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Course Details

Course Name

BA Politics,Philosophy and Economics

Level of study

Undergraduate

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

3 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

Manchester

Course Subject

Social Sciences

Course Fees

Inside EU: 9250

Outside EU: 18500

Universities

University of Manchester

Description

Course description

The BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics course will provide you with a knowledge of significant topics, problems and issues across these three interrelated disciplines.

The course will enhance your capabilities to critically evaluate competing arguments about political events, ideas and institutions; it will help you to develop the ability to effectively evaluate economic policies, and places the study of economics in its broader institutional and political context. You will develop the ability to evaluate and think through philosophical arguments and positions.

You will benefit from an exceptional opportunity to join a vibrant intellectual community spanning three areas within the School of Social Sciences (SoSS). You will learn how key insights from different fields can be applied to pressing policy concerns, and in doing so, can gain an unusually broad and rich set of intellectual and critical skills.

Studying Politics means that you analyse the behaviour of government from local, national and international perspectives, and provide an understanding and rationale behind policy decisions that affect all of us. Studying politics shows that you are capable of researching and referencing your argument and that you are capable of using rhetoric to reinforce your position in a debate.

In Philosophy, you learn to develop and express rational arguments and use logical reasoning and critical analysis to defend your position and critique opposing viewpoints.

Economics gives you the tools to analyse the economic environment around us. You gain a grounding in quantitative methods such as mathematics and statistics or econometrics, and help you develop an understanding of the spectrum of the wider economy from the reasoning behind macroeconomic government policy to the microeconomic behaviour of individual firms.

You also have the opportunity to spend Year 3 studying abroad at one of our partner universities as part of a 4 year degree option.

Aims

You will:

learn how to analyse and evaluate competing arguments about political events, ideas and institutions;

gain an understanding of economic systems and theories, and place the study of economics in its broader institutional and political context;

Develop the ability to formulate rigorous arguments and philosophical positions.

Special features

Leading research

World-leading research and teaching in economics has been at the heart of higher education in Manchester since the early days of the University. William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882), who helped build the foundations of modern economics, was one of the first professors at Manchester.

Three winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics have worked at Manchester. Sir John Hicks (1904-1989) wrote his most important works on welfare economics during his time at Manchester. Sir Arthur Lewis (1915-1991) was awarded the Prize in 1979 for his pioneering work in the field of development economics and, more recently, Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Prize winner 2001) has led the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester.

We are proud to be acknowledged throughout the world as a leading centre for economic research, scholarship and research-led teaching in all areas of the discipline, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, financial economics, environmental and resource economics, development economics and industrial/business economics.

Connect with like-minded students

PPE at Manchester has a very active society, which brings together students from all year groups as well as alumni. It's a supportive community that hosts regular socials, as well as academic and career events.

Study abroad

You could spend a year abroad studying in one of our partner universities. You can apply for this opportunity during your second year.

This is a competitive process in which available places are allocated on the basis of your academic performance, for which a minimum average applies, as well as the quality of your overall application.

If successful, you put together a package of appropriate course units at your host university in consultation with your academic exchange advisor in Manchester.

Teaching and learning

Your course units feature formal lectures supported by smaller tutorials or seminars, in which you will be able to explore the contents of lectures and recommended reading in greater depth.

Tutorials and seminars are also key elements in improving your written and oral communication skills through group discussions, essay-writing, and presentations.

Students are assigned an Academic Advisor, a member of staff who takes a friendly interest in your progress and can advise you on selecting course units and career opportunities.

Coursework and assessment

The way that you study and are assessed will depend on which course units you choose.

The range of methods is carefully designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding, including:

essays, coursework and other mid-term evaluations;

dissertations;

presentations and group projects; and

Exams.

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