English with Economics BA
Economics complements the English major with a rich understanding of how societies can create and distribute wealth, and how doing so has shaped our lives and lives past.
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
Literature 1700 – 1830
This Course aims to give a knowledge of a range of texts from 1700-1830… Read More
Literature 1830 – 1900
This course aims to give you a knowledge of a range of texts from 1830-1900… Read More
Economic Principles
Introductory course aimed at students on programmes with Economics as a Minor… 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
Literature 1550 – 1700
This course aims to give knowledge of a range of texts from the 16th century… Read More
Literature 1900 – the Present
This course aims to give knowledge of a range of texts from the twentieth century… Read More
Literary Kinds
Study Shakespearean plays and responses to these from the 18th century to now… Read More
Economic Development
Introduction to key ideas and debates in the field of international development… 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
North American Literature
This course explores the variety of the huge body of literature written in English… Read More
Cultures of London
This course studies literary representations of London from the Renaissance… Read More
Comparative Literature
Question, and look beyond, linguistic and national barriers to do with English… Read More
Political Economy
Deepen your understanding of the political context of Economics… 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