政治、哲学和经济学学士（荣誉）

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.

实用或专业技能

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

除了政治、哲学和经济方面的专业知识外，该学位课程还将帮助您培养宝贵的可转移就业技能，包括：

• 使用各种通信技术独立研究、选择和呈现信息
• 分析并批判性地评估信息和数据
• 简洁清晰地写作和交流
• 为特定受众整理合理的论据
• 使用多种格式：论文、演示文稿、报告、协作工作、在线论坛
• 反思你的学习并制定策略来更新你的知识
• 重视批评性反馈，以反思进步并改进工作
• 积极主动地工作并管理好自己的时间。

Career relevance

政治哲学和经济学学位在国际上被公认为提供一套概念和定量技能，特别适用于许多公共服务领域，例如公务员和外交服务以及地方政府。特别是，你将培养出清晰、合乎逻辑地表达你的想法、理解和分析复杂信息以及独立学习的技能。

Other careers

本学位课程还为从事其他各种职业做好了充分准备，包括银行和金融、政治、新闻和广播、法律、工业、教学、社会工作、会计、企业管理、咨询、营销和广告 - 许多研究生级别的工作向任何学科的毕业生开放。有些职业可能需要进一步学习、培训和/或超出学位的工作经验。