BA/BSc in Politics of the International Economy is a high calibre programme designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge to understand, analyse and participate in the politics of the international economy as it is developing in the twenty-first century. Depending on their choice of options, students may graduate with a BA, or a BSc.
KEY BENEFITS
- An international focus to prepare students for work in an increasingly interdependent world
- Academic study of international economic and political concepts
- Teaching by an international team of experts
- A wide range of core and optional courses are taught, covering all aspects of international political economy
- The degree is closely related to the BA in International Politics. Students will be able to take a number of optional courses offered by that degree, in addition to those offered as part of the main degree programme
UCAS code
L200
Programme type
Single honours
Duration
Three years FT, six years PT
Location
Strand Campus
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
School of Social Science and Public Policy
Department of Political Economy
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
Strand Campus
7th Floor, Melbourne House
46 Aldwych
London WC2B 2LL
Email
Tel
+44 (0) 20 7848 1403/7216
Fax
+44 (0) 20 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The BA/BSc in Politics of the International Economy aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of political and economic events and processes in a global context. The degree has a number of unique characteristics. First, it provides compulsory training in economic principles and theories of globalisation and international trade to enable students to understand the conceptual and empirical basis of the international economy. Second, all students will also study the legacy of colonialism and have the option to pursue more advanced training in economics.
The degree will equip students to think critically and independently about the issues they encounter in their studies and to develop the range of skills that will support their intellectual, vocational and personal development. After a first year aimed at providing the foundations for the study of political economy, students will be able to choose from two different pathways through the final two years of the degree, depending on their interest. Students reading for the BA will focus on political analysis and processes, while retaining a core of economics in their courseload. BSc students will pursue a programme weighted more towards economic analysis, with the aim of preparing them for postgraduate study in economics.
ABOUT THE Department of Political Economy
CAREERS
Students on both programmes acquire a skill-set that equips them to work in a policy development environment in governmental or NGO settings.
TEACHING STYLE
Sitting within the School of Social Science & Public Policy, the Department of Political Economy has an interdisciplinary, social science ethos that cultivates a highly stimulating intellectual environment attracting leading scholars. A research-led curriculum encourages critical analysis and debate on contemporary international political and policy issues. A variety of teaching methods are used on the programme. Most modules use lectures accompanied by small tutorial groups.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The Department offers two related undergraduate programmes: the BA (Hons) in International Politics and the BA/BSc in Politics of the International Economy. The modules students take on both degrees will be assessed through a range of techniques including examinations, coursework and tutorial participation.
LOCATION
Teaching is based on the Strand Campus with all the facilities offered by the College easily available and the cultural attractions of the South Bank and Covent Garden on its doorstep. The library and computing facilities are readily accessible together with the opportunity to use the University of London library at Senate House.
The Department offers two related undergraduate programmes: the BA (Hons) in International Politics and the BA/BSc in Politics of the International Economy. The modules students take on both degrees will be assessed through a range of techniques including examinations, coursework and tutorial participation.
The BA/BSc in Politics of the International Economy aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of political and economic events and processes in a global context. The degree has a number of unique characteristics. First, it provides compulsory training in economic principles and theories of globalisation and international trade to enable students to understand the conceptual and empirical basis of the international economy. Second, all students will also study the legacy of colonialism and have the option to pursue more advanced training in economics.
The degree will equip students to think critically and independently about the issues they encounter in their studies and to develop the range of skills that will support their intellectual, vocational and personal development. After a first year aimed at providing the foundations for the study of political economy, students will be able to choose from two different pathways through the final two years of the degree, depending on their interest. Students reading for the BA will focus on political analysis and processes, while retaining a core of economics in their courseload. BSc students will pursue a programme weighted more towards economic analysis, with the aim of preparing them for postgraduate study in economics.
YEAR 1
In Year 1, students take 5 core modules, which provide them with the foundations for the study of political economy:
• Studying Politics
• World Politics since 1945
• Introduction to Political Theory
• Principles of Economics
• Globalisation and International Trade
YEAR 2
After Year 1, students are able to choose from two different pathways through the final two years of the degree, depending on their interest.
Students reading for the BA will focus on political analysis and processes, while retaining a core of economics in their courseload. BSc students will pursue a programme weighted more towards economic analysis, with the aim of preparing them for postgraduate study in economics.
YEAR 2 CORE
- Political Economy: Concepts & Issues
- Stability & Change in Post-Colonial Nations (compulsory)
- Research Methods (compulsory)
YEAR 2 OPTIONS
- Microeconomics*
- Macroeconomics*
- Quantitative Methods for Economics*
- The Economics of Politics
- Ethics, Economics & Environmental Protection
- Extended Essay
- Institutions, Economics & Change
- The International Politics of Energy
- Issues in International Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- Non-State Actors & the International Politics of Disaster
- Political Change in Europe
- The Political Theory of Capitalism
- The Politics of Foreign Policy
- an additional approved option module
*Module required for the BSc pathway
YEAR 3 CORE
- Dissertation
- Political Economy: Advanced Analysis (compulsory)
YEAR 3 OPTIONS
- Econometrics*
- The Politics of Development Democracy & its Critics
- Religion & Politics
- Varieties of Capitalism: States, Markets & Public Policy
- Neo-liberalism: The Power of Economic Ideas
- Corruption: Theory & Practice
- The Political Economy of International Regulation
- An approved optional module
*Module required for the BSc pathway
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
97+ ATAR, or an OP of band 2 for Queensland
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs with 8 or 18
Brazil
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Ensino Médio) with 8 OR B OR Muito Bom PLUS at least one year of Bacharel/Licenciado at a Brazilian University with a GPA of at least 8.0 OR the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAA
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.5
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Certificate/Diploma with 90% OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 90% five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level. OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 33.
Chile
Chile
Licencia de Educación Media with 6 PLUS at least one year of the Licenciatura at a Chilean university with a mark of 5 OR the Kings College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAA
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Chinese university with at least 80%
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 19 plus at least an additional foundation/Access year
Czech Republic
Maturita
Maturita with 1
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 11
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with majority marks of 5, and an attestation of success in the state entry examinations (Riigieksamitunnistus)
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 6
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
The Baccalaureat with 14
Germany
Abitur
Abitur with 1.3 overall
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at AAA
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolytirion with 19
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects at minimum Levels 5, 5, 5 plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects.
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or year of undergraduate study at an Indian university.
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with 17 OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 B1 B1
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 90
Japan
School Leaving Certificate
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) PLUS 3 Cambridge Board International A-levels at AAA OR an Associate degree or Diploma from a Junior College (Jun-Gakushi) with a GPA of 3.3 or B+ or 4 OR a foundation year
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu with 9 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 9 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D’Etudes Secondaires with Tres Bien
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAA
Mexico
Mexico
The Bachillerato with a mark of 8 PLUS the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR at least one year of the Licenciado study with an overall average mark of at least 8/10 OR A-levels with grades of AAA
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
VWO with 8.0
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
the NCEA level 3 with E in the majority of standards/modules in four subjects,
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering with grade 5
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A1 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university
Poland
Matura
Matura with 85% in one extended level subject plus 85% in all other extended level subjects.
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 18
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Russian university
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA
Singapore
Singapore A Level
AAA in three content-based H2 subjects. Knowledge and Inquiry is not considered as part of the offer
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuske/Maturita with 1
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Maturitetno Spricevalo with 5
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
The National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement with AAAAB
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 9 overall
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbeytg with MVG
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university
United Kingdom
A levels
AAA
Compulsory subjects
No compulsory subjects
12 unit A level in vocational subjects
Considered on an individual basis
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma with 36 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content.
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D3 D3 D3
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
AAAAB in Highers and AA at Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate
35 points and HL 666
European Baccalaureate
85% overall
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 555. No subject preference. Or SAT with a total score of 1900 with at least 600 in each section or the ACT with a score of 28 plus 3 SAT-S with a score of 600 in each
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
No test required
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