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BA Economics and Politics (ECNU08)     FT

2016 - 2017

For students whose initial registration was for, or prior to, the session 2019-20.
 
 

Year 1


units (60 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
ECN105  Economic Analysis and Policy 1 AUT SEM 20 credits
POL113  Introduction to Political Analysis AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
ECN107  Economic Analysis and Policy 2 SPR SEM 20 credits

units
1B
Achieve More
A student will take

Semester 1
IPS101  State of Sheffield - Global perspectives on local issues AUT SEM 0 credits

units (40 credits)
1C
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL110  Introduction to Western Political Thought AUT SEM 20 credits
POL111  The Politics of Globalisation AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
POL109  Comparing Modern Polities SPR SEM 20 credits
POL114  Introduction to Security Studies SPR SEM 20 credits
POL115  Consensus, Crisis and Coalition: Introduction to British Politics SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
1D
ECN118 for Non-A Level Maths or ECN119 for Post-A Level Maths
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ECN118  Mathematical Methods for Economics 1 ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN119  Mathematical Methods for Economics 2 ACAD YR 20 credits

Year 2


units (80 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
POL229  Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis AUT SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
ECN120  Statistical Methods for Economics ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN201  Intermediate Microeconomics ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN202  Intermediate Macroeconomics ACAD YR 20 credits

units (40 credits)
2B
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL223  International Relations Theory AUT SEM 20 credits
POL226  Comparative Politics: Citizens, States, Power, and Protest AUT SEM 20 credits
POL230  Contemporary Security Challenges AUT SEM 20 credits
POL231  Never Mind the Ballots! State and Society in the UK Today AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
POL206  The Politics and Government of the European Union SPR SEM 20 credits
POL217  The Global Political Economy SPR SEM 20 credits
POL232  Contemporary US Foreign Policy SPR SEM 20 credits
POL234  Political Theory in Practice SPR SEM 20 credits

Year 3


units (20 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
POL3100  Explaining Politics AUT SEM 20 credits

units (40 credits)
3B
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL3001  The Political Economy of Africa AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3005  Civilisation, Empire and Hegemony AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3019  Terrorism, Violence and the State AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3107  Politics and the Quality of Life AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3119  Party Politics: Competition, Strategies & Campaigns AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3123  Liberalism and its Critics AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3129  Parliamentary Studies AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3137  Peacekeeping, State-building and International Intervention AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3139  Pandemics and Panics: Health, Security and Global Politics AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3145  Gender in the Global Political Economy AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3151  Beastly Politics: Animals, Ethics and Public Policy AUT SEM 20 credits
POL3155  German Politics: Domestic Contestation and Global Impact AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
POL3006  Civilisation, Empire and Hegemony: Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3020  Terrorism, Violence and the State Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3108  Politics and the Quality of Life Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3120  Party Politics: Competition, Strategies & Campaigns Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3130  Parliamentary Studies Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3140  Pandemics and Panics: Health, Security and Global Politics Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3143  Practical Politics: How to Make Policy and Influence People SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3146  Gender in the Global Political Economy Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3152  Beastly Politics: Animals, Ethics and Public Policy Project SPR SEM 20 credits
POL3153  Sex, Race and Death: Feminist Perspectives on War, Violence and (In)Security SPR SEM 20 credits
POL393  Elections and Voting SPR SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
POL3017  Dissertation in Politics ACAD YR 40 credits
POL3103  Dissertation (Work Related) ACAD YR 40 credits
POL3104  Dissertation in Political Analysis ACAD YR 40 credits
AND

units (60 credits)
3C
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ECN305  Political Economy AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN306  Game Theory for Economists AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN309  Research Methods and Introductory Econometrics AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN315  Labour Economics AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN321  International Trade AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN324  Monetary Economics AUT SEM 20 credits
ECN358  Economic Analysis of Inequality and Poverty AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
ECN304  Education Economics SPR SEM 20 credits
ECN314  Industrial Organisation SPR SEM 20 credits
ECN346  Development Economics SPR SEM 20 credits
ECN353  The International Economy SPR SEM 20 credits
ECN354  Health Economics SPR SEM 20 credits
ECN357  Modern Finance SPR SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
ECN301  Topics in Advanced Microeconomics ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN302  Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN307  Further Mathematical Methods for Economics ACAD YR 20 credits
ECN308  Econometrics ACAD YR 20 credits

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ECN308 cannot be taken in combination with ECN309.

A student may be required to attend a short residential course in Whitehall or Westminster or some regional centre of government, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

 
 
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