Licence (avec mention) en politique, philosophie et économie

Knowledge and Understanding

When you have completed this degree, you will have knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Key concepts, ideas, and theories from the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.
• Key contemporary debates in the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics, particularly as they apply to our understanding of the contemporary social world.
• The role of debates in politics, philosophy, and economics in shaping contemporary ethical, political, and social issues.
• How theoretical debates about contemporary society are constructed, developed, and evaluated.

Cognitive Skills

You will be able to:

• Use concepts from politics, philosophy, and economics to develop analyses of social problems and issues.
• Analyze, compare, and evaluate different theoretical approaches, understanding how different approaches work to highlight and explain different aspects of society.
• Understand, evaluate, and manipulate information presented through primary sources, textual analysis, statistical tables, and mathematical representations.
• Recognize the ambiguities inherent in knowledge, recognize the contested and contingent nature of social knowledge, and show awareness and understanding of the grounds for the contingent and contested nature of social knowledge.

Compétences pratiques ou professionnelles

You will be able to:

• Critically reflect upon the information presented to you.
• Appraise, monitor, and reflect constructively on your own developing understanding of new data and new explanations.
• Plan workload and meet deadlines under increasing levels of pressure.
• Work independently to analyze a research question using quantitative or qualitative data.

Key Skills

You will be able to:

• Construct a logical argument and identify flaws in an argument.
• Select, interpret, and synthesize data from a range of sources, including qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate its significance.
• Present information (usually in written format) which is coherently organized and effectively communicates complex ideas.
• Search for information independently, often using IT tools, and integrate this information/data within established understandings or show how it challenges them.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• At Stage 1 you’ll choose among three optional modules before completing the stage with a compulsory module that will introduce you to studying politics.
• Next, in Stage 2, you’ll study two further compulsory modules, one in each of economics and philosophy.
• Finally, in Stage 3, you’ll focus on any two of the three PPE subjects.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll choose 60 credits from the following:

• Global challenges: social science in action (D113)
• Economics in Context (DD126)
• You and your money (DB125)

You'll complete Stage 1 with:

• Understanding politics: ideas and institutions in the modern world (DD211)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Investigating philosophy (DA223)
• Essential economics: macro and micro perspectives (D217)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You’ll choose two from three PPE subjects:

Politics (choose one of these modules)

• International relations: continuity and change in global politics (DD313)
• Modern political ideas (DD316)

Philosophy

• Key questions in philosophy (A333)

Economics

• Doing economics: people, markets and policy (DD309)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Skills for career development

En plus de connaissances spécialisées en politique, en philosophie et en économie, ce cursus vous aidera à développer de précieuses compétences transférables pour l'emploi, notamment :

• Utiliser une gamme de technologies de communication pour rechercher, sélectionner et présenter des informations de manière indépendante
• Analyser et évaluer de manière critique les informations et les données
• Rédiger et communiquer de manière concise et claire
• Rassembler des arguments raisonnés pour des publics particuliers
• Utiliser une gamme de formats : essais, présentations, rapports, travail collaboratif, forums en ligne
• Réfléchir à votre apprentissage et développer des stratégies pour mettre à jour vos connaissances
• Valoriser les retours critiques pour réfléchir aux progrès et améliorer votre travail
• Travailler sur votre initiative et gérer votre temps.

Career relevance

Un diplôme en philosophie politique et en économie est internationalement reconnu comme fournissant un ensemble de compétences conceptuelles et quantitatives particulièrement pertinentes pour de nombreux domaines de la fonction publique, tels que les services civils et diplomatiques et les collectivités locales. Vous développerez notamment des compétences vous permettant d'exprimer vos idées de manière claire et logique ; comprendre et analyser des informations complexes ; et étudier de manière indépendante.

Other careers

Ce cursus constitue également une bonne préparation à une grande variété d'autres carrières, notamment la banque et la finance, la politique, le journalisme et la radiodiffusion, le droit, l'industrie, l'enseignement, le travail social, la comptabilité, la gestion d'entreprise, le conseil, le marketing et la publicité - et de nombreux diplômés. les emplois de niveau sont ouverts aux diplômés de toutes disciplines. Certaines carrières peuvent nécessiter des études complémentaires, une formation et/ou une expérience professionnelle au-delà de votre diplôme.