BSc Government and Economics 

For all first, second and third year students in 2008-09

Paper

Course number and title

Year 1

1

EC102 Economics B

2

Either MA110 Basic Quantitative Methods or MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (H) and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H)

3 & 4

Two from:
GV101 Introduction to Political Science
GV100 Introduction to Political Theory
An approved paper taught outside the Department of Government and Economics

Year 2
NB: Options in Government normally require GV101 or GV100 to have been completed; Course Guides should be checked accordingly.

5

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I

6

EC210 Macroeconomic Principles

7

One from:
GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (should normally be taken and examined at the end of the second year if not taken in Year 1)
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (should normally be taken and examined at the end of the second year if not taken in Year 1)
An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B* (if both GV100 and GV101 taken under 3 & 4 above)
An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Economics and Government (if both GV100 and GV101 taken under 3 & 4 above)

8

GV225 Public Choice and Politics

Year 3

9

An approved paper from the Government Selection Lists A or B*

10

An approved paper from the Economics Selection List

11

An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B*

12

One from:
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (3rd year only)
An approved paper from the Economics Selection List
An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B*
An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Economics and Government

Notes
* Students are required to choose at least one paper from each of the two Government Selections Lists

Government Selection List A

Comparative Politics

GV265

States, Nations and Empires

GV310

Democracy and Democratisation

GV350

Theories and Problems of Nationalism European Politics

GV264

Politics and Institutions of Europe

GV351

Government, Politics and Public Policy in the EU

Government Selection List B

Political Theory

GV262

Contemporary Political Theory

GV302

Key Themes in the History of Political Thought Public Policy

GV263

Public Policy Analysis

GV227

Politics of Economic Policy

All Government third year courses (those with GV3xx prefix) have a second year course as a prerequisite, which should be taken prior to, or in some cases, contemporaneously with, the third year course. No third year course can be taken in year 2.

Economics Selection List

EC301

Advanced Economic Analysis

EC302

Political Economy

EC303

Economic Analysis of the European Union

EC305

Economic Analysis of Institutions (n/a 08/09)

EC307

Development Economics

EC311

History of Economics: How Theories Change 

EC313

Industrial Economics

EC315

International Economics

EC321

Monetary Economics

EC325

Public Economics

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