International Political Economy, BSc (Hons), with study abroadorindustry placement

Course summary

Our International Political Economy BSc is designed to meet increasing demand for an interdisciplinary course that prepares students for both the public and private job markets.This bespoke programme – the first degree in IPE in the UK – provides training in a range of conceptual and analytical skills. These will help you analyse the challenges facing decision-makers in business and politics in the global age.You will be able to analyse complex dynamics of the global markets, financial systems and national political structures. You’ll have the skills and knowledge to draw connections between economic, political and social processes driving major changes on the global scene.

• Study politics, the economy and society as a whole, developing a fully integrated understanding of the world’s changing economic and political topography

• Receive interdisciplinary training from the largest concentration of world-renowned experts in IPE and related fields

• Benefit from our close links to business, the financial sector, policy-makers and think tanks

• Develop data literacy, analytical skills and in-depth understanding of micro- and macro-economic theory that are sought-after a wide range of careers.

Year 1 Studying Politics (15 credits) Introduction to Political and Economic Data Analysis (15 credits) Principles of Economics I: Markets and Prices (15 credits) Principles of Economics II: Countries and Systems (15 credits) Introduction to Political Economy (15 credits) The Making of Modern World Economy (15 credits) Emerging Powers in a Changing World (15 credits) Myth and Mysteries of World Politics (15 credits) Year 2 Transnational Social Movements (15 credits) Advanced Theories of Global Politics (15 credits) States and Markets in the Era of Globalisation (15 credits) Security Studies: Conceptual Approaches (15 credits) Security Studies: Contemporary and Emerging Issues (15 credits) Foreign Policy Analysis : Theories and Issues (15 credits) Foreign Policy Analysis: Instruments and Practice (15 credits) Religion and Politics in the Age of Global Change (15 credits) Comparative Political Economy (15 credits) Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics (15 credits) Politics of the USA (15 credits) Comparative Asian Politics (15 credits) Analysing Political and Economic Data in the Real World (15 credits) Advanced Principles of Economics: Financial Markets and Corporate Systems (15 credits) Political Risk Analysis (15 credits) Political Psychology: Reason & Emotion in Politics (15 credits) Theories of International Political Economy (15 credits) Practical Politics (15 Credits) Authoritarianism and Democracy in the 21st Century (15 Credits) The Global Political Economy of Development (15 Credits) Fifty Shades of Red – Russia in the Twentieth Century (15 credits) The American Century: The United States in the Twentieth Century (15 credits) Cultures of Benevolence: Philanthropy and Civil Society from 1601 to the Present (15 credits) The Making of Modern Japan (15 credits) India in the Eighteenth Century (15 credits) Slavery, Colonialism and Revolution in the Caribbean (15 credits) New Media Challenges Understanding Social Change (15 credits) Contemporary Social Theory (15 credits) Sociology of Race and Racism (15 credits) Humanitarian Reporting (15 credits) Micro-Placement (15 credits) Language modules (15 credits) Year 3 Final Year Dissertation Project (45 credits) The Global Politics of Forced Migration (15 credits) Advanced Topics in International Political Economy (15 credits) Global Governance (15 credits) American Foreign Policy (15 credits) Political Change in Europe (15 credits) Governance of the Global Economy (15 credits) Global Money and Finance (15 credits) Global Ethics: Power and Principle in World Politics (15 credits) The Theory and Practice of Conflict and Peace (15 credits) Technology, Money, Power (15 credits) Political Economy of Global Inequality (15 credits) Ethnicity and nationalism: Global perspectives (15 credits) Geopolitical Macroeconomy (15 credits) The Multinational Corporation: Governance, Politics, Ethics (15 credits) Sexuality and Gender in World Politics (15 credits) Radicals and Reformers: Left Wing Politics and Activism in Britain and the World since 1945 (15 credits) Revolution: Rebels and Riots in Modern History (15 credits) Comparative Empires in the Modern Era (15 credits) Genocide and the Holocaust in History and Memory (15 credits) Disruptive Divas. Riot Grrrls and Bad Sistas: A History of Women in Popular Music (15 credits) Poverty: What Counts? (15 credits) Reporting Business (15 credits) Reporting Conflict (15 credits) Micro-Placement (15 credits) Industry Projects (15 credits) Year Placement: Integrated Professional Training (15 credits) Language modules (15 modules)