Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Programme Catalogue 2008/09 |
UHEU-AKB10: BSc (hons) Politics with Economics |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS WITH ECONOMICS |
Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich |
Year 1, Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated essential units |
| EC10160 | Introductory economics | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ10007 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
| PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
Year 1, Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory units |
| EC10159 | Research and computing skills | 6 Credits |
| EU10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
| EU10712 | Comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EC10008 | The modern world economy | 6 Credits |
| EC10077 | Introduction to international development | 6 Credits |
| EU10082 | Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) | 12 Credits |
| EU10103 | Introduction to European studies | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| SP10002 | Social problems & social policy | 6 Credits |
| SP10043 | Introductory sociology A | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 1, Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory units |
| EU10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
| EU10417 | British politics | 6 Credits |
| EU10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00012 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EC10009 | Development economics 1 | 6 Credits |
| EC10078 | Introduction to politics of development | 6 Credits |
| EC10152 | Introduction to social analysis of development | 6 Credits |
| EC10168 | Economic policy in the UK | 6 Credits |
| EU10085 | Russian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio) | 6 Credits |
| EU10104 | Europe since 1945 | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10069 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
| SP10001 | Social policy, welfare and the state | 6 Credits |
| SP10044 | Introductory sociology B | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 2, Academic Year |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00022 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ20008 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
Year 2, Semester 1 |
| Compulsory units |
| EC20079 | Economics of politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20385 | European political thought | 6 Credits |
| EU20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EC20014 | Money and finance | 6 Credits |
| EC20023 | Researching social change | 6 Credits |
| EC20155 | Development economics 2 | 6 Credits |
| EU20415 | Media politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
| EU20725 | Conflict and security | 6 Credits |
| EU20726 | European integration | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS20109 | Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches | 6 Credits |
| SP20004 | The sociology of the family & family policy | 6 Credits |
| SP20047 | Economic sociology and work relationships | 6 Credits |
| SP20069 | Philosophy of the social sciences | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 2, Semester 2 |
| Compulsory units |
| EC20012 | Economic thought & policy | 6 Credits |
| EU20724 | Policies and policy-making in the EU | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EC20154 | Development policy and practice | 6 Credits |
| EU20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20428 | Film, politics & society | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS20107 | Developmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP20003 | 'Race' & racism | 6 Credits |
| SP20048 | Understanding industrial behaviour | 6 Credits |
| SP20112 | Structure and agency and other dualisms in social theory | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EC20080 | International politics of development | 6 Credits |
| EU20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| EU20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
Year 3, Academic Year |
| Compulsory units |
| EU20413 | Placement | 60 Credits |
Year 4, Academic Year |
| Compulsory units |
| EU30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ30009 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
Year 4, Semester 1 |
| Compulsory units |
| EU30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2. |
| EC20014 | Money and finance | 6 Credits |
| EC20155 | Development economics 2 | 6 Credits |
| EC30026 | Economics of transition | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2. |
| EU30101 | Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika | 6 Credits |
| EU30107 | Culture & national identity | 6 Credits |
| EU30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 Credits |
| EU30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
| EU30548 | Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| EU30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS30015 | Economic & environmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP30011 | Health policies & politics | 6 Credits |
| SP30013 | Social security policy and welfare reform | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 4, Semester 2 |
| Compulsory units |
| EU20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2. |
| EC20154 | Development policy and practice | 6 Credits |
| EC30025 | Applied development economics | 6 Credits |
| EC40165 | Critical issues in social development | 6 Credits |
| EU30102 | Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia | 6 Credits |
| EU30108 | European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? | 6 Credits |
| EU30295 | In search of Europe 2: nationalism, regionalism and convergence in Europe since 1989 | 6 Credits |
| EU30671 | Italian national option IT11: Political terrorism and its legacy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| EU30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
| EU30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| SP30012 | European social policy: a comparative approach | 6 Credits |
| SP30055 | Comparative industrial relations | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |