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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2014/15


THPL-AFM17: MA Contemporary European Studies (with transatlantic track)

Leading to the award of MASTER OF ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES: POLITICS, POLICY AND SOCIETY

Mode of attendance: Full-time


Year 1

Follow this link for further information on the NFAAR NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations: assessment regulations for students commencing study from 2011/12 onwards (students who commenced prior to 2011/12 should consult their programme handbook for their assessment regulations):
  • This programme is exempt from the NFAAR


Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
PL50436 European union politics & policy-making 6 Credits
PL50869 Scopes and methods of politics and international relations 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
  • NB.Units PL50751, PL50766, PL50785 and PL50866 are only available to students who will NOT be studying in Bath in Year 2, Semester 1 (Euromasters Semester 3).
PL50435 Comparative European politics 6 Credits
PL50437 Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy 6 Credits
PL50751 International relations theories 6 Credits
PL50763 International security: theories and concepts 6 Credits
PL50766 European security 6 Credits
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 Credits
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 Credits
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2

Optional Units: Select 30 credits from the following list:
PL50849 Specialist module 1 (University of Washington, Seattle) 30 Credits
PL50892 Specialist module 1 (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 30 Credits

Year 2

Follow this link for further information on the NFAAR NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations: assessment regulations for students commencing study from 2011/12 onwards (students who commenced prior to 2011/12 should consult their programme handbook for their assessment regulations):
  • This programme is exempt from the NFAAR

Students must select a total of 30 credits in Semester 1:
  • Students who will be studying in Bath should must take both PL50766 and 4 units from List A.
  • Students who will NOT be studying in Bath should select the relevant unit from the list of specialist modules for other sites within the Euromasters Consortium (List B).

Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
PL50766 European security 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list:
List A:
  • Students studying in Bath in Semester 1 must select 4 units from this list.
PL50751 International relations theories 6 Credits
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 Credits
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 Credits
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students who will not be studying in Bath in Semester 1 must select the appropriate unit from this list.
PL50850 Specialist module 2 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 Credits
PL50853 Specialist module 2 (Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)) 30 Credits
PL50855 Specialist module 2 (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 Credits

Semester 2

Optional Units: Select 30 credits from the following list:
  • Students who will be undertaking their dissertation in Bath should select PL50771 from this list
PL50771 MA in Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters) dissertation 30 Credits
PL50857 Research dissertation (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 Credits
PL50860 Research dissertation (Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)) 30 Credits
PL50862 Research dissertation (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.