(BA) Bachelor of Arts
Political Economics
Inactive
University of Essex
University of Essex
Government
Colchester Campus
Honours Degree
Full-time
Politics and International Relations
BA L150
10/05/2023
Details
Professional accreditation
None
Admission criteria
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code
Course qualifiers
A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The
specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of
Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is
optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).
- Applied Quantitative Methods: In order to be eligible for the AQM qualifier, you must successfully complete the following modules:
Year Two:
GV207-5-AU (15 credits) – ‘Political Analysis: Introduction to OLS’ (must also achieve a mark of 70 to be awarded the qualifier)
And at least one of the following:
GV205-5-SP (15 credits) – ‘Measuring Public Opinion’
GV217-5-SP (15 credits) – ‘Conflict Analysis’
SC208-5-SP (15 credits) – ‘Crime and Inequality Across the Life Course’
Final year:
GV300-6-FY (30 credits) – ‘Quantitative Political Analysis’
GV840-6-FY (30 credits) – 'Project:Politics' (must include sufficient quantitative methods as agreed by your Academic Supervisor, and multivariat regression analysis must be undertaken)
[Note: GV840-6-FY can be substituted with either of the other final year project modules: GV831-6-FY, GV831-6-FY, GV836-6-FY, EC831-6-FY, GV834-6-FY, or GV830-6-FY]
Rules of assessment
Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.
Additional notes
None
External examiners
Dr Stefano Pagliari
Senior Lecturer in International Politics
City, University of London
External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment.
External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course.
They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards.
External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.
Programme aims
To prepare students to work in international and national governmental and non-governmental agencies.
To obtain strategic roles in private companies and in politics.
To develop policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
To develop a comprehensive understanding of how governments seek to influence economic processes, and how markets influence politics, policies, and political outcomes using the foundations of political science and economics.
To provide skills relevant to the labour market.
Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods
On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:
A: Knowledge and understanding
A1: Knowledge of the main theoretical and empirical concepts in politics and economics.
A2: Knowledge of the main findings in modern political economy and current trends in research, particularly as related to the study of political institutions and how they are related to economic variables.
A3: Knowledge of the essential terms and concepts necessary to understand economic and political phenomena.
Learning methods
Lectures, seminars, and classes.
Assessment methods
Coursework and exams.
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B1: To approach political economics from a scientific perspective.
B2: To develop analytical thinking and data analytic skills.
B3: To interpret and use basic statistical methods as applied to politics and economics.
B4: To understand and use basic game theory and other formal models.
B5: To develop a capacity for independent study and research in the area of political economics.
Learning methods
Lectures, classes, seminars.
Assessment methods
Coursework, exams.
C: Practical skills
C1: To communicate ideas effectively.
C2: To use information technologies to access and collect information and data.
C3: To work independently as well as collaborating with others.
C4: To use and apply political economy terminology, concepts, tools, and research findings to applied settings.
Learning methods
Lectures, seminars, classes.
Assessment methods
Coursework, exams.
D: Key skills
D1: To argue coherently and concisely
D2: To use information technologies to access and collect information and data.
D3: Understanding of the main quantitative and formal methods used in political analysis.
D4: Students will be able to solve problems using a range of knowledge and skills.
D5: To collaborate with others.
D6: Critical awareness of own learning process.
Learning methods
Lectures, seminars, classes.
Assessment methods
Coursework, exams.