Philosophy, Politics & Economics

Year 1

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits. In your second and third year, 30 of these credits can be taken from another department outside of the Department of Philosophy or Department of Political Economy.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide upto- date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates. Required Modules

• Political & Economic Philosophy (15 credits)

• Introduction to Philosophy I (30 credits)

• Introduction to Philosophy II (30 credits)

• Comparing Political Systems (30 credits)

• Principles of Economics (30 credits)

• Quantitative Methods (15 credits)

Optional Modules There are no optional modules this year.

Year 2

Year 2 Required Modules

In the second year you will choose your preferred study pathway from the four options listed below.

If you choose to study the Philosophy & Economics, the Politics & Economics or the Philosophy, Politics & Economics pathway, you can read for the BSc degree.

Please note that for the BSc degree you are required to complete 45 credits in the following economics modules:

• Microeconomics (15 credits)
• Macroeconomics (15 credits)
• Econometrics (15 credits)

Philosophy & Politics

You will take a minimum of 45 credits in philosophy modules and 45 credits in politics modules.

Philosophy & Economics

You will take a minimum of 45 credits in philosophy modules and 45 credits in economics modules.

If you choose this pathway, you may read for the BSc degree.

From the 45 credits of economics modules, you will be required to take the following modules:

• Macroeconomics (15 credits)
• Microeconomics (15 credits)

Politics & Economics

You are required to take a minimum of 45 credits in politics modules and 45 credits in economics
modules. If you choose this pathway, you may read for the BSc degree.

From the 45 credits of economics modules, you will be required to take the following modules:

• Macroeconomics (15 credits)
• Microeconomics (15 credits)

Philosophy, Politics & Economics

If you choose this pathway, you may read for the BSc degree.

You are required to take 120 credits including at least 30 credits in philosophy modules, at least 30 credits in politics modules and at least 30 credits in economics modules.

From the 45 credits of economics modules, you will be required to take the following modules:

• Macroeconomics (15 credits)
• Microeconomics (15 credits)

Optional Modules

Philosophy Modules

The range of philosophy optional modules may typically include:

• Ethics II: History of Ethical Philosophy (15 credits)
• Ethics II: Contemporary Ethical Philosophy (15 credits)
• Political Philosophy II: History of Political Philosophy (15 credits)
• Greek Philosophy II: Plato (15 credits)
• Greek Philosophy II: Aristotle (15 credits)
• Modern Philosophy II: Locke & Berkeley (15 credits)
• Epistemology II (15 credits)
• Metaphysics II (15 credits)
• Philosophy of Logic & Language (15 credits)
• Philosophy of the Mind (15 credits)
• Intermediate Logic (15 credits)
• Philosophy of Physics I: Space & Time (15 credits)
• Modern Philosophy II: Spinoza & Leibniz (15 credits)

Politics Modules

The range of politics optional modules may typically include:

• Political Economy: Approaches, Concepts & Issues (15 credits)
• History of Political Thought (15 credits)
• Extended Essay (15 credits)
• Political Change in Europe (15 credits)
• Research Methods (15 credits)
• The International Politics of Energy (15 credits)
• Political Theory of Capitalism (15 credits)
• Stability and Change in Post-Colonial Nations (15 credits)
• Ethics, Economics & Environmental Protection (15 credits)
• Issues in International Politics (15 credits)

Economics Modules

The range of economics optional modules may typically include:

• Political Economy: Approaches, Concepts & Issues (15 credits)
• Econometrics (15 credits)
• Ethics, Economics & Environmental Protection (15 credits)
• The Economics of Politics (15 credits)
• Game Theory & Strategic Decision Making (15 credits)
• The Economics of the Public Sector (15 credits)
• Mathematics for Economics (15 credits)
• Statistics for Political Science II (15 credits)

As a second year student you also have the option to study abroad with one of our partner institutions for the second semester of the year. Currently students can study abroad at the following institutions:

• Hong Kong University (HKKU)

• National University of Singapore (NUS)

• University of North Carolina (UNC)

Year 3

Year 3 Required Modules

• Philosophy & Politics

You are required to take 30 credits in philosophy modules and 30 credits in politics modules.

• Philosophy & Economics

You are required to take 30 credits in philosophy modules and 30 credits in economics modules.

• Politics & Economics

You are required to take 30 credits in politics modules and 30 credits in economics modules.

• Philosophy, Politics and Economics

You are required to take 120 credits including at least 15 credits in philosophy modules, at least 15 credits in politics modules and at least 15 credits in economics modules.

Optional Modules

Philosophy & Politics

In addition you are required to take a further 60 credits from a wide range of optional philosophy and politics modules, of which 30 credits can be from a department other than the Department of Philosophy or Department of Political Economy.

Philosophy & Economics

In addition you are required to take a further 60 credits from a wide range of optional philosophy and politics modules, of which 30 credits can be from another department.

Politics & Economics

In addition you are required to take a further 60 credits from a wide range of optional philosophy and politics modules, of which 30 credits can be from a department other than the Department of Philosophy or Department of Political Economy.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

In addition you are required to take 30 credits from a department other than the Department of Philosophy or Department of Political Economy.

Philosophy modules

The range of optional modules for year three may typically include:

• Hellenistic Philosophy (15 credits)
• Indian Philosophy: The Orthodox Schools (15 credits)
• Kant's Epistemology & Metaphysics (15 credits)
• Neoplatonism (15 credits)
• Philosophy of Psychology (15 credits)
• Philosophy of Science (15 credits)
• First-Order Logic (15 credits)
• Set Theory (15 credits)
• 19th Century Continental Philosophy (15 credits)
• Aesthetics (15 credits)
• Formal Syntax (15 credits)
• Moral Normativity (15 credits)
• Greek Philosophical Texts I: Plato (15 credits)

Politics modules

The range of optional modules for year three may typically include:

• Democracy & Its Critics (15 credits)
• Religion & Politics (15 credits)
• Commerce, Liberty & Virtue (15 credits)
• Democracy & Development (15 credits)
• Politics of Culture & Identity (15 credits)
• Advanced Issues in International Politics (15 credits)
• Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics (15 credits)
• Liberty, Equality & Justice (15 credits)
• Liberalism (15 credits)
• Peace Science (15 credits)
• 20th Century Political Thought (15 credits)
• Global Power Europe (15 credits)
• International Institutions and Global Governance (15 credits)

Economics modules

The range of optional modules for year three may typically include:

• Political Economy: Advanced Analysis (15 credits)
• Commerce, Liberty & Virtue (15 credits)
• Economics of Crime (15 credits)
• Economic Policy-Making (15 credits)
• Behavioural Political Economy (15 credits)
• Development Economics (15 credits)
• Liberty, Equality & Justice (15 credits)
• Political Economy of Sport (15 credits)
• Political Economy of the Financial Crisis (15 credits)
• Topics in Political Economy (15 credits)
• Advanced Economic Analysis (15 credits)
• Ethics & Economics (15 credits)
• Alternative Economic Perspectives (15 credits)