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BA Politics, Philosophy & Economics

First Year | Second Year | Final Year

First Year

All candidates must take a First Examination in courses totalling 120 units as follows:

60 compulsory units:

Title	Units
Introduction to Political Theory	20
Introduction to Logic	20
Mind and Language	20

A further 20 units must be selected from the following:

Title	Units
Introduction to Comparative Politics	20
Introduction to International Politics	20

Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates studying A Level Economics will take The UK Economy – Microeconomics and The UK Economy – Macroeconomics. All other candidates will take Microeconomic Principles and Macroeconomic Principles

Title	Units
Microeconomic Principles	10
Macroeconomic Principles	10
The UK Economy – Microeconomics	10
The UK Economy – Macroeconomics	10

Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates with GCSE Maths will take Introductory Mathematics and Introductory Statistics; those with A/S Level Maths will take Further Mathematics and Statistics for Economists; those studying A Level Maths will take Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Statistics

Title	Units
Introductory Mathematics	10
Introductory Statistics	10
Further Mathematics	10
Statistics for Economists	10
Advanced Mathematics	10
Advanced Statistics	10

 

 

Second Year

Candidates for the Honours Degree must take courses totalling 120 units as follows:

Politics

20 units of compulsory courses:

Title	Units
Freedom and Equality: Contemporary Debates	20

A further 20 units from the following:

Title	Units
The Politics of Globalisation and Development	20
Questions about International Politics	20
British Politics and Society since 1940: From Blitz to Brown	20
Social Movements for Political Change	20
The Politics of Policy Making	20
Comparative European Politics	10
France under the Fifth Republic	10
National Politics of Germany	10
Mediterranean Politics	10
Comparative Politics of East-Central Europe	10
Arguing About Politics	20
Chinese Politics Today	10

 

Philosophy 

Courses totalling 20 units must be selected from the following:

Title	Units
Aesthetics	20
Ethics	20
20th Century Analytical Philosophy	20
Philosophical Logic	20

A further 20 units to be selected from the following (subject to certain pre/co-requisites):

Title	Units
Philosophy of Science	20
Phenomenology	20
Locke, Berkeley, Hume	20
Philosophy of Mind	20
Aesthetics (if not selected above)	20
Ethics (if not selected above)	20
20th Century Analytical Philosophy (if not selected above)	20
Philosophical Logic (if not selected above)	20

 

Economics

At least 20 units from the following (subject to certain pre/co-requisites):

Title	Units
Microeconomics IIA	10
Microeconomics II B	10
Macroeconomics IIA	10
Macroeconomics II B	10

Courses totalling not more than 20 units from the following (subject to certain pre/co-requisites):

Title	Units
The UK Economy – Microeconomics	10
The UK Economy – Macroeconomics	10
Managerial Economics I	20
Economics of Environmental Management	10
Business Economics IA	10
Business Economics IB	10
Operational Research I	20
Basic Econometrics	20
Mathematical Economics I	20
Marketing Research	10
Applied Statistics for Economists	10
Further Mathematics for Economists	10
Further Statistics for Economists	10
Alternative Perspectives on Developing Countries	10
Developing Countries in the International Economy	10
Climate Change Economics	10

 

 

Final Year

Candidates for the Honours degree must take courses totalling 120 units as follows:

20 unit compulsory course:

Title	Units
Topics in PPE	20

20 unit compulsory Dissertation module from either:

Title	Units
Dissertation – Politics	20

Or:

Title	Units
Dissertation – Philosophy	20

Or:

Title	Units
PPE Dissertation – Economics	20

At least a further 40 units of Year Three courses, with a maximum of 60 units, in the discipline area of dissertation subject (this can include Jurisprudence in the area of Philosophy).

And a further 20 units of Year Three courses, with a maximum of 40 units, from any of the two remaining disciplines. (this can include Jurisprudence if not chosen above).

• Year Three Politics courses
• Year Three Philosophy courses
• Year Three Economics courses

PLEASE NOTE: This is just an indication of what modules are available for study. For more detailed pre/co-requisite information, please see the full PPE schedule. Also, second and third year optional courses may change from year to year.