BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Programme code: UBPHPOLEC
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For all first year students in 2017/18.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than three-year BA/BSc degrees)
Paper |
Course number and title | |
See note |
LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
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Year 1 | ||
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1 |
Either |
MA107 Quantitative Methods (Maths) (H) and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H) |
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Or |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
2 |
Introduction to Political Theory | |
3 |
The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy | |
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(with supplementary five week Philosophy and Argumentative Writing Seminar) |
4 |
Economics A or | |
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Economics B § | |
Year 2 | ||
5 |
Either |
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (if MA107 and ST107 taken under Paper 1) |
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Or |
ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (if MA100 taken under Paper 1) |
6 |
Introduction to Political Science | |
7 |
Formal Methods of Philosophical Argumentation | |
8 |
Either |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (if MA107 and ST107 taken under Paper 1) |
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Or |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (if MA100 taken under Paper 1) |
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Or |
EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (if MA100 taken under Paper 1) |
In addition, students will also take EC240 PPE Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (LT) * | ||
Year 3 | ||
9 |
Courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List | |
10 |
Courses to the value of one full unit from the Philosophy Option List | |
11 |
Macroeconomic Principles | |
12 |
Either |
Courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List (if MA107 and ST107 taken under Paper 1) |
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Or |
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (if MA100 taken under Paper 1) |
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Or |
EC221 Principles of Econometrics (if MA100 taken under Paper 1) |
In addition, students will also take EC340 PPE Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (MT & LT) * | ||
Year 4 | ||
13 |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Applications (not available 2017/18) | |
14 |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Capstone and Research Project (not available 2017/18) | |
15 |
Any 200 or 300 level courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List subject to timetabling constraints | |
16 |
Any 200 or 300 level courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List or outside these departments with permission subject to timetabling constraints. | |
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Notes |
§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information. | |
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* EC240 and EC340 will be assessed in the same manner as LSE100. Marks of F, P, M, DI appear on the transcript but do not affect progression or the final degree classification. | |
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LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification. |
Economics Option List
Advanced Economic Analysis | |
Political Economy | |
Economic Policy Analysis (not available 2017/18) | |
Development Economics | |
History of Economics: How Theories Change | |
Industrial Economics | |
International Economics | |
Monetary Economics | |
Public Economics |
Government Option List
Public Choice and Politics | |
Politics of Economic Policy | |
Democracy and Democratisation | |
Theories and Problems of Nationalism (not available 2017/18) | |
Power and Politics in the Modern World: Comparative Perspectives | |
Research Design in Political Science | |
Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union | |
Contemporary Political Theory | |
Public Policy Analysis | |
Politics and Institutions in Europe |
Global Public Policy (H) | |
Key Themes in the History of Political Thought | |
Political and Ethnic Conflict and Coexistence: Key Debates (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
Leadership in the Political World (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
Politics of Money and Finance in Comparative Perspective (H) | |
British Government | |
Advanced Topics in Government: Executive Politics (not available 2017/18) | |
Politics of Trade in Comparative Perspective (H) | |
Empirical Research in Government | |
Voting and Elections in Developing Democracies (H) | |
Advanced Issues in Applied Political Theory (H) | |
The Modern State - Theory and Practice (H) | |
Building Democracies from Conflict? Violence, Power-Sharing and Institutional Design (H) | |
Experimental Politics (H) | |
Populism (H) | |
Advanced Issues in Political Economy (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
African Political Economy (H) | |
Political Economy of the Developing World | |
Government Dissertation Option | |
Inside the Mind of a Voter: Research in Electoral Psychology |
Philosophy Option List
Philosophy of Science | |
Philosophy of the Social Sciences | |
Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (not available 2017/18) | |
Philosophy, Morals and Politics | |
Set Theory and Further Logic | |
Scientific Method and Policy (not available 2017/18) | |
Problems in Analytic Philosophy | |
Philosophy and Public Policy | |
Business and Organisational Ethics (H) | |
Genes, Brains and Society (H) | |
Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (H) | |
PH229 |
Global Justice (H) (withdrawn 2017/18) |
Einstein for Everyone: From Time Travel to the Edge of the Universe (H) | |
Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (H) | |
Rationality and Choice (not available 2017/18) | |
Philosophy of Economics | |
Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (H) | |
Dissertation in Philosophy | |
Jurisprudence | |
European Literature and Society |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.