Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
UHEU-AKB29: BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
Mode of attendance: Thick Sandwich |
 Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
| Year 1 |
 NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11  ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 |
Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ10007 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
| PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
| EU10712 | Comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| EU10713 | International history 1815-1991 | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU10082 | Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) | 12 Credits |
| ZZ10005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| SP10002 | Social problems & social policy | 6 Credits |
| SP10043 | Introductory sociology A | 6 Credits |
| SP10204 | Introduction to international development (formerly EC10077) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| EU10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
| EU10417 | British politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU10085 | Russian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio) | 6 Credits |
| EU10104 | Europe since 1945 | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| SP10001 | Social policy, welfare and the state | 6 Credits |
| SP10044 | Introductory sociology B | 6 Credits |
| SP10205 | Introduction to politics of development (formerly EC10078) | 6 Credits |
| SP10206 | Introduction to social analysis of development (formerly EC10152) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Year 2 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 |
Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00022 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ20008 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU20385 | European political thought | 6 Credits |
| EU20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
| EU20725 | Conflict and international security | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EU20415 | Media politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20726 | European integration | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS20109 | Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches | 6 Credits |
| SP20004 | The sociology of the family & family policy | 6 Credits |
| SP20047 | Economic sociology and work relationships | 6 Credits |
| SP20112 | Structure and agency and other dualisms in social theory | 6 Credits |
| SP20207 | Researching social change (formerly EC20023) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| EU20722 | International political economy | 6 Credits |
| EU20724 | Policies and policy-making in the EU | 6 Credits |
| EU20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| EU20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| EU20428 | Film, politics & society | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS20107 | Developmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP20003 | 'Race' & racism | 6 Credits |
| SP20048 | Understanding industrial behaviour | 6 Credits |
| SP20069 | Philosophy of the social sciences | 6 Credits |
| SP20208 | International politics of development (formerly EC20080) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Year 3 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Compulsory Units |
| Students on this programme may opt to take unit EU20754 (Study year abroad) instead of EU20413. |
| EU20413 | Work placement | 60 Credits |
| Year 4 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ30009 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| EU30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU30101 | Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika | 6 Credits |
| EU30107 | Culture & national identity | 6 Credits |
| EU30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 Credits |
| EU30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
| EU30548 | Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| EU30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
| EU30755 | Film and international relations | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS30015 | Economic & environmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP30011 | Health policies & politics | 6 Credits |
| SP30013 | Social security policy and welfare reform | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU30102 | Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia | 6 Credits |
| EU30108 | European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? | 6 Credits |
| EU30295 | In search of Europe 2: nationalism, regionalism and convergence in Europe since 1989 | 6 Credits |
| EU30441 | Women & politics in Europe | 6 Credits |
| EU30671 | Italian national option IT11: Political terrorism and its legacy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| EU30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
| EU30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 Credits |
| EU30756 | The politics of Latin America | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PS30100 | Interacting with technology (for learning, work and leisure) | 6 Credits |
| SP30012 | European social policy: a comparative approach | 6 Credits |
| SP30055 | Comparative industrial relations | 6 Credits |
| SP40215 | Critical issues in social development (formerly EC40165) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |