BSc in Government and Economics 

For all first, second and third year students in 2014-15

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100

The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

EC102

Economics B

2

Either MA110 Basic Quantitative Methods or

MA107

Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (H) and

ST107

Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H)

3 & 4

Two from:

GV101

Introduction to Political Science

GV100

Introduction to Political Theory

An approved course taught outside the Department of Government and Economics

Year 2

5

EC201

Microeconomic Principles I

6

EC210

Macroeconomic Principles

7

GV225

Public Choice and Politics

8

One from:

GV100
 

Introduction to Political Theory (if not taken in Year 1)

GV101

Introduction to Political Science (if not taken in Year 1)

An approved course from the Government list A (only if both GV100 and GV101 taken under 3 & 4 above)

An approved course taught outside the Departments of Economics and Government (only if both GV100 and GV101 taken under 3 & 4 above)

Year 3

9

Any course from the Economics List

10

Any course from Government list A

11

Either GV390 Government Dissertation Option

 

Or A course from Government list B

12

Either EC220 Introduction to Econometrics

 

Or Any course from the Economics List

 

Or Any further course from Government list A

 

Or An approved course taught outside the Departments of Economics and Government

Notes

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.

Government List A

GV225

Public Choice and Politics

GV227

Politics of Economic Policy

GV245

Democracy and Democratisation

GV247

Theories and Problems of Nationalism

GV248

Power and Politics in the Modern World: Comparative Perspectives

GV251

Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union

GV262

Contemporary Political Theory

GV263

Public Policy Analysis

GV264

Politics and Institutions in Europe

Government List B

GV302

Key Themes in the History of Political Thought

GV303

From Empire to Globalisation (n/a 14/15)

GV305

Sustainability Science and Policy: Problems and Perspectives (n/a 14/15)

GV308

Leadership in the Political World (H)

GV309

Politics of Money and Finance in Comparative Perspective

GV311

British Government

GV312

Advanced Topics in Government: Executive Politics

GV313

Politics of Trade in Comparative Perspective

GV314

Empirical Research in Government

GV366

Political Economy of the Developing World

Economics List

EC301

Advanced Economic Analysis (n/a 14/15)

EC302

Political Economy

EC303

Economic Analysis of the European Union

EC307

Development Economics

EC311

History of Economics: How Theories Change 

EC313

Industrial Economics

EC315

International Economics

EC321

Monetary Economics

EC325

Public Economics