In this module you will have the opportunity to connect with the health sector in an area that will help shape your career.  You will bring together what...

In this module you will have the opportunity to connect with the health sector in an area that will help shape your career.  You will bring together what you have learned across the programme and through into a consultancy project working for a health sector client.  This piece of work is an opportunity for you to work independently as well as with a health organisation to shape and engage on a problem or opportunity that needs addressed by the client.  This project may include an enhanced synthesis of the literature, practice or research.  The ambition is to allow you with the client to identify and shape the project to inform your academic and professional skills for personal and professional development. You will begin to work on the project in term 2 through a focused workshop and then individual work with the careers coach to ensure you get the right fit for your aspirations and client.

The goal of this course is to familiarise students with important concepts and models in Political Economy. The course typically covers basic ideas about...

The goal of this course is to familiarise students with important concepts and models in Political Economy. The course typically covers basic ideas about social organisation: e.g. the problem of cooperation, theories of collective action and the provision of public goods. It may also cover problems of social choice, and fundamental ideas about institutions and institutional change, as well as an introduction to spatial models of political competition. After these foundations, the focus usually shifts towards democratic institutions with a quick tour through topics such as legislative organisation, veto player theory, the effects of electoral rules, and party systems. The last part often looks at problems of delegation and more generally the interplay of politics and the macro-economy. Throughout the module, students are usually exposed to some game theoretic concepts and methods, as well as some basic practical tools to analyse political and economic data. Students are expected to formulate their own research question and write a 3000-4000 word research paper that typically includes an empirical analysis.

Available to: All Years and Affiliates.