BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB to include GCSE Maths Grade A/7. IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level, to include English with a minimum of 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma are all considered
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA, a economics, politics and international relations and philosophy degree spanning political theory, economic analysis, and philosophical inquiry. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling and Research Methods. The curriculum provides a structured investigation into societal systems across three years of study. The first year covers foundational principles through modules such as Understanding International Relations, Introduction to Political Theory, Moral and Political Philosophy, and Principles of Economics. The second year expands into specialized study with compulsory and optional elements spanning Comparative Politics, Research Design, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. The final year culminates in a Dissertation alongside advanced options like Advanced Macroeconomics, Advanced Microeconomics, History of Economic Thought, and International Trade Theory and Policy.
Modules
- Understanding International Relations
- Introduction to Political Theory
- Moral and Political Philosophy
- Introduction to Mathematics for Economics (for those without A Level Maths)
- Mathematics for Economics (for those with A Level Maths)
- Principles of Economics
- Comparative Politics
- Research Design
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Challenges to Liberal Democracy in Europe
- International Relations Theory
- Global Governance
- Digital Democracy
- Feminist Political Ideas
- History of Political Ideas: power, revolution and the state
- International Political Economy
- International Security
- Political Ethics
- Post-Colonial Britain: Race, Identity & Belonging
- UK Politics in a Time of Crisis
- Globalisation Capitalism and Welfare
- International Political of East Asia
- International Relations of the Middle East
- Politics of Sex and Sexuality
- Politics of Sustainable Development
- Russian Politics: From revolution to Putin
- The International Law and Politics of Armed Conflict
- US Politics
- Behavioural and Experimental Economics
- China and the World Economy
- Development Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Mathematical Methods for Economics
- Experience and Reason: Early Modern Philosophy
- Philosophy of Mental Health
- Science and Nature
- Elements of Metaphysics
- The Ethics of Killing
- Climate and Environmental Ethics
- Logic
- Feminist Philosophy
- Sex, Ethics & Philosophy
- Dissertation
- Advanced Behavioural and Experimental Economics
- Advanced Financial Markets and Institutions
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Economics of the European Union
- Health Economics
- History of Economic Thought
- International Trade Theory and Policy
- Monetary Policy and Dynamic Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
- Labour Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- Decision Theory and Games
- China: State and Society
- Contemporary International Political Economy
- Political Theory and Social Criticism
- Politics of South Asia
- Racism, Empire, and Political Thought
- The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- The Politics of Memory
- Topics in British Politics
- Fantastic Beasts and How to Understand Them: Topics in Philosophy
- Just War
- Nietzsche
- Social Justice
- Prejudice, Race and Gender
- It’s About Time!
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topics in the Philosophy of Religion
- Reason and Belief
- Being Good and Doing Right: Issues in Contemporary Theory