2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Economics and Philosophy

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

AAB at A-level, plus A in GCSE Mathematics.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- This programme also allows the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits.

Students must pass 100 credits and all core modules as identified in the programme.

In level 1, students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects. The further 40 credits may consist of elective modules in a third subject or may consist of further modules in one or both main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students without an A-level in Maths (or equivalent) are required to study the following module:

Candidates must take at least one of the following modules:

Candidates may spend some or all of their discovery credits on the following optional modules:

Candidates may choose to take the following optional module:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may use their remaining credits to study discovery modules in a third subject, or pursue additional study in the two named subjects.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in Level 2.

Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:
Economics: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits at Level 2 and at least 60 credits at Level 3)
Philosophy: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits at Level 2 and at least 40 credits at Level 3)
In addition students must take a further 40 credits of Discovery Modules or further optional modules in the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 2 and all core modules to proceed to the next level of the programme.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

If students are interested in studying Economics at postgraduate level, BA students are recommended to choose LUBS2230 and LUBS2575 which are often seen as pre-requisites for entry to postgraduate courses in Economics at leading UK Universities.

Candidates are required to study at least 40 credits in Philosophy at Level 2, which must include at least one of the following modules:

Candidates may select further credits from the following modules:

PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:

Economics: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits at Level 2 and at least 60 credits at Level 3)
Philosophy: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits at Level 2 and at least 40 credits at Level 3)
In addition students must take a further 40 credits of Discovery Modules or further optional modules in the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 3 and all core modules to proceed to gain the degree.

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study at least 30 credits and no more than 70 credits from the following modules:

Candidates are required to select at least sufficient credits from the following modules to fulfil the programme requirements:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Last updated: 20/05/2021 10:43:20

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