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BA Politics and Economics

University of Reading

Institution
University of Reading
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA Politics and Economics
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
LL12
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 30

Entry requirements

A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall including minimum 4 in Maths at standard level

About this course

BA in Economics, Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, and Entrepreneurship. This three-year course is jointly offered by the School of Politics and International Relations and the Department of Economics. Students can undertake a work placement and choose between optional modules including Comparative Government and Politics and Political Classics.

Modules

  • Politics of Climate Change
  • Introduction to Contemporary Democracy
  • Introduction to Political Ideas
  • Principles of Economics 1
  • Principles of Economics 2
  • Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
  • Degree Core Competencies
  • The Study of Politics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Advanced Degree Competencies
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Political Classics
  • Global Order
  • American Government and Politics
  • Political Thinking
  • War and Peace since 1800
  • Work Placement and Project
  • Contemporary Strategy
  • The Media and Politics
  • British Government and Politics
  • War, Peace and International Ethics
  • Business Economics
  • Games and Economic Behaviour
  • Economics of Social Policy
  • Economic History
  • Dissertation
  • Karl Marx
  • Risk
  • International Terrorism
  • American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War
  • Feminism and Political Theory
  • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
  • Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
  • Gender and Politics
  • Global Justice
  • International Political Economy
  • Public Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Industrial Organisation
  • Financial Economics
  • International Economics
  • Development Economics
  • Money and Banking
  • Reasoning and Choice: Game Theory for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics