Economics with Philosophy BSc
The aim of the Philosophy minor is to bring clarity and rigour to your thinking and to advance your understanding of, and ability to engage with, central philosophical questions, arguments, theories and texts.
Courses
In each year of your undergraduate programme, you will study the equivalent of four, 30-credit, courses for your honours degree, plus three non-credit bearing courses for your NCH Diploma.
In your first year
Introduction to Economics
An introductory course which assumes no prior knowledge of Economics… Read More
Mathematics
This is an introductory level course for those who wish to use mathematics… Read More
International Development
International Development is a course aimed at enhancing a student’s understanding… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Critical Reasoning: Formal & Informal
Studied in Michaelmas term, introduces students to formal and informal logic… Read More
Critical Reasoning: Scientific Reasoning
An introduction to key methodological ideas in the natural and social sciences… Read More
LAUNCH: Introductory Capabilities
LAUNCH provides students with an understanding of the world of work… Read More
In your second year
Mircoeconomics I
This course covers consumer theory and producer theory.… Read More
Microeconomics II
This course covers consumer theory and producer theory.… Read More
Macroeconomics I
This course builds on the Level 4 Introduction to Economics course. … Read More
Macroeconomics II
This course enhances students’ ability to apply macroeconomic models… Read More
Econometrics
Econometrics is a study of how to use theory and data from economics… Read More
Modern Philosophy (Advanced)
Study the break with ancient philosophy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Science Literacy: Physics, Cosmology, Biology
Physics, Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology and Neuroscience literacy… Read More
Science Literacy: History of Science
Introduction to several key episodes in the history of science… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More
In your third year
Applied Economics I & II
Students gain a better understanding of the uses of economic theory… Read More
Two courses from:
Political Economy
Deepen your understanding of the political context of Economics… Read More
Finance I & II
Finance I covers Investment and Asset Pricing and Finance II covers Corporate Finance… Read More
Dissertation
A dissertation is intended to enable a student to deepen his or her understanding… Read More
Plus one from:
Aesthetics
The aesthetic experience and aesthetic objects, their nature and their value… Read More
Kant to Nietzsche
In this course we study Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and works of major thinkers.… Read More
Philosophy of Mind & Language
Foundational concepts, problems, & theories in the philosophy of mind and language… Read More
Political Philosophy
Study themes of huge interest: authority, liberty, democracy, justice, & the market… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Applied Ethics: Ethics in Public & Profession
A series of lectures on major ethical challenges and alternative responses… Read More
Applied Ethics: The Good Life
A series of lectures on major ethical challenges and alternative responses… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More