics
  • Media, Culture and Society in the Soviet Union from Stalin to 1991
  • Political Economy of European Integration
  • Post-Soviet Politics and Society
  • Russian Politics and Society
  • Short Taught Dissertation with Coursework
  • South-East European Politics and Society
  • Successors to the Habsburgs: East-Central Europe 1914-1945
  • The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921
  • The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia 1918-1991
  • Topics in Microeconomics
Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • 1989: Crisis and the New Global Revolutions
  • Dissertation (must be in one of the specialist disciplines from year two)

Optional modules

You will select 2.0 credits from a wide range of module options, including a language if studied in a previous year.

1.0 credit must be related to your dissertation.

Your learning

You will be taught via a combination of interactive lectures and small-group tutorials. Tutorials will involve discussion, exercises, presentations and experiments. You will be set regular written work, including essays, policy analyses, exercises, online activities and posters.

Assessment

Your assessment will be based on various types of written coursework, presentations, some unseen written examinations, and a final-year 10,000-word dissertation. Throughout the programme you will receive detailed feedback to help you develop your skills. For the dissertation you will have an individual supervisor to provide support and advice.

Additional information

Overseas students fee

£19,390 (2018/19)

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