Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2012/13 |
UHPL-AKB29: BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have 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 |
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 |
PL10713 | International history 1815-1991 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
FL10273 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
PL10082 | Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) | 12 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 |
Designated Essential Units |
PL10616 | International relations and global politics | 6 Credits |
PL10410 | Political ideologies | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list: |
FL10274 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
PL10085 | Russian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio) | 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 does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
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 |
PL20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
PL20725 | Conflict and international security | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options |
0 Credits |
FL20275 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 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 |
PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
PL20722 | International political economy | 6 Credits |
PL20724 | European Union politics |
6 Credits |
PL20731 | A history of international relations theory | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list: |
AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
FL20276 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 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 |
SP20208 | International politics of development | 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 has a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% 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 |
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 |
PL30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 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 |
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 3 and a maximum of 4 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 |