The aim of the module is to enable students to undertake an extensive piece of research on a topic of their choice in the field of their degree title, and to further develop their skills in research techniques and methods.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce students to basic concepts in finance and to equip them for further study in more advanced topics and modules in finance.
• Explain the functions of capital markets in the economy, the ways in which economic activity is financed and implications for the flow of funds, and the role of the stock exchange in this process.
• Explain basic techniques of financial analysis, especially the valuation of simple securities, including shares, bonds and money market investments.
• Examine investment decision rules; discuss issues pertaining to risk and the opportunity cost of capital.
• Explain how corporations finance capital expenditure via equity or debt.
• Examine a number of additional issues such as agency problems, market efficiency, payout policy, risk management, financial planning, and mergers.

This module is an introduction to the economic analysis of some of the key real (i.e. non-monetary) phenomena that are associated with globalisation. In particular, we will examine how economists study international trade flows; trade policy; and foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises (MNEs). We will also analyse the basis, both in positive economics and in normative/ethical concerns, of selected controversies surrounding globalisation.

The aims of this module are to:

• Outline and discuss important themes in contemporary political philosophy by encouraging reflection on a number of common basic assumptions and intuitions about the nature of politics, the responsibilities of social and political institutions and the principles upon which ideas about politics are founded.
• Encourage you to tackle some of the most profound and enduring questions facing citizens and policy makers in liberal democratic states and to evaluate the various ways in which different philosophical traditions have approached these issues.

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of new and emerging security threats in the 21st Century. It explores some of the different ways these threats are understood, how they are being responded to and their implications for the politics of security.

This module examines the ethical (including moral, social, and political) dimensions of environmental thought, broadly construed to encompass a range of questions about human relationships with plants, animals, ecosystems, the climate, and the wider nonhuman world. Ethico-political frameworks explored might include ecologism, animal rights, biocentrism, and similar. Practical normative questions explored might include the ethics of diets and food systems; the political inclusion of animals; the question of who is responsible for putting right environmental harm; species conservation; green militarization; and green democracy.

This module introduces students to the nature, causes, types, and threat of terrorism, and the ways in which this threat is countered.

The aims of this module are to give an understanding of the connection between social objectives and economic policy.

This module aims to a) give students a sound grounding in leading strands of feminist philosophy; and b) to allow students to be able to position themselves within these debates. It will do this by focusing on texts and debates: students will read texts in preparation for the class sessions, and will be encouraged to critique, compare, contrast, engage and position themselves in relation to the writings under consideration.

The aim of the module is to explore anarchism in the history of ideas and contemporary politics, using a student-designed open syllabus and by completing a project, tailored to individual interests.

The aim of the module is to provide students with an advanced understanding of the nature of contemporary war. Students will understand and explain changes in the character of conflict. Issues such as technology on the conduct of war as well as climate change provide a new appreciation of how States fight.