This challenging and ground-breaking degree introduces you to core ideas and issues in politics, philosophy and economics (PPE). It will help you understand how the economy is governed, how public policy gets made and the ideas which shape the world.
**Why study Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Goldsmiths?**
- We offer a distinctive, fresh and critical take on the well-established combination of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), drawing on our strengths in social science and theory. You'll gain an introduction in the ideas and concepts that have shaped the world you live in, and learn to challenge established political and economic policies, institutions and methods.
- As one of the top political universities in the UK (Which? University 2018), Goldsmiths offers a dynamic undergraduate culture, with active student media and politics groups. By the time you graduate, you will have gained a wealth of practical experience, and discovered what excites you for your career ahead.
- You’ll be taught by highly engaged lecturers working across politics, philosophy and economics, all of whom are active researchers and accomplished writers in their fields.
- The programme includes a basic introduction to economics, so you don’t need any prior experience of economics or an A-level in Mathematics before you start.
- Over the three years, you’ll be introduced to alternative approaches to the economy, drawn from anthropology and sociology. You will be encouraged to think more broadly and imaginatively about the way in which markets, states and public policies operate in the 21st century.
- You’ll focus on contemporary, real-world problems, such as financial and environmental regulation, which will prepare you for a career in public policy, NGOs, media, consulting or social innovation.
- In addition to the taught curriculum, you will have the opportunity to hear from experts and policy-makers at special guest lectures.
Course Details - Modules
In the first year, you will take four modules: an introduction to economics, an introduction to philosophy, a module on contemporary issues in political economy (such as the financial crisis) and one of the existing politics first year modules.
The second year becomes more interdisciplinary and critical. It includes a module in political and economic anthropology, exploring the nature of money, property and markets. The philosophy module brings in elements of continental philosophy and critical theory.
In the third year, you will have the chance to choose from a large variety of modules, from across different departments, and also have the option to do a dissertation. This will allow you to draw on the skills you have acquired over the first two years, to take your own approach to the questions of politics, philosophy and economics. By the third year, we expect you to see various connections between the separate fields of politics, philosophy and economics, and be able to combine them in critical and imaginative ways.
Year 1 (credit level 4)
Students take a total of 90 credits comprised of these compulsory modules:
Foundations of Economics
Introduction to Philosophy: The Problems of Ethics
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Issues in Cultural and Political Economy
They then choose one of these Politics and International Relations modules to make up the remainder of their 30 credits:
UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics
World Politics
Colonialism, Power and Resistance
Year 2 (credit level 5)
Students take the following compulsory modules:
Knowledge and Subjectivity
Aesthetics
Anthropology and Political Economy
Students must also select 45 credits from the following economics options:
Political Economy
Mathematics for Economics and Business
International Political Economy 1
Topics in International Economics
The Making of Global Capitalism
Students can then select modules to the value of 30 credits from the following
Making Modern Japan
Chinese Politics: The Revolutionary Era
Contemporary International Relations Theories
Europe Since 1945
Global Governance and World Order
Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain
Liberalism and its Critics
Life: A User's Manual
Modern Britain: Politics from 1979 - today
Modern Political Theory
International Politics of the Middle East
Politics of Vision
Rough Politics
US Politics and Foreign Policy
Year 3 (credit level 6)
Students write a research dissertation (30 credits) and take the compulsory module Global Cultural Politics. They then select their remaining 60 credits from the following 3rd year Politics and International Relations options:
An(other) China: Streetscenes of Politicss
An(other) IR – Views from the South
Anarchism
Beyond All Reason
Britain and Europe
Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought
Companies in the World Economy
Critical Security Studies
Ethics and Economics of Environmental Protection
Feminist Politics
Finance and the Global Political Economy
International Political Economy 2
Liberal Government and Power
Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention
New Radical Political Economy
Political Economy of the European Union
Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa
Rhetoric and Politics
Work Placement
Applied quantitative economics
Quantitative
An(other) Japan: Politics, Ideology and Culture
The Political Economy of International Development Assistance
Digital Anthropology
Armed Politics and Political Violence
Politics of Popular Music
Feminist Economics
Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Course Details – Assessment Method
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
LLV1
Institution code:
G56
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for entry to Year 1 of the programme.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject specific modules
With three Higher Level subjects at 655
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
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IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5
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Fees and funding
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Provider information
New Cross
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