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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2015/16

THPL-AFM16: MA Contemporary European Studies: Politics Policy and Society

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

Students must select a total of 30 credits in Semester 2:
  • Students who will be studying in Bath should 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 SIPRs within the Euromasters Consortium (List B).

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, 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
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
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 a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
List A:
  • Students studying in Bath in Semester 2 must select 5 units from this list.
PL50663 Organised crime in Europe: threats and challenges 6 Credits
PL50764 International security: the contemporary agenda 6 Credits
PL50768 Britain and Europe 6 Credits
PL50868 International organisations in world politics 6 Credits
PL50884 International relations of South and Central Asia 6 Credits
PL50893 Economic foreign policy and the international trade regime 6 Credits
PL50894 Theories of conflict and conflict resolution 6 Credits
ZZ50005 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 2 must select the appropriate unit from this list.
PL50843 Specialist module 1 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 Credits
PL50846 Specialist module 1 (Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)) 30 Credits
PL50847 Specialist module 1 (Charles University, Prague) 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 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 SIPRs 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.
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:
* Programmes and units may be changed at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
* NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to regular review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme 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.