Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2012/13 |
UHPL-AYB12: BA (hons) German and Politics |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GERMAN AND POLITICS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad |
 NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year has a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11
 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 . - Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| PL10626 | German written and spoken language 1 | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| MN10354 | An introduction to law - contract, tort and ELS | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10007 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
| PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| PL10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
| PL10712 | Comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| PL10792 | Deutschland 1871 - 1945 | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| AA00002 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| FL10273 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| PL10103 | Introduction to European studies | 6 Credits |
| SP10002 | Social problems & social policy | 6 Credits |
| SP10043 | Introductory sociology A - the foundations of sociology | 6 Credits |
| SP10204 | Introduction to international development | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| PL10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
| PL10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
| PL10793 | Die Bundesrepublik vom Wirtschaftswunder zur Wende | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| AA00012 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| FL10274 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
| PL10104 | Europe since 1945 | 6 Credits |
| SP10001 | Social policy, welfare and the state | 6 Credits |
| SP10044 | Introductory sociology B - 'thinkers, theories and perspectives' | 6 Credits |
| SP10205 | Introduction to politics of development | 6 Credits |
| SP10206 | Introduction to social analysis of development | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year has a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 24% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| PL20627 | German written & spoken language 2 | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units 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 |
| PL20385 | European political thought | 6 Credits |
| PL20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20757 | Die DDR: Geschichte, Politik. Gesellschaft, Kultur | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 Credits from the following list: |
| AA00003 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| FL20275 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PL20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
| PL20725 | Conflict and international security | 6 Credits |
| PL20726 | European integration | 6 Credits |
| PS20109 | Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches | 6 Credits |
| SP20004 | Family matters: the sociology of the family & family policy | 6 Credits |
| SP20047 | Economic sociology and work relationships | 6 Credits |
| SP20112 | Theoretical issues 1: structure and agency and other dualisms in social theory | 6 Credits |
| SP20244 | Political sociology | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| PL20724 | European Union politics |
6 Credits |
| PL20777 | Germany divided and reunited | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| PL20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
| SP20208 | International politics of development | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| AA00013 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| FL20276 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| PL20407 | Border crossings: memory and identity in contemporary Europe | 6 Credits |
| PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20424 | Introduction to the teaching of English as a foreign language (TEFL) | 6 Credits |
| PL20428 | Film, politics & society | 6 Credits |
| PL20784 | Theories of democracy | 6 Credits |
| PS20107 | Developmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP20005 | Power and policy: an introduction to critical policy analysis | 6 Credits |
| SP20048 | Understanding industrial behaviour | 6 Credits |
| SP20069 | Philosophy of the social sciences | 6 Credits |
| SP20209 | Development policy and practice | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Placement Type: Standard.
- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 8% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 .
- Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| PL30628 | German written & spoken language 4 | 12 Credits |
| PL30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
| AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ZZ30009 | Approved 12 credit language option | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
| PL30059 | German national option G9: Die Massenmedien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Großbritannien | 6 Credits |
| PL30759 | German national option G14: Heimat und Identität | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
| FL30277 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN30040 | European integration studies 1 | 6 Credits |
| PL30101 | Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika | 6 Credits |
| PL30107 | Culture & national identity | 6 Credits |
| PL30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 Credits |
| PL30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
| PL30548 | Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| PL30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
| PL30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
| PL30755 | Film and international relations | 6 Credits |
| PL30864 | Europe in global politics | 6 Credits |
| PS30015 | Economic & environmental psychology | 6 Credits |
| SP30013 | Social security policy and welfare reform | 6 Credits |
| SP30210 | Global governance and the contemporary challenges of under-development | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
| PL30644 | German national option G12: Protest und Widerstand | 6 Credits |
| PL30796 | Multikulturelles Deutschland | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
| FL30278 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MN30059 | European integration studies 2 | 6 Credits |
| PL30102 | Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia | 6 Credits |
| PL30108 | European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? | 6 Credits |
| PL30295 | In search of Europe 2: borders, regions and migration in Europe since 1989 | 6 Credits |
| PL30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
| PL30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 Credits |
| PL30756 | The politics of Latin America | 6 Credits |
| PL30795 | Europe and the Second World War: strategy, politics and society | 6 Credits |
| PL30875 |
Comparative elections and voting |
6 Credits |
| PS30100 | Children and technology | 6 Credits |
| SP30012 | European social policy: a comparative approach | 6 Credits |
| SP30055 | Comparative industrial relations | 6 Credits |
| SP40215 | Critical issues in social development | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Year 1