BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall, including 4 in Maths at standard level
About this course
BA in Economics and Politics and International Relations and Philosophy, examining how these disciplines intersect. Core topics include Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can focus on two or three subjects after the first year, with an optional integrated placement year available between the second and third years. The British Government and Politics module includes a two-week placement working with an MP, charity, or local councillor.
Modules
- Reason and Argument
- Principles of Economics 1
- Principles of Economics 2
- Politics of Climate Change
- Introduction to Political Ideas
- Radical Philosophy
- Global Justice
- Philosophical Skills for Life
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- The Study of Politics
- Ethical Argument
- Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy
- Meaning and the Mind
- Global Philosophies
- Aesthetics
- Philosophy through the Ages: The Minds that Shaped our World
- Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism
- Comparative Government and Politics
- Global Order
- Political Thinking
- American Government and Politics
- Politics Classics
- The Media and Politics
- British Government and Politics
- War, Peace and International Ethics
- Dissertation in Philosophy
- Independent Learning Module
- Dissertation in Politics
- Dissertation in Economics
- Free Will and Responsibility
- Philosophy of Language: Animals, Babies, Colours, and Language Death
- 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
- Karl Marx
- Gender and Politics
- Risk
- Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
- International Political Economy
- Feminism and Political Theory
- Politics and Governance in the Global South
- Philosophy of Religion
- Current Moral Philosophy
- Fairness
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- The Scandal of Film
- Hume and Wittgenstein
- Speech Attacks: Bullshit, Lies, Propaganda
- Global Justice