The aims of this module are to provide a sound, basic understanding of modern macroeconomics, its historical development and its application to theoretical and real world problems.

The aims of this module are to introduce how microeconomic methods of analysis are used to analyse and evaluate contemporary market systems.

This module has three main aims:

• Introduces students to academic integrity.
• Allows students to development their academic skills for successful study in Politics, International Relations, Philosophy and/or History.
• Allows students to develop, recognise and better articulate their skills, attributes and self-awareness.

This module provides an introduction to modern European history from c.1750 to European integration and the major ideological families that have defined, and continue to shape, European political, cultural, and intellectual life. It encourages students to evaluate the impact of the 'dual revolution' on the emergence of the key political ideologies - including liberalism, conservatism, Marxism, and feminism - and to assess the relevance of these ideologies to contemporary politics.

The aim of this module is to provide a framework of reference for philosophical enquiry by introducing students to the central figures, concepts and debates in philosophy. Students will be equipped with the skills required to identify, use and evaluate different forms of logic, reason and argument.

This module aims to introduce students to a selection of theories, concepts and theorists of International Politics. Students will learn to critically evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and limits of each approach.

This module introduces students to key concepts and theories used in the study of advanced democracies. Taking the United Kingdom as its starting point, it provides an overview of key historical and contemporary debates and draws on quantitative and qualitative research traditions in comparative politics.