FAST-BIE-2 (TRENPK8b) British Society and Culture is a basic course in the FAST Curriculum and one of three 'required-option' courses (USA-2, BIE-2, BIE-3) in the English Translation Curriculum.

The course gives an introduction to the political and legal institutions of the United Kingdom, and includes lectures on the British economy, the welfare state, the mass media, education, the class system, the role of women in society, religion, Britain and the EU, and the problem of Northern Ireland.

BIE-2 is offered in the autumn term. Evaluation is by a short paper or an end-of-term examination.

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Last Updated 30 November 2009