Policy, Politics and Economics BA

On the PPE course you will undertake core introductory modules in all three of the social science disciplines - Social Policy, Politics and Economics - to establish a solid foundation in the three subjects before building on these in the second and third years.

The compulsory modules in the first year are designed to provide you with a grounding in all three disciplines of Social Policy, Politics and Economics.

• Introduction to Social Policy
• Understanding Politics
• Principles of Economics
• Social Research Part I (PPE)
• Social Research Part 2 (PPE)

Choose one of the following modules

• Introduction to Mathematics for Economics
• Advanced Mathematics for Economics (for students with A-Level Maths at A/A*)

Optional modules

• Introduction to International Relations
• Introduction to Political Economy

A core module which is at the heart of the Policy, Politics and Economics programme in the second year is 'Global Issues'. This interdisciplinary module will enable you to consider a range of important global issues and the responses to them at international, regional and local levels. Alongside this, you will take one module from Social Policy, one from Politics and one from Economics. You can also begin to tailor your degree to your developing interests, choosing from the optional modules.

Core modules

• Global Issues: Perspectives from Policy, Politics and Economics
• Social Research II
• Analysing Political Worlds

OR

• Comparative Politics

You must also take one of these following modules:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics

Optional modules

You must choose a further 40 credits from any of the three disciplines:

• Policy Analysis
• Managing Health and Social Care
• Housing and Communities
• Comparative Social Policy
• Comparative European Politics
• Poverty, Class and Inequality
• Terror, Threat and Security
• Macroeconomics A (if not already taken as compulsory subject)
• Microeconomics A (if not already taken as compulsory subject)
• Development Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Soviet Politics: Rise and Fall of a Superpower
• British Politics
• Contemporary Issues in the UK Economy
• International Political Economy
• War and Peace in Theory and Practice
• Behavioural and Experimental Economics
• International Security
• Financial Markets and Institutions

The central component of your third year of study on the PPE course is the dissertation, where you will undertake research-based project on a contemporary theme. You will also choose from a substantial range of optional modules whilst meeting the requirements to undertake at least one module from each discipline.

Core module

• Dissertation

Optional modules

You should select 20 credits from each discipline and 20 credits from across the range of optional modules.

Social Policy

• Doing or not Doing God? Religion, Policy and Politics
• New Migration and Super-Diversity
• Harmful Societies: crime, social harm and social justice
• Prospects for Social Policy
• From Beveridge to May: The political history of the welfare state from the Second World War to the present day
• Political Sociology
• Technology and Society
• Quantitative Data Analysis I and II

Economics

• Economy Policy & Political Economy
• International & European Monetary Issues
• History of Economic Thought
• Economics of Financial Markets
• Health Economics
• Monetary Policy
• Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Behavioural & Experimental Economics
• International Trade Theory
• International Trade Policy
• Economics of the EU

Politics

• Contemporary International Political Economy
• Gender in World Politics
• The Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Models
• Law, Politics & the International System: mediating power beyond the state
• Parliamentary Studies
• New Media, Social Media & International Politics
• Contemporary Political Theory
• Power in Britain
• Contemporary US Foreign & Security Policy
• Topics in British Politics
• Professional Development

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.