MSc in Political Science and Political Economy
Programme Code: TMPSPE
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation as shown below.
Students are strongly recommended to take the non-assessed pre-sessional course GV4J7. Students who wish to choose an Economics course as an option are required to attend EC400.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Introductory course 1 |
Students are strongly recommended to take the following non-assessed introductory course: | |
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GV4J7 Introduction to Political Science and Political Economy (0.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
Introductory course 2 |
Students who wish to choose an Economics course as an option are required to attend the following introductory course: | |
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EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics (0.0) # | |
Paper 1 |
GV481 Quantitative Analysis for Political Science (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
GV4C8 Game Theory for Political Science (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
GV482 Political Science and Political Economy: Current Issues (0.5) # | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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GV454 Parties, Elections and Governments (0.5) | |
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GV4A2 Citizens' Political Behaviour: Elections, Public Opinion and Identities (0.5) # | |
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GV4F8 Institutions and Global Trade (0.5) | |
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GV4G1 Applied Quantitative Methods for Public Policy and Political Science (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4K1 Participatory Governance (0.5) | |
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GV4L1 Analytical Approaches to British Politics (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
Papers 5 & 6 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV490 Economic Development Policy I: Applied Policy Analysis for Macroeconomic Development (0.5) # | |
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DV491 Economic Development Policy II: Microeconomic Analysis (0.5) # | |
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EU439 Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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EU446 The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration (0.5) # * | |
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EU449 Emerging Markets, Political Transition and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5) # * (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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EU453 The Political Economy of Welfare States and Migration in Europe (0.5) * | |
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EU477 Labour Markets and the Political Economy of Employment in Europe (0.5) # | |
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EU4A4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) | |
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GV441 States and Markets (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4E2 Capitalism and Democracy (0.5) | |
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GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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PP4J5 Fiscal Governance and Budgeting (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP434 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) | |
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Another half-unit or full-unit course taught in the Government Department or elsewhere in the school, with the approval of the Programme Convenor. | |
Paper 7 |
GV499 Dissertation (1.0) |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
* These courses have restricted access and require the approval of the course convenor.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.