BSc (Hons) Economics, Politics and International Relations with a Year in Business Bachelor's degree at Royal Holloway, University of London

An introduction for students with no or minimal mathematical background to the formal tools used in first year principles of economics module and the data skills module as well as the second year modules in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. The course presents the most common functional forms used in economics and analyses their behaviour using conventional graphs. The course addresses the rules of differentiation and the ways derivatives are used in unconstrained and constrained optimisation.

This module offers a broad introduction to theory and history in international relations since 1870. You will look at a variety of different theoretical lenses, ranging from orthodox to critical perspectives, in order to understand events from the collapse of the Bismarckian European order and the origins of World War 1 to the contemporary War on Terror.

This module will introduce you to the academic study of politics and to the 'real world' of contemporary politics. As a foundational course, it will give you all the essential tools to understand the nature of politics and analyse the way different political systems work. You will be introduced to key concepts such as politics, power, rights, ideologies, democracy and representation, and will learn about the different actors, institutions and processes that make up politics today.

The Writing Skills Quiz is a self-guided diagnostic quiz that takes students through five areas of written communication: spelling; punctuation; academic register; structure and argument, and conventions of presentation and referencing.

This module will be composed of an introduction to Employability, library resources, team building, and CV making. Career services will provide a session on self-awareness and decision making and library services will present their relevant resources. The Economics department will organise some team building exercises.

Principles of Economics is a first-year undergraduate module in how the economy works. The module is suitable for students with or without A-Level economics or equivalent. We will cover the basic theories of macroeconomics and microeconomics. The module adopts the state-of-the-art CORE approach (Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics).

Data Skills for Economists is about understanding the data we encounter constantly in everyday life and the data that social science researchers create as they explore and analyse the world around us. You will learn to analyse and display data using the R statistical software package.

Career services will provide a session on how to be ready to apply for an internship at the end of the second year. Students will prepare for a psychometric test and will undertake a series of mock interviews. Students will attend at least one Econ@Work talk to be aware of professional life and challenges.

In this module you will develop an understanding of macroeconomics and macroeconomic policy-making. You will look at a variety of contemporary and historical macroeconomic events, and the differences between the short, medium and long run. You will examine the role of monetary and fiscal policy, its impact on the economy and its limitations.

In this module you will develop an understanding of the models of individual optimisation and their applications. You will look at the key determinants of an individual's behaviour in a variety of circumstances and the behaviour of firms in different market environments, such as perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly.

This module concerns the theories underlying discussion of political problems and issues today. Examining a range of key ideas and the thinkers who have developed them, the module will consider what lies at the roots of contemporary debates about laws, policies, protest, and resistance. Topics covered will likely include liberty, equality, human rights, punishment, democracy, gender, race, multiculturalism and cultural hegemony, civil disobedience, resistance and political violence.

Democracy in Britain explores the theory and practice of modern British politics. It's designed primarily to familiarise students with the ways in which British democracy has evolved, how it operates today and some of the challenges that confront it. You'll gain knowledge of the 'nuts and bolts' of the political system and the quality of contemporary democratic governance.

This module introduces institutions and politics of the United States. It offers a thorough grounding in the empirical and theoretical literature on American politics. The module covers the Constitution, Congress, the Presidency and federal bureaucracy, separation of powers, federalism and state governments, the Supreme Court, elections, political parties, the media, and interest groups.

In this module you will develop an understanding of the scope and limitations of global governance. You will look at the creation of international organisations and the role of states in this process, how different organisations are designed, and the effectiveness and functioning of different types of organisation.

This module examines the relationship between states and markets, power and wealth, in International Political Economy (IPE). You'll be introduced to the key concepts and theoretical debates in IPE. It tackles issues such as the globalisation of trade, finance, and production, the continued problems of development and democratic governance in the world economy.

Building on Introduction to International Relations, this module explores the key thinkers and debates in International Relations Theory. You will become familiar with a variety of ways of thinking about International Relations, engaging with questions about the nature of power, identity, and ethics in politics. You will examine the three foundational theoretical paradigms within International Relations – realism, liberalism, and Marxism, and explore newer critical approaches including construct

The purpose of this module is to provide a broad overview of how citizens, politicians and the media interact across Western democracies during both electoral and governing periods. The first part of the module will focus on the production and consumption of political news, while the second part will address campaigns and their effects as well as focusing on contemporary debates in political communication, including ethical issues.

This year will be spent on a work placement. You will be supported by the Placements Office and the Royal Holloway Careers and Employability Service to find a suitable placement. You will be asked to complete assessed work. The mark for this work will count towards your final degree classification.

This third-year course will deepen the elements covered previously in Employability 1 and 2. Career services will provide a session on how to be ready for employment at the end of the year. Students will prepare for a psychometric test and undertake a series of mock interviews. Students will attend at least one Econ@Work talk.