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BA (Economic & Social Studies)

Year One Course Modules

2009-10

Students for all specialisms will be required to take a total of 120 course units in the first year of their study.

ACCOUNTING AND/OR FINANCE SPECIALISATION

(i) Compulsory courses totalling 30 units:

Title Units
Financial Reporting 10
Introductory Management Accounting 10
Financial Decision Making 10

(ii) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates with GCSE Maths will take Introductory Mathematics
and Introductory Statistics; those with A/S Level Maths will take Further Mathematics and Statistics for Economists; those
studying A Level Maths will take Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Statistics
Introductory Mathematics 10
Introductory Statistics 10
Further Mathematics 10
Statistics for Economists 10
Advanced Mathematics 10
Advanced Statistics 10

(iii) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates studying A Level Economics will take The UK
Economy – Microeconomics and The UK Economy – Macroeconomics. All other candidates will take Microeconomic
Principles and Macroeconomic Principles
Microeconomic Principles 10
Macroeconomic Principles 10
The UK Economy – Microeconomics 10
The UK Economy – Macroeconomics 10

(iv) At least 20 units must be selected from the following:

Introduction to Comparative Politics 20
Introduction to International Politics 20
Introduction to Political Theory 20
Culture and Power 10
Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective 10
Culture and Society 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity I 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity II 20
Media, Culture & Society I 20
Media, Culture & Society II 20
Sociology of Personal Life 20
Work, Organisations & Society 20

(v) The following courses may also be selected:

An Introduction to Development 10
Applied Statistics for Economists 10
Computing for Social Scientists 10
Origins of British Industrialisation: British Economic & Social History, 1660-1850 20
Globalisation in Historical Perspective 20
Town and Countryside in Medieval England 20
The Transformation of the British Economy 1850-2001 20
Study Skills – Semester One 10
Study Skills – Semester Two 10
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BUSINESS STUDIES SPECIALISATION

(i) Compulsory courses totalling 10 units:

Title Units
Fundamentals of Financial Reporting 10

(ii) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates with GCSE Maths will take Introductory Mathematics
and Introductory Statistics; those with A/S Level Maths will take Further Mathematics and Statistics for Economists; those
studying A Level Maths will take Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Statistics
Introductory Mathematics 10
Introductory Statistics 10
Further Mathematics 10
Statistics for Economists 10
Advanced Mathematics 10
Advanced Statistics 10

(iii) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates studying A Level Economics will take The UK
Economy – Microeconomics and The UK Economy – Macroeconomics. All other candidates will take Microeconomic
Principles and Macroeconomic Principles
Microeconomic Principles 10
Macroeconomic Principles 10
The UK Economy – Microeconomics 10
The UK Economy – Macroeconomics 10

(iv) At least 20 units must be selected from the following:

Introduction to Comparative Politics 20
Introduction to International Politics 20

(v) At least 20 units must be selected from the following (candidates are strongly advised to take the Work, Organisations
and Society module):
Work, Organisations & Society 20
Crime & Society 20
Culture and Power 10
Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective 10
Culture and Society 20
British Society in a Globalising World 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity I 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity II 20
Media, Culture & Society I 20
Media, Culture & Society II 20
Sociology of Personal Life 20

(vi) The following courses may also be selected:

Fundamentals of Management Accounting 10
Financial Decision Making 10
An Introduction to Development 10
Applied Statistics for Economists 10
Computing for Social Scientists 10
Introduction to Political Theory 20
Origins of British Industrialisation: British Economic & Social History, 1660-1850 20
Globalisation in Historical Perspective 20
The Transformation of the British Economy 1850-2001 20
Town and Countryside in Medieval England 20
Study Skills – Semester One 10
Study Skills – Semester Two 10
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AREAS OTHER THAN BUSINESS STUDIES, ACCOUNTING AND/OR FINANCE SPECIALISATION

(i) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates with GCSE Maths will take Introductory Mathematics
and Introductory Statistics; those with A/S Level Maths will take Further Mathematics and Statistics for Economists; those
studying A Level Maths will take Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Statistics. Engaging with Social Research module
is not recommended to candidates who want to specialise in an Economics based specialism. Criminological Research
Methods is only available to Criminology specialists.
Title Units
Introductory Mathematics 10
Introductory Statistics 10
Further Mathematics 10
Statistics for Economists 10
Advanced Mathematics 10
Advanced Statistics 10
Engaging With Social Research 20
Criminological Research Methods 20

(ii) Courses totalling 20 units from the following: NOTE: Candidates studying A Level Economics will take The UK Economy
– Microeconomics and The UK Economy – Macroeconomics. All other candidates will take Microeconomic Principles and
Macroeconomic Principles
Microeconomic Principles 10
Macroeconomic Principles 10
The UK Economy – Microeconomics 10
The UK Economy – Macroeconomics 10

(iii) At least 20 units must be selected from the following:

Introduction to Comparative Politics 20
Introduction to International Politics 20

(iv) At least 20 units must be selected from the following:

Crime & Society 20
Foundations of Criminal Justice 20
Psychology, Crime & Criminal Justice 20
Culture and Power 10
Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective 10
Culture and Society 20
British Society in a Globalising World 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity I 20
From Modernity to Postmodernity II 20
Media, Culture & Society I 20
Media, Culture & Society II 20
Sociology of Personal Life 20
Work, Organisations & Society 20

(v) The following courses may also be selected:

Fundamentals of Finance 10
Fundamentals of Financial Reporting 10
Fundamentals of Management Accounting 10
An Introduction to Development 10
Applied Statistics for Economists 10
Computing for Social Scientists 10
Origins of British Industrialisation: British Economic & Social History, 1660-1850 20
Globalisation in Historical Perspective 20
Economics & History (only available to Economic & Social History specialists) 10
The Transformation of the British Economy 1850-2001 20
Town and Countryside in Medieval England 20
Introduction to Political Theory 20
Study Skills – Semester One 10
Study Skills – Semester Two 10

PLEASE NOTE: This is just an indication of what modules are available for study. For more detailed pre/co-requisite
information, please see the full BA Econ schedule.