BA (Hons) Economics and International Relations

UCAS code: LL12

Overview

The BA (Hons) Economics and International Relations is offered jointly by the Department of Economics and the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion.

Economics studies the production and distribution of wealth. This means that it is concerned with consumers, workers, industry, commerce and government at the level of the individual and the market (micro-economics) and the national economy (macro-economics). It also focuses on important contemporary issues such as the globalisation of world markets, international monetary systems, the privatisation of industry and the management of the economy. Politics and International Relations at Lancaster is distinctive in seeing politics as a discipline that connects theory and government, global and local, state and society. The study of politics involves both an understanding of the history of political ideas and of the institutions that make the practice of politics possible. At Lancaster we emphasise the importance of the link between our research and teaching because of the benefit that it brings to our students in their studies.

For general information about constituents of this degree programme, please see:

See also information about combined major degrees in Economics.

Requirements

A-level: AAB

General Studies: Accepted as one of the 3 best grades, if 4 A-levels presented

Scottish Highers: ABBBB

International Bacc: 34 points overall with 16 from 3 HL subjects.

IELTS: 6.5

BTEC: DDM/DDD

First Year

Compulsory modules: ECON 100, plus POLI 100 (Part I Politics and International Relations), plus one further Part I subject chosen from the full range of Part I courses (subject to any prequisites, quota and timetabling constraints).

Other Years

In Part II (Years 2 and 3) the course comprises four units in Economics and four units in International Relations.

Compulsory modules:

Year 2: ECON 220, ECON 221, ECON 222 and ECON 223 or ECON 207/208 and two further Economics Modules.

In the third year students take four half units in Economics and four in Politics and International Relations. The Economics courses are chosen from the ECON 300 series modules.

For further information see the individual module descriptions.

Economics