School of Social and Political Science

Sustainable Development course choice suggestions

Options taken in first year Sustainable Development: 2022-2023

This is a list of courses that have been taken by SD students in the past. It might facilitate your journey through the DRPS or through Path.

Note – options can be taken if you are SURE about your pathway, and don’t want to take courses from two pathway subjects.

Social and Political sciences options

  • Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World (SSPS 08012), SEM 1
  • Politics in a Changing World – an Introduction for non specialists (PLIT08012), SEM 1
  • History of Western medicine1 (STIS08009) SEM 1
  • History of Science (STIS08005), SEM 2
  • Introduction to British Politics – SEM 2
  • Empires (SCAN080010) – SEM 2
  • Africa in the Contemporary World (AFRI08008), SEM 2
  • South Asia in the World (includes unit on India and climate change) (SAST 08003), SEM 2

Law options (esp relevant for PIR pathway students)

  • International Law Ordinary (LAWS08114), SEM 1

Economics and Business options

  • Economic principles (for students outside economics) (ECNM08004) SEM 1
  • Economic applications – SEM 2
  • Business courses 

Science options

Philosophy options

  • Morality and Value (PHIL08015), SEM 1 [prerequisite for year 4 Food for Thought: The Ethics of Food Choices] - Philosophy of Science – SEM 1

Languages

  • There are a wide range of language courses, and at different levels.
  • There are also year-long and semester-long courses available for students with previous language qualifications – you can search on Path for these by typing in the language(s) in which you are interested.

Arts courses

 

Advice from previous students - AVOID YEAR-LONG COURSES if possible!

Economics ECNM08013, students in the past have found this very difficult – go for Economic principles instead if you’re interested in Economics and don’t want to keep the option of a transfer to an Economics degree.

Introduction to Business (BUST 08026) – easier than the economics course but still risky; both these courses are 40 credits and you have to take them for a full year to be able to pass.