2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Economics and Politics

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

- AAA at A-level, plus Grade A in GCSE Mathematics. General Studies is not accepted.
- International Baccalaureate: 36 points overall, including a minimum of 17 at the Higher Level and a minmum of 5 in Mathematics at Standard Level.

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

School of Politics and International Studies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Politics and International Studies

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.

Joint Honours Programmes
- 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, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- 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.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.

Year1 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

You are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

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

Discovery modules:

To bring your total credits up to 120, you may choose 20 or 30 credits of discovery modules, depending on your pathway.

Your total credits should be 120.

Year2 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

You will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

ECONOMICS OPTIONS:
You must choose at least 20 credits and up to 50 credits of modules from the following Economics list:

**Please note that students wishing to take the dissertation module LUBS3302 - Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project in their final year must take LUBS2430 in year two.**

If you are interested in studying Economics at Postgraduate level, we recommend that you choose LUBS2230 and LUBS2575. These cover the material which are pre-requisites for entry to many Postgraduate courses in Economics at leading UK Universities.

POLITICAL THEORY OPTIONS:
You are required to study at least 20 credits from the following Political Theory modules.

You must pass at least 20 credits of modules from this list.

GOVERNMENT AND POLTICAL SYSTEMS OPTIONS
You are required to study at least 20 credits from the following Government and Political Systems modules:

You must pass at least 20 credits of modules from this list.

FURTHER OPTIONS
You may choose to study up to 40 additional credits from the following optional modules:

Either LUBS2575 or PIED2711 are required for Quantitative POLIS third year modules PIED3702 and PIED3704.

Discovery modules:

You may choose up to 40 credits of discovery modules. You may choose a maximum of 40 credits of discovery modules over Levels 2 and 3 combined.

Your total number of credits should be 120.

Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:
ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits must be level two and 60 credits must be at level 3).
POLITICS: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3).

Year3 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students must choose one of the following Final Year Project/Dissertation modules (you cannot study both):

If you are taking LUBS3302, you are required to study a minimum of 30 credits from the below list. If you are taking PIED3790 then you are required to study a minimum of 60 credits from the below list.

If you are taking PIED3790 then you are required to study a minimum of 20 credits. If you are taking LUBS3302 then you are required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the below list.

Discovery modules:

You may choose up to 20 credits of discovery modules. You may choose a maximum of 40 credits of discovery modules over Levels 2 and 3 combined.

Your total number of credits should be 120.

Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:
ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits must be level two and 60 credits must be at level 3).
POLITICS: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3).

Last updated: 25/04/2024 14:45:31

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