Written examinations in two of the subjects and written examination or extended essay in the other. The notion of Contradiction and the doctrine of the labour theory of value. For that reason the course begins with a discussion of Marxist method and then moves naturally into the question of the labour theory of value and thereafter into accumulation, crisis theory, imperialism, finance capital, and questions of capitalist decline. It discusses the various schools of thought which have evolved on each topic. Students are expected to write two essays to be handed in at the beginning of the second and third semesters respectively.
Assessment is by examination or long essay, according to the rules of the relevant degree.
Students will normally be expected to take courses in research methods provided both by the Centre and the Faculty.