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Degree Programme Table: Economics and Politics (MA Hons) (UTECNPO)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08013 Economics 1 Full Year 40
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations Semester 1 20
    PLIT08011 Political Thinkers Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Candidates entering the second year of the programme from 2015-16 onwards will take the following required courses, ECNM08006 Economics 2, ECNM08016 Statistical Methods for Economics, PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond, PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World and 20 credits from level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08006 Economics 2 Full Year 40
    ECNM08012 Issues in Global Economics Semester 1 20
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond Semester 1 20
    PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:EXCLUDING: CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques.

    Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years,(ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt, including a mark of 40% or above in specific components of the course (as detailed in the Economics 2 Handbook),(iii) a pass in Issues in Global Economics and (iv) satisfaction of Politics Honours requirements as specified by the School.

    Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics and Politics. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM10070 Topics in Microeconomics Semester 1 20
    ECNM10052 Essentials of Econometrics Semester 1 20
    ECNM10069 Topics in Macroeconomics Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10056    Applications of Econometrics   20  
    ECNM10066    Behavioural Economics   20  
    ECNM10061    Development Economics   20  
    ECNM10020    Economics of Financial Markets   20  
    ECNM10007    Economics of Self-Management   20  
    ECNM10068    Economics of Sport   20  
    ECNM10008    Economics of Technical Change   20  
    ECNM10036    Economics of Transition   20  
    ECNM10062    Globalisation, Trade and Development   20  
    ECNM10018    History of Economic Thought   40  
    ECNM10025    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    ECNM10026    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    ECNM10021    Labour Economics   20  
    ECNM10065    Policy for Economic Development   20  
    ECNM10060    Political Economy   20  
    ECNM10067    Social Economics   20  
    ECNM10071    Topics in Economic Analysis   20  
    ECNM10073    Innovation and Catch-up in East Asia: the ICT Sector   20  
    ECNM10074    Economics of the Family   20  

    Notes:Economics of Financial Markets is primarily a fourth year course but is open to third year students who have strengths in Maths and Statistics with the permission of the course organiser.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Politics. Students must take third year core courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10030    Economics Honours Dissertation   40  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    SCPL10023    Governing The Social   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10056    Applications of Econometrics   20  
    ECNM10066    Behavioural Economics   20  
    ECNM10061    Development Economics   20  
    ECNM10020    Economics of Financial Markets   20  
    ECNM10007    Economics of Self-Management   20  
    ECNM10068    Economics of Sport   20  
    ECNM10008    Economics of Technical Change   20  
    ECNM10036    Economics of Transition   20  
    ECNM10062    Globalisation, Trade and Development   20  
    ECNM10018    History of Economic Thought   40  
    ECNM10025    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    ECNM10026    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    ECNM10021    Labour Economics   20  
    ECNM10065    Policy for Economic Development   20  
    ECNM10060    Political Economy   20  
    ECNM10067    Social Economics   20  
    ECNM10006    Capital and Growth Theory   20  
    ECNM10013    Economics of Strategic Behaviour   40  
    ECNM10032    Economics of Strategic Behaviour 1   20  
    ECNM10022    Natural Resource and Environmental Economics   20  
    ECNM10004    Public Economics   20  
    ECNM10071    Topics in Economic Analysis   20  
    ECNM10073    Innovation and Catch-up in East Asia: the ICT Sector   20  
    ECNM10074    Economics of the Family   20  
    ECNM10063    Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics   20  
    ECNM10003    Industrial Organisation   20  

     


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