Updated undergraduate information 2023/24 - for Prospective students
The following information provides prospective undergraduate students with a summary of new course and programme information being offered in the 2023/24 session:
This page will continue to be updated throughout the academic year as changes are confirmed by departments.
New programmes | Programme title changes | Substantive changes to programme regulations | New courses | Course code changes | Suspended courses | Withdrawn courses
Undergraduate programmes
New programmes for 2023/24 |
Department of Mathematics: |
Department of Statistics: |
Programme title changes for 2023/24 | |
Old title: |
New title: |
Department of Geography | |
BSc in Environment and Development |
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BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics |
BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development with Economics |
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Substantive changes to programme regulations for 2023/24 | |
Department of Accounting: | |
BSc in Accounting and Finance (first year students in 2023/24) |
Change to core courses |
Department of Anthropology: | |
BA in Anthropology and Law (first year students in 2023/24) |
Year 1: Change to core courses and addition of a compulsory introductory course, LL141 |
Department of Economics: | |
BSc in Economics (first year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 3 semi-core course change from MA107 to MA108 |
BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (first year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 3 semi-core course change from MA107 to MA108 |
Department of Economic History: | |
BSc in Economic History (first year students in 2023/24) |
Withdrawal of core un-assessed course EH103 |
BSc in Economics History and Geography (first year students in 2023/24) (second year students in 2023/24) BSc in Economic History and Geography (third year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 12 core course change from EH391 to EH390 |
Department of Finance: | |
BSc in Finance (first year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 4 core course change from MA100 (1.0) to FM102 (0.5) and MA108 (0.5) |
Department of Government: | |
BSc in Politics and Data Science (first year students in 2023/24) BSc in Politics and Data Science (second year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 6 core course addition of PH240 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) |
BSc in Politics and Philosophy (first year students in 2023/24) BSc in Politics and Philosophy (second year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 7 core course change from PH203 (1.0) to PH226 (0.5) |
Law School: | |
(first year students in 2023/24) |
Change to year one core courses |
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method: | |
BSc in Philosophy and Economics (first year students in 2023/24) |
Papers 2&3 new semi-core course MA108 |
BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (first year students in 2023/24) |
Paper 1 new semi-core course MA108 |
BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (second year students in 2023/24) |
Removal of PH340 PPE Research Seminar (0.0) in Year 3 and addition of PH344 Research Seminar (0.5) at Paper 10. |
Department of Social Policy: | |
BSc in International Social and Public Policy (first year students in 2023/24) |
Withdrawal of semi-core course SP110 |
Department of Statistics: | |
BSc in Data Science (first year students in 2023/24) |
Change to papers 4 and 5 |
Undergraduate courses
New courses for 2023/24 | |
Department of Anthropology courses: | |
AN283 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) |
AN292 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) |
AN393 Language, Signs, World, Action! Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (0.5) | |
Department of Economics courses: | |
Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
Department of Economic History courses: | |
The Internationalisation of Economic Growth (0.5) | |
Department of Finance courses: | |
FM102 Quantitative Methods for Finance (0.5) | |
Department of Government courses: | |
GV252 Politics and Policy of Data Science (0.5) |
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Department of Geography courses: | |
GY212 Pathways in Human Geography (0.5) |
GY317 Geograhies of Urban Violence (0.5) |
Department of International Relations courses: | |
IR327 World Orders in Historical International Relations (0.5) |
IR391 Globalisation and the State in Developing Countries (0.5) |
Language Centre courses: | |
LN341 Mandarin in the Global Workplace (0.5) |
LN370 Discourse and Communication (1.0) |
Law School courses: | |
LL141 Introduction to Legal Systems (0.0) |
LL142 Contract Law (1.0) |
LL143 Tort Law (1.0) |
LL208 Race, Class and Law (0.5) |
LL211 Law, Poverty and Access to Justice (0.5) |
LL302 Restitution for Unjust Enrichment (0.5) |
LL303 Cultural Heritage and Art Law (0.5) |
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Department of Mathematics courses: | |
MA108 Methods in Calculus and Linear Algebra (0.5) | |
Department of Philosophy courses: | |
PH240 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) | |
Department of Social Policy courses: | |
SP315 Urbanisation and Social Policy in Global Souths (0.5) | |
Department of Sociology courses: | |
SO314 Class, Culture and Meritocrary (0.5) | |
Department of Statistics courses: | |
ST314 Multilevel and Longitudinal Models (0.5) |
Course title changes from 2023/24 | |
Old title |
New title |
Department of International History: | |
HY113 From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century (1.0) |
HY113 From Empire to Independence: World History in the Twentieth Century (1.0) |
HY333 Enslavement, commerce, and political formations in West Africa, c. 1550-1850 (1.0) |
HY333 People and Power in West African History, c. 1450-1850 (1.0) |
Department of International Relations: | |
IR323 Gendered/ing and International Politics (0.5) |
IR323 Gendered/ing International Politics (0.5) |
IR367 Global Environmental Politics (0.5) |
IR367 Political Economy of Climate Change (0.5) |
IR379 Russia in World Politics (0.5) |
IR379 Eastern Europe: Domestic Regimes and Foreign Policies (0.5) |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Law School: | |
LL100 Foundational Legal Skills (0.0) |
LL100 Legal Studies Skills (0.0) |
LL203 Law of Business Associations (Company Law) (1.0) |
LL203 Company Law (1.0) |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100: | |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100A The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: How can we avert climate catastrophe? (0.5) |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100A The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5) |
Department of Management: | |
MG308 Simulation Modelling and Analysis (0.5) |
MG308 Simulations for Managerial Decisions (0.5) |
MG312 Extreme Organisational Behaviour: Examining behaviour in non-normative organisational contexts (0.5) |
MG312 Science of People in Workplaces (0.5) |
Department of Mathematics: | |
MA318 History of Mathematics in Finance and Economics (0.5) |
MA318 History and Culture of Mathematics (0.5) |
Department of Media and Communications: | |
MC300 Showcase Portfolio: Media Power and Communication Practice (0.5) |
MC300 Media Power and Communication Practice (Showcase Portfolio) (0.5) |
Course code changes from 2023/24 | |
Old code |
New code |
Department of Accounting and Finance: | |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance (1.0) |
AC105 Introduction to Financial Accounting (0.5) AC106 Introduction to Management Accounting (0.5) |
Data Science Institute: | |
DS101M Fundamentals of Data Science (0.5) |
DS101A Fundamentals of Data Science (0.5) |
DS101L Fundamentals of Data Science (0.5) |
DS101W Fundamentals of Data Science (0.5) |
DS105M Data for Data Science (0.5) |
DS105A Data for Data Science (0.5) |
DS105L Data for Data Science (0.5) |
DS105W Data for Data Science (0.5) |
Department of Economics: | |
EC301 Advanced Economic Analysis (1.0) |
EC334 Advanced Macroeconomics (0.5) EC335 Economic Policy in the Global Economy (0.5) |
EC309 Econometric Theory (1.0) |
EC336 Econometric Theory A (0.5) EC337 Econometric Theory B (0.5) |
EC315 International Economics (1.0) |
EC338 International Trade (0.5) EC339 International Macroeconomics (0.5) |
Department of Geography and Environment: | |
GY205 Political Geographies (1.0) |
GY204 Political Geography (0.5) |
Department of Government: | |
GV342M Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Capstone (0.5) |
GV343 Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Capstone (0.5) |
GV342L Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Research Project (0.5) |
GV344 Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Research Project (0.5) |
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method: | |
PH203 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) |
PH226 Philosophy of Society (0.5 |
PH217 Set Theory and Further Logic (1.0) |
PH236 Set Theory (0.5) PH237 Advanced Logic (0.5) |
Department of Statistics: | |
ST101 Programming for Data Science (0.5) |
ST101A Programming for Data Science (0.5) ST101W Programming for Data Science (0.5) |
Suspended courses for 2023/24 | |
Department of Anthropology courses: | |
AN1E0 Being Human: Contemporary Themes in Social Anthropology (Anthropology Exchanges) (0.5) |
AN205 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) |
AN221 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) |
AN240 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) |
AN243 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) |
AN245 Borders and Boundaries: Ethnographic Approaches (0.5) |
AN250 The Anthropology of South Asia (0.5) |
AN269 The Anthropology of Amazonia (0.5) |
AN275 The Anthropology of Revolution (0.5) |
AN276 Anthropology and the Anthropocene (0.5) |
AN281 Health and Welfare: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) |
AN282 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) |
AN284 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) |
AN2E0 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (Anthropology Exchanges) (0.5) |
AN2E6 Political and Legal Anthropology (Anthropology Exchanges) (0.5) |
AN3E1 The Anthropology of Religion (Anthropology Exchanges) (0.5) |
Department of Economic History courses: | |
EH211 Africa and the World Economy, 1500-2000 (1.0) |
EH217 Chinese Economic History since 1800: A Chronology (0.5) |
EH218 Chinese Economic History since 1800: Economic Growth in a Historical Perspective (0.5) |
EH221 Boom and Bust: Macroeconomic History of the Modern World (1.0) |
EH307 The Economic History of South Asia, 1600-2000 (1.0) |
EH326 Innovation and its Finance in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) |
European Institute courses: | |
EU3A1 The Politics and Policies of 'Brexit': The UK's changing relationship with the European Union (0.5) | |
Department of Geography and Environment courses: | |
GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5) |
GY309 The Political Geography of Development (0.5) |
Department of Government courses: | |
GV250 Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence (0.5) |
GV312 Advanced Topics in Government: Executive Politics (1.0) |
GV323 Transparency and Accountability in Government (0.5) |
GV331 Capstone Data Science & Civic Engagement (0.5) |
GV398 Inside the Mind of a Voter: Research in Electoral Psychology (1.0) |
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Department of International History courses: | |
HY243 Islamic Empires, 1400 - 1800 (1.0) |
HY247 The History of Modern Turkey, 1789 to the Present (1.0) |
HY323 Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 (1.0) |
HY336 The United States and nuclear weapons from the Manhattan project to the end of the Cold War (1.0) |
Department of International Relations courses: | |
IR305 Strategic Aspects of International Relations (1.0) |
IR314 Southeast Asia: Intra-regional Politics and Security (0.5) |
IR319 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5) |
IR325 The Situations of the International Criminal Court (0.5) |
IR326 The Rule of Law: A Global History (0.5) | |
Language Centre courses: | |
LN340 Mandarin Language and Society 5 (Mastery) (1.0) |
LN738 French: Level 5 (European Issues) |
LN805 Spanish: Level One (Standard for speakers of non Indo-European languages (0.0) |
LN954 Informal Vocabulary (0.0) |
LN955 Academic Vocabulary (0.0) |
LN956 Grammar for Academic Purposes (0.0) |
LN960 Grammar for Academic Purposes II (0.0) |
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Law School courses: | |
LL259 Legal and Social Change since 1750 (1.0) |
LL301 Global Commodities Law (1.0) |
Department of Management courses: | |
MG228 Managing the Stone-Age Brain (0.5) |
MG310 Strategic Decision Making (0.5) |
Department of Mathematics courses: | |
MA315 Algebra and its Applications (0.5) | |
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method courses: | |
PH238 Philosophy of Language (0.5) | |
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science courses: | |
PB102 Social Psychology (1.0) |
PB301 Cognition and Culture (0.5) |
PB302 Creativity and Innovation (0.5) | |
Department of Social Policy courses: | |
SP232 Health and Social Care Policy (1.0) |
SP271 Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice (1.0) |
SP314 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5) |
SP374 Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (0.5) |
Department of Sociology courses: | |
SO234 Digital Technology, Speed and Culture (0.5) |