Department of Economics - Royal Holloway, University of London

Degree structureBA and BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Subject to validation)This course will provide students with the opportunity to study three disciplines that are crucial for an understanding of the complex dynamics oftoday’s world. Students will study a common foundation in the first year, and an advanced seminar and dissertation unit in their final year thatdevelops links across the three disciplines – a distinctive feature of the course. Students have great flexibility to vary their degrees in the secondand third years in such a way as to graduate with one of three awards: BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics; BA Politics, Philosophy andEconomics; and BA Politics and Philosophy with Economics..Year 1EC1101 Principles of Economics (1 unit)EC1102: Quantitative Methods of Economics (1 unit)PR1400: Introduction to Politics and Government(1 unit)PY1001: Fundamental Questions in Philosophy(1 unit)Year 2Students must choose at least one, and no morethan two units from available courses in eachdiscipline of politics, philosophy and economics, fora total of four course units for the year.As part of their second year philosophy studentsmust take:PY2001 Introduction to European Philosophy 1:From Kant to Hegel (0.5 units)PY2002 Mind and World (0.5 units)Economics courses are limited to:EC2201 Microeconomics (1 unit)EC2202 Macroeconomics (1 unit)Year 3PPE3000: Advanced Seminar and Dissertation inPolitics, Philosophy and Economics (1 unit)A further three units of courses from availableoptions in politics, philosophy and economics mustbe undertaken. Students may concentrate theirchoices on courses from one of the disciplines,but must choose courses of at least one half-unitfrom at least two subjects. They may also dividetheir choices among all three subjects. Choices inEconomics are subject to the following conditions:1) Students can take third year Economics coursesONLY if they have taken and passed both EC2201and EC2202 in year 2.2) Students who have taken only EC2201 or EC2202in year 2 may only take the other course in year 3.Depending on course selections and achievement, students who meetthe minimum College requirements for award of degree will be eligibleto exit with one of the following degree titles:1) Students who pass at least two units worth of dedicated third yearEconomics courses will graduate with a BSc Politics, Philosophyand Economics.2) Students who pass dedicated third year Economics courses of atleast 0.5 units but less than two units will graduate with aBA Politics, Philosophy and Economics.3) Students who do not pass any third year Economics courses willgraduate with a BA Politics and Philosophy with Economics.BSc Economics, Politics and International RelationsYear 1Students must take:EC1101 Principles of Economics*EC1102 Quantitative Methods of Economics*Choose two from:PR1400: Introduction to Politics andGovernmentPR1500: Introduction to InternationalRelationsPR1520: Classic and Contemporary Readingsin Politics and International RelationsPR1600:Introduction to Research Methods in Politics andInternational RelationsYear 2EC2201 Microeconomics*EC2202 Macroeconomics*Choose two units from available courses in Politicsand International Relations**Year 3Choose two units from Economics final year optionsChoose two units from Politics and InternationalRelations final year options*** required to take and to pass for the award of the relevant degree title** the units available will be confirmed by the Department of Politics and International Relations9