BAPolitical Economics (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	L152

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00341&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Politics and Economic Policies
Scientific Reasoning for the Social Sciences
Institutions of Democracy
Comparative Political Analysis
Career Portfolio
Introduction to Politics (optional)
Democracy: Forms and Futures (optional)
Politics and Power (optional)
Truth, Justice, and the Nature of Politics (optional)

Year 2

Games, Strategy and Politics
Violent Non State Actors: Violence, Crime and Conflict
Political Analysis: Introduction to OLS
International Organisations
Career Portfolio
International Relations: Theories and Approaches (optional)
Development, N.G.Os and Foreign Aid (optional)
Ethics and Public Policy (optional)
The European Union: Institutions and Policies (optional)

Final year

Domestic Politics and International Relations
Authoritarianism
Political Economy of International Development
Environmental Politics
Career Portfolio
Quantitative Political Analysis (optional)
Political Economy (optional)

Career opportunities

Our students are in demand from a host of employers, in politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research.

Our notable alumni include the former President of Costa Rica and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr Oscar Arias, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

The World Bank
NATO
Houses of Parliament Research Unit
United Nations Development Program
ICM research
IMG Media