Politics and Economics BA Honours (LL21)

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

• ECO1002 Economic Analysis
• ECO1005 Economic Applications and Data Analysis
• ECO1010 Mathematics for Economics
• POL1131 Studying Political Economy: Ideas, Theories and Skills

You choose two modules from the list below:

• POL1017 Governing Under Pressure: The Politics of the UK and EU
• POL1032 Introduction to International Politics
• POL1046 Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
• POL1047 Power, Participation and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives
• POL1048 Foundations of Modern Political Thought

• ECO2003 Economic Modelling
• ECO2004 Microeconomic Analysis
• ECO2005 Macroeconomic Analysis

You choose three modules from the following list:

• POL2012 Politics of the Middle East
• POL2022 Government and Politics of the USA
• POL2034 The Politics and Policy of the European Union
• POL2078 Critical International Politics
• POL2082 Political Violence and the Modern State
• POL2087 Contemporary Russian Politics
• POL2088 The Politics of Africa: Africa's Place in Global Politics
• POL2090 Contemporary Political Philosophy
• POL2091 The Politics of Happiness
• POL2092 Party Politics: Quantitative Analysis of Parties Systems and Voter Choice
• POL2093 Politics, Participation and Citizenship in the Digital Age
• POL2094 The United Nations - An Introduction to International Organisation and Global Governance
• POL2095 Politics Work Experience - Student Engagement OR
• POL2096 Politics Work Placement

Other optional modules may also be available from within the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology or the wider University.

You choose 60 credits of optional Economics modules from the list below:

• ECO3001 Advanced Microeconomics
• ECO3002 Advanced Macroeconomics
• ECO3004 Labour Economics
• ECO3005 Behavioural Economics and Experimental Methods
• ECO3006 Economics of Banking
• ECO3009 Price Discrimination
• ECO3014 Public Economics
• ECO3018 Financial Economics
• ECO3021 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
• ECO3022 Health Economics
• ECO3026 Industrial Economics and Policy

You choose 60 credits of optional modules from the following list, to bring your total up to 120 credits:

• POL3046 Dissertation in Politics OR
• POL3047 Project in Politics: Semester 1 OR
• POL3048 Project in Politics: Semester 2
• POL3059 Democracy and the Constitution
• POL3071 Student Exchange: Semester 1
• POL3076 Student Exchange (Dissertation Students)
• POL3077 Global Poverty and Global Politics
• POL3078 Britain and the European Union
• POL3079 The Government and Politics of Italy
• POL3084 Student Exchange Semester 2 (Dissertation/research project)
• POL3085 Student Exchange: Semester 2
• POL3092 Political Parties and Elections in the UK
• POL3098 War, Genocide, Terror: Understanding Organised Violence
• POL3099 Power, Security and Protest in the Middle East
• POL3100 History of World Political Thought
• POL3103 Community Based Research in Politics
• POL3104 The Fall and Rise of China
• POL3106 Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies
• POL3108 The Politics of the Far Right in Europe
• POL3109 Gender, Campaigns and Media
• POL3110 International Organisation and Diplomacy
• POL3111 UK Parliamentary Studies
• POL3112 Revitalising British Democracy
• POL3113 Politics Work Experience – Research

You may take one POL 20 credit module from Stage 2 in place of a 20 credit module from above, if not already taken and the total number of level 5 credits studied at Stage 3 do not exceed 30. Other optional modules may also be available from other subject areas offered by the University.

Studying politics encourages the development of both specific and transferable skills. You will not only learn how to demonstrate your knowledge of different political systems and how to interpret political issues and events, but critically you will also develop the ability to examine issues from a range of viewpoints, construct well-researched arguments and present information in a balanced and unbiased manner.

Our courses will enable you to acquire the essential skills of research, teamwork, and communication.

Voluntary and work experience can provide you with further opportunities to develop valuable skills to prepare you for employment. Whether related to a career in politics or more general, this experience shows that you have an interest in the community and can use your time effectively, make valuable contacts and use your initiative.

Many of our politics graduates have entered positions such as financial analysts, stock market account executives and management consultants. As well as some of our graduates entering careers in politics, other career areas have included HR, education, sales and marketing

Some politics graduates go on to study vocational courses for example in law, marketing or teaching or continue with postgraduate work in subjects such as politics, business and finance.

Find out more about the career options for Politics and Economics from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.