Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MSc)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
It is impossible to fully understand the modern world without knowledge of politics, philosophy and economics. They have long been recognised as overlapping and informing one other and it was only relatively recently in intellectual history that the three subjects were separated from one another. Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) brings together these subjects to help you understand and engage with the world. You will develop essential skills of reasoning, inquiry and analysis that are applicable to a wide range of careers, including banking and finance, law, academia and teaching, journalism and politics.
Birkbeck's interdisciplinary MSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics introduces you to the basics of the three subjects and it will hone your ability to understand, evaluate and analyse real-world information. The study of philosophy will introduce you to critical reasoning and some of the most profound questions it is possible to ask about humanity. The study of politics will acquaint you with modern governing structures in the UK, EU and further afield and with the concepts and ideas that underpin the theory and practice of politics. The study of economics will help you grasp how business, finance and politics intersect and determine how we live and work.
You can choose from a wide range of option modules and your learning will be informed by the cutting-edge research and expertise of academics across three distinguished departments at Birkbeck: Economics, Mathematics and Statistics; Philosophy; and Politics.
You will also receive one-to-one dissertation supervision on a topic of your choosing.
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About this course
The programme aims to provide broad-based training appropriate for careers in the civil service, journalism, politics and international development, as well as research for organisations such as think-tanks.
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.
A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in any subject; prior exposure to at least one of the three component subjects would be a distinct advantage, but it might be possible for able students to acquire the relevant knowledge as part of this programme.
Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.
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Subjects
- Science Philosophy
- Moral
- Cognitive Science
- Aristotle
- Political Sociology
- World Politics
- State Politics
- British Politics
- Public
- Finance
- International
- Art
- Economics
- Biology
- Modern Philosophy
- Philosophy
- Statistics
- Sociology
- Political Theory
- Politics
Course programme
You complete modules worth a total of 180 credits:
- a 30-credit compulsory module in economics
- politics option modules worth 30 credits
- philosophy option modules worth 30 credits
- option modules worth 30 credits chosen from any of the three subjects (economics, philosophy and politics)
- a 60-credit dissertation.
- Year 1: you take the compulsory economics module and choose 30 credits of philosophy or politics options. You also begin work on your dissertation.
- Year 2: you choose 30 credits of philosophy or politics option modules (depending on the subject you studied in your first year), 30 credits of option modules (Level 6 and 7) in any of the three subjects and complete your dissertation.
COMPULSORY MODULE
- Economics: Theory, Policy and Institutions
- Emerging Powers in World Politics
- Geopolitics, Population and Environment
- International Political Economy
- Modern British Politics
- Political Theory and Contemporary Politics
- Public Management: Theories and Innovations
- Public Policy: Interests, Ideas, Institutions
- The European Union: Integration, Politics and Policy
- The Political Sociology of the Modern State
- The Politics of Population Change: Immigration, Aging and Conflict
- Adorno and Foucault Level 7 (15 Credits)
- Aristotle's Biology (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Art and Value (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Early Modern Philosophy of Mind (Level 7, 15 Credits)
- Evolution and Philosophy
- Hegel (Level 7)
- Moral Responsibility (15 Credits, Level 7)
- Morality, Nature, and Evolution
- Philosophy and Gender (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science (level 7, 15 credits)
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy, Business and Society
- Propositions and Other Intentional Objects (Level 7, 15 Credits)
- Rationality: Formal and Theoretical Approaches (Level 7, 15 credits)
- The Biology of Evil (Level 7, 15 credits)
- The Idea of Freedom
- Applied Statistics and Econometrics
- Economics of Public Policy
- Issues in Development Economics
- Political Economy
- Dissertation MSc PPE
- Dissertation MSc PPE Philosophy
- Dissertation MSc PPE Politics
Additional information
One year full-time or two years part-time
FEES
Part-time home students: £4980 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MSc)