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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2023/4


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

Route: MA Contemporary European Studies with Transatlantic Track (Euromasters)


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


Mode of Attendance: Full-time

[Page last updated: 27 October 2023]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
NFAAR-EX
Approved exemptions:
This course is exempt from the provisions of the NFAAR-PGT. The course scheme of assessment is as described in the relevant regulations. Please see the course handbook or contact the Director of Studies for further information.
Programme progression requirement:
Not applicable

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
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:
  • Units PL50437, PL50751, PL50785 and PL50866 are only available to students who will NOT be studying in Bath in Year 2, Semester 1 (Euromasters Semester 3).
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50435 Comparative European politics 6 Credits
PL50437 Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy 6 Credits
PL50750 International terrorism and counter-terrorism 6 Credits
PL50751 International relations theories 6 Credits
PL50763 International security: theories and concepts 6 Credits
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 Credits
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 Credits
PL50905 Governance, security and development in East and South East Asia 6 Credits
PL51029 Gender theory 6 Credits
PL51030 The politics of gender inequality 6 Credits
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 Credits

Semester 2

Optional Units: Select 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50892 Specialist module 1 (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 30 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Students must select a total of 30 credits in Semester 1:
  • Students who will be studying in Bath must take 5 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

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List A:
  • Students studying in Bath in Semester 1 must select 5 units from this list.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50437 Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy 6 Credits
PL50751 International relations theories 6 Credits
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 Credits
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 Credits
PL51029 Gender theory 6 Credits
PL51030 The politics of gender inequality 6 Credits
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 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.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50850 Specialist module 2 (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 Credits
PL50855 Specialist module 2 (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 Credits
PL51056 Specialist module 2 (Grenoble) 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
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50771 MA in Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters) dissertation 30 Credits
PL50857 Research dissertation (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 Credits
PL50862 Research dissertation (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 Credits
PL51057 Dissertation (Grenoble) 30 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.