MAN-30111 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Much of the literature on Brexit presents and promotes binary approaches to the EU. This module opens up this homogenised view of Brexit by focusing on the political economy of Brexit, i.e. examining the politics and economics that have developed since the 2016 UK referendum on membership of the EU by examining the strengths and weaknesses of Brexit from a political and economic perspective. The module offers a sophisticated introduction to the theoretical perspectives of European integration, the context of Brexit in the UK and the EU and considers the future UK-EU trading relationship.

To interpret the role Brexit plays in the political economy of the UK and the EU
To explore the economic dimensions of international trade focusing specifically on post-Brexit trade with the EU, the USA & beyond
To examine the strengths and weaknesses of UK economic policy (including UK nations and regions)
To assess the economic, political and social factors that contribute to UK ¿ EU relations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify and critically evaluate theories of European integration, EU economic architecture and international trade: 1,2
Identify and critically evaluate the origins of the Global Financial Crisis and Eurozone Crisis: 1,2
Critically evaluate the challenges and opportunities posed by Brexit to the UK from a political and economic perspective: 1,2
Assess Brexit negotiations from a practical perspective and address their limitations: 1,2

Study hours

24 hours of scheduled learning: lectures (10x1hrs), tutorials (10x1hrs), drop-in hours (4hrs)
126 hours independent learning (66 hours for coursework and 60 hours for the module sessions)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment