The following information provides a summary of undergraduate course and programme information for the 2008-09 session. It is intended to help you when you are selecting your courses.
Suspended courses for 2008-09
We regret that the following courses will not run for the 2008-09 session. For other option course choices, please consult your personal tutor
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Anthropology Department courses:
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AN205 The Anthropology of Melanesia |
AN238 Anthropology and Human Rights |
AN221 The Anthropology of Christianity |
AN242 Social Anthropology and Darwinian Theories |
AN223 The Anthropology of South-East Asia |
AN243 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography |
AN231 The Anthropology of China |
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AN235 The Anthropology of Southern Africa |
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Economics Department courses:
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EC305 Economic Analysis of Institutions |
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Economic History Department courses:
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EH325 Issues in Modern Japanese Economic Development |
EH327 China's Traditional Growth and its Economy |
Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group courses:
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ID204 Capitalism, Democracy and Work in Comparative Perspective |
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Government Department courses:
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GV314 Empirical Research in Government |
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International History Department courses:
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HY222 France in International Affairs |
HY304 Germany's New Order in Europe |
HY226 The Great War |
HY313 International History of East Asia |
HY238 The Cold War and European Integration |
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International Relations Department courses:
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IR311 Europe's Institutional Order |
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Philosophy Department courses:
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PH217 Set Theory and Further Logic |
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Social Policy Department courses:
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SA212 Family, Gender and Society |
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Sociology Department courses:
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SO210 Crime, Deviance and Control |
SO215 Evolution and Social Behaviour |
Withdrawn courses from 2008-09
The following courses have been permanently withdrawn and are no longer available. For alternative option courses, please consult your personal tutor.
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Anthropology Department courses:
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AN203 The Anthropology of Lowlands Latin America |
AN211 The Anthropology of Death |
International History Department courses:
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HY317 Politics and Culture in Early Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution, 1500-1640 |
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Geography Department courses:
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GY340 Geographical Information Systems: Applications in Social Science |
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International Relations Department courses:
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IR310 The English School of IR Theory |
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Language Centre courses:
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LN111 German Language and Society 1 (Beginner) |
LN302 Russian Language and Society 5 (Mastery) |
LN310 German Language and Society 5 (Mastery) |
LN704 Arabic Level 2 (Fast Track) |
LN706 Arabic Level Three (Fast Track) |
LN708 Arabic Level 4 (Fast Track) |
LN709 Arabic Level 5 (Current Issues) |
LN710 Introduction to Arabic Language and Society |
LN725 French Level 2 (Business Online) |
LN732 French Level 4 (Oral Communication) |
LN733 French Level 4 (Learning Strategies) |
LN736 French Level 5 (Visual Media) |
LN740 French Level 5 (LLF) |
LN743 German Level 1 (Standard Online) |
LN747 German Level 2 (Super Standard) |
LN749 German Level 2 (Super Fast Track) |
LN755 German Level 5 (Tandem Project) |
LN756 German Level 5 (Management and Business German) |
LN757 German Level 5 (Proficiency in Writing) |
LN762 Italian Level 4 (Standard) |
LN763 Italian Level 5 (Standard) |
LN767 Japanese Level 1 (Super Fast Track) |
LN770 Japanese Level 4 (Fast Track) |
LN771 Japanese Level 5 (Current Issues) |
LN777 Japanese Level 5 (Visual Media) |
LN784 Spanish Level 3 (DELE) |
LN787 Spanish Level 4 (DELE) |
LN793 Portuguese Level 2 (Standard) |
LN795 Greek Level 2 (Standard) |
LN797 Turkish Level 2 (Standard) |
LN798 Hebrew Level 1 (Standard) |
LN802 Arabic Level Four (Oral Communication) |
Law Department courses:
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LL226 Elements of Labour Law |
LL265 Legislation |
LL231 The Substantive Law of the European Union |
LL287 Social Security Law I |
LL259 Legal and Social Change since 1750 |
LL288 Social Security Law II |
Mathematics Department courses:
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MA311 Discrete Mathematics |
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Sociology Department courses:
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SO225 Sociology of Consumption |
SO304 New Media |
SO228 Social Psychology, Gender and Society |
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Course Pre-Requisites
Some second and third year optional courses require students to have already taken another course in the School. The following provides a list of such courses along with the pre-requisite course needed (you can click on the links for the full course guide entry).
Some courses have more general pre-requisites, such as A-level Maths, you are advised to read individual course guides for this information.
Further advice can be sought from your Personal Tutor.
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Optional Course
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Pre-Requisite Course
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Accounting Department
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AC211 Managerial Accounting |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance |
AC310 Management Accounting, Financial Management and Organizational Control |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance |
AC330 Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance |
Economics Department
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EC201 Microeconomics Principles I |
Students are expected to have completed EC102 Economics B (or an equivalent introductory economics course) and MA107 Quantitative Method: Mathematics (or an equivalent introductory mathematics course) |
EC202 Microeconomic Principles II |
EC102 Economics B (or an equivalent introductory economics course) |
EC210 Macroeconomic Principles |
EC102 Economics B (or an equivalent introductory economics course) and MA110 Basic Quantitative Methods (or an equivalent introductory mathematics course) |
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics |
ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory or ST107 Quantitative Methods: Statistics (or an equivalent introductory statistics course) |
EC313 Industrial Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (or equivalent course) |
EC317 Labour Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (or equivalent course) and EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (or equivalent) |
EC319 Mathematical Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II. Students should also have fluency in calculus. |
EC321 Monetary Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (or equivalent) and EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (or equivalent) |
EC325 Public Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (or equivalent) |
EC331 Quantitative Economics Project |
EC221 Principles of Econometrics |
EC333 Problems of Applied Econometrics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (or equivalent) and EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (or equivalent) and either EC220 Introduction to Econometrics or EC221 Principles of Econometrics |
Economic History Department
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EH325 Issues in Modern Japanese Economic Development: Late Industrialisation, Imperialism and High Speed Growth |
Normally EH220 Comparative Economic Development: Late Industrialisation in Russia, India and Japan |
Finance
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FM300 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets (formerly AC300) |
FM212 Principles of Finance (formerly AC212) |
FM320 Quantitative Finance (formerly AC320) |
FM212 Principles of Finance (formerly AC212), EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II. EC220 Introduction to Econometrics or EC221 Principles of Econometrics |
Government Department
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GV225 Public Choice and Politics |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV227 The Politics of Economic Policy |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV262 Contemporary Political Theory |
GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (or equivalent course) |
GV263 Public Policy Analysis |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV264 Politics and Institutions in Europe |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV265 States, Nations and Empires |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV302 Key Themes in the History of Political Thought |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV310 Democracy and Democratisation |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
GV351 Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (or equivalent course) |
Geography & Environment Department
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GY201 Location and Spatial Analysis |
EC100 Economics A |
GY305 Applied Location and Spatial Analysis |
EC100 Economics A, GY201 Location and Spatial Analysis, or GY222 Economic Analysis of the Environment |
GY350 Independent Research Project |
GY240 Research Techniques: Spatial, Social and Environmental |
International History Department:
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HY209 The Spanish Civil War: Its Causes, Course and Consequences |
HY209 Democracy, Civil War and Dictatorship in Twentieth-Century Spain |
International Relations Department
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IR304 The Politics of International Economic Relations |
EH101 Internationalisation of Economic Growth or EC100 Economics A |
IR310 The English School of IR Theory (n/a 07/08) |
IR100 The Structure of International Society or IR200 International Political Theory (or equivalent course) |
Law Department
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LL202 Commercial Contracts |
LL104 Law of Obligations |
LL204 Advanced Torts |
LL104 Law of Obligations |
LL275 Property II |
LL105 Property II (H) |
LL288 Social Security Law II (H) (n/a 07/08) |
LL287 Social Security Law II (H) (n/a 07/08) |
Mathematics Department
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MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
MA200 Further Mathematical Methods: Calculus (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods (or equivalent course) |
MA201 Further Mathematical Methods: Linear Algebra (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
MA203 Real Analysis (H) |
MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (or equivalent course) |
MA207 Further Quantitative Methods: Mathematics |
MA107 Quantitative Methods: Mathematics |
MA208 Optimisation Theory (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
MA209 Differential Equations (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
MA303 Chaos in Dynamical Systems (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods |
MA305 Optimisation in Function Spaces (H) |
MA200 Further Mathematical Methods: Calculus |
MA310 Mathematics of Finance and Valuation (H) |
Students should have attended one of: MA107, ST107 and MA207, or MA100 and ST102
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MA311 Discrete Mathematics (H) |
MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics |
MA313 Probability for Finance and Economics (H) |
MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (or equivalent course) and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory |
MA315 Algebra and its Applications (H) |
MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics |
Managerial and Economic Strategy Group
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MN200 The Process of Management |
EC102 Economics B (or equivalent course), MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) or ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (or equivalent course) |
MN201 Economics for Management |
EC102 Economics B (or equivalent course) |
Operational Research Group
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OR301 Model Building in Operational Research |
OR202 Operational Research Methods |
OR302 Applied Management Sciences |
OR301 Model Building in Operational Research |
Philosophy Department
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PH200 Mathematical Logic (n/a 07/08) |
PH101 Logic (or equivalent course) |
PH211 Philosophy of Economics |
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II |
PH221 Problems of Analytic Philosophy |
PH103 Reason, Knowledge and Values |
Statistics Department
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ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference |
MA100 Mathematical Methods and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory |
ST218 Projects in Applied Statistics |
ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory |
ST226 Actuarial Investigations: Financial (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory |
ST227 Survival Models (H) |
MA100 Mathematical Methods and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory |
ST300 Regression and Generalised Linear Models (H) |
ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory and either ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference or ST218 Projects in Applied Statistics |
ST302 Stochastic Processes (H) |
ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference |
ST305 Actuarial Mathematics: Life |
ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference, ST227 Survival Models |
ST306 Actuarial Mathematics: General |
ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference, ST302 Stochastic Processes |
ST330 Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance |
ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference, ST302 Stochastic Processes |
ST331 Decision Theory and Bayesian Statistics |
MA107 Quantitative Methods: Mathematics and ST107 Quantitative Methods |
Course title changes for 2008-09
The following courses have changed their title for the next session.
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Old title
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New title
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Accounting Department courses:
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AC310 Management, Accounting and Organizational Control |
AC310 Management Accounting, Financial Management and Organizational Control |
Language Centre courses:
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LN702 Arabic: Level One (Fast Track) |
LN702 Arabic: Level One (Fast Track for Learners familiar with Arabic script) |
LN711 Chinese: Level One (Standard) |
LN711 Mandarin: Level One (Standard) |
LN712 Chinese: Level One (Fast Track) |
N712 Mandarin: Level One (Fast Track) |
LN800 Chinese: Level One (Super Fast Track) |
LN800 Mandarin: Level One (Super Fast Track) |
LN713 Chinese: Level Two (Standard) |
LN713 Mandarin: Level Two (Standard) |
LN714 Chinese: Level Two (Fast Track) |
LN714 Mandarin: Level Two (Fast Track) |
LN715 Chinese: Level Three (Standard) |
LN715 Mandarin: Level Three (Standard) |
LN716 Chinese: Level Three (Fast Track) |
LN716 Mandarin: Level Three (Fast Track) |
LN717 Chinese: Level Four (Standard) |
LN717 Mandarin: Level Four (Standard) |
LN718 Chinese: Level Four (Fast Track) |
LN718 Mandarin: Level Four (Fast Track) |
LN719 Chinese: Level Five (Standard) |
LN719 Mandarin: Level Five (Standard) |
LN720 Chinese: Level Five (Pronunciation for Cantonese Speakers) |
LN720 Mandarin: Level Five (Pronunciation for Cantonese Speakers) |
Social Policy Department courses:
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SA218 Criminological Theory |
SA218 Criminological Perspectives |
