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Department of Economics Programme Catalogue 2024/25


UHES-AFB11: BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics

Route: BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS WITH POLITICS


Mode of Attendance: Full-time


Normal course duration: 3 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES12001 Microeconomics 1 15 Credits
ES12002 Macroeconomics 1 15 Credits
PL12002 Politics: key concepts and analysis 15 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES12009 Mathematics for economics 5 Credits
PL12004 Essential study skills in politics 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES12010 Statistics for economics 5 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

PLEASE NOTE: Students must take a optional units worth 20 credits, taking 10 credits in each semester (10-credit AY units count as 5 credits in each semester) by choosing options in one of the following ways:
  1. Two 10-credit all year units;
  2. One 10-credit all year unit and one 5-credit unit in each semester;
  3. One 10-credit or two 5-credit units in each semester

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22015 Introduction to econometrics 10 Credits
PL22025 Thinking the world politically 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22018 Behavioural and experimental economics 10 Credits
ES22024 Financial economics 10 Credits
ES22026 International economics 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22013 Macroeconomics 2 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22027 Monetary economics 10 Credits
ES22028 Public finance 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22066 The politics of international law 5 Credits
PL22067 The politics of technology: disruption, regulation, misinformation 5 Credits
SP12007 International development: global perspectives 5 Credits
SP12008 International development: social and cultural perspectives 5 Credits
SP22026 Development economics: micro perspectives 10 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22014 Microeconomics 2 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES22023 Environmental and natural resource economics 10 Credits
ES22025 Health economics 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN12150 Corporate finance for managers 5 Credits
PL22064 Politics of a changing climate 5 Credits
PL22065 The politics of gender 5 Credits
SP22028 Development economics: macro perspectives 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.