Program Overview

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

BA (Hons)

Overview

This course explores issues of philosophy, politics, and economics, and challenges you to devise creative solutions to local, national, and global problems.

Course Structure

• Year one: Introductions and foundations: Ask questions, challenge your assumptions, interrogate evidence, data, and opinions. You’ll follow a broad curriculum and develop your understanding of economic, political, and philosophical thinking and how they interconnect.
• Year two: Practical, applied, relevant: this year combines the academic study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics with the acquisition of professional skills as you apply your knowledge and understanding to a defined problem or idea.
• Year three: Achievement, consolidation, creativity: your final project in the third year brings all this together. You’ll identify your own area of study, develop your proposal, and put it into practice. This might be an extended piece of academic writing, a pitch to a local employer, a community project, or the creation of digital resources.

Course Modules

This course offers or includes the following modules:

• Year one (Level 4) modules:
  • Introduction to the Study of Politics
  • Worlds of Ideas
  • Managing Data
  • Ethics and Values
  • Economics and Globalisation
  • Thinking Together: Humanities in the 21st Century
• Year two (Level 5) modules:
  • Ethics in the Contemporary World
  • Applying Economics
  • British Politics
  • The Art of the Possible: Political Analysis and Policy Making
  • Political Ideologies: Thinking in Action
  • Digital Humanities
  • The Art of Persuasion: Advocacy for Change
  • Working Together
  • Power and Political Institutions
  • Political Philosophy
  • Innovation Management
  • Transformative Communities
  • Professional Placement Year
• Year three (Level 6) modules:
  • PPE Final Project
  • Advanced Economics Issues
  • Conservation Politics in Africa
  • Critical Approaches to World Politics
  • Political Journalism
  • Leadership and Management
  • Life and Meaning
  • Environmental Politics
  • Global Empires
  • Gender in Society - Critical Perspectives
  • The Placement: Putting Your Subject into Practice
  • Identities and Inequalities
  • Asian Philosophies
  • Philosophy of Health

Assessment

We’ll assess your progress through a variety of coursework tasks including:

• Projects
• Portfolios
• Reflective writing

Teaching

You'll be taught through a mix of seminars, workshops, and lectures. You'll learn in small groups, with as many opportunities to work outside the seminar room as possible.

Facilities and Resources

• The course is based at our Newton Park campus, which combines outstanding modern facilities with a beautiful setting.
• The Library provides many core resources, both in print and online. We draw on a wide range of resources, and encourage the use – and creation – of different materials.
• You'll have access to other excellent facilities including:
  • Subject resources and subject Librarian
  • Virtual Learning Environment
  • Writing and Learning Centre
  • English Language Unit

Fees

• 2025 entry:
  • UK full time: £9,535
  • UK part time: £4,768
  • International full time: £16,460
• Professional Placement Year:
  • During the placement year, the fee is reduced to 20% of the full time fee.
  • UK: £1,905
  • International: £3,292

Entry Requirements

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below:

• A Level – grades BBB-BCC preferred.
• BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.
• T Levels – grade Merit preferred.
• International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points are required.
• Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants

IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.

Related Courses

• History
• Sociology
• English Literature
• International Relations and Politics

Key Facts

• Award: BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics
• School/s: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
• Campus or location: Newton Park
• Course length: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available.
• UCAS codes: Institution Code: B20, Course Code: PPE1 or PPE2, Campus Code: A,BSU