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www.essex.ac.uk/government | Politics Course modules
BA Politics First year
Introduction to Politics Two social science options* One social science option or one humanities option
Second year Political Analysis Introduction to Political Theory
Two politics options
Third year Four politics options In certain circumstances, one politics option may be substituted by a project, a language option or one option in another social science department.
BA International Relations
First year
Introduction to Politics Introduction to European Politics (recommended)§ Introduction to International Relations
One social science option* or one humanities option
Second year Political Analysis International Relations One politics option from a specialised list One politics option
Third year One politics option with a regional focus
One politics option with an international relations focus Two politics options
BA International Development
First year
Introduction to Politics Politics of Development: Sustainable Development and Africa
Introduction to International Relations (recommended) Introduction to Economics or one social science† or humanities option
Second year Politics of Development: Globalisation, Development and the State
Political Analysis Introduction to Political Theory or International Relations
One social science or humanities option
Third year Project (Development) or one politics option
Two politics options One social science or humanities option
BA Politics and Law First year
Introduction to Politics Either Introduction to European Politics or Introduction to International Relations
Constitutional Law Criminal Law
Second year Political Analysis Joint Seminar in Politics and Law
One politics option Administrative Law
Third year Legal and Political Theory One politics option One law option from: UK Human Rights Law European Human Rights Law
Public International Law Law of the European Union
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BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics
First year
Introduction to Economics Introduction to Politics Introduction to Philosophy One social science‡ or humanities option
Second year Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
Three options from politics, economics and philosophy
Third year Four options from politics, economics and philosophy
BA Economics and Politics
First year
Introduction to Politics Introduction to Economics One economics or social science option
One social science option
Second year Microeconomics Either Macroeconomics or one politics option
Either Mathematical Methods in Economics and Introduction to Econometric Methods or Political Analysis
Third year Political Economy Two half-year options in economics or
Macroeconomics (if not taken in the second year) Economics Project or economics option
One politics option or project
* If you are thinking of specialising in modules concerned with globalisation, political economy or international political economy in your second and third year, we strongly advise you to choose economics as an option in your first year
† You are encouraged to take Introduction to International Relations as an option
§ Can be substituted for another option
‡ If you are wishing to pursue postgraduate studies involving economics, we strongly advised you to choose Introduction to Quantitative Economics
For other joint courses with politics, see History, Human Rights, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Sociology entries.
This information is a guide to course content and is subject to review on an annual basis.
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