Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2017/18 |
UHPL-AKB30: BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
Normal programme duration: 4 years |
Possible DAPs for this programme:
- UHPL-AFB30: BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required. | |
Possible exit awards for this programme: |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- 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: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL10952 | Europe since 1789 | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
PS10086 | Mind and behaviour | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL10712 | Introduction to comparative politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL10967 | Introduction to politics: theory and analysis | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
MN10354 | An introduction to law | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
MN10545 | Organisational behaviour | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL10082 | Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
SP10002 | Social problems & social policy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10043 | Understanding society: Britain in global context | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10204 | Introduction to international development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10206 | Thinking and working cross-culturally: Introduction to social analysis of development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL10417 | Introduction to British politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL10877 | Introduction to international political economy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL10966 | Introduction to international relations | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL10085 | Russian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10001 | Social policy, welfare and the state | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10044 | Classical sociological theory | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10205 | Introduction to politics of development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP10287 | Social policy and YOU | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2017/18 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2018/19 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL20721 | International organisation | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20878 | Research design and methods | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20970 | Political theory | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
FL20275 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20414 | American politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20726 | European integration | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20889 | Contemporary politics of the Middle East | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20904 | Political violence and terrorism in the UK | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20935 | Russian written and spoken language 2A | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PS20109 | Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20004 | Family matters: the sociology of the family & family policy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20112 | Contemporary sociological theory | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20207 | Researching social change | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20244 | Political sociology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20968 | International comparative politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20969 | Advanced international relations | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
FL20276 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20724 | European Union politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20883 | Parliament in modern British politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20899 | Quantitative research methods | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL20936 | Russian written and spoken language 2B | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PS20107 | Developmental psychology | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20003 | 'Race' & racism | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20005 | Making and communicating policy: theories and practices | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20069 | Philosophy of the social sciences | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20208 | International politics of development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20209 | Development policy and practice | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP20262 | The manufacture of consent: propaganda, public relations and power | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2017/18 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2018/19 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
|
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 .
- Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL20413 | Work placement | 60 credits [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2017/18 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2018/19 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
|
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B); Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B).
- Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Dissertation Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
Students must take a dissertation unit during this programme year. - Students taking PL30670 (12 credits) must also take optional units totalling 48 credits;
- Students taking PL30983 (24 credits) must take optional units totalling 36 credits.
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Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
PL30983 | Extended politics dissertation | 24 credits [equivalent to 48 CATS credits] |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
FL30277 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30101 | Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30107 | Culture & national identity | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30294 | In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30441 | Gender and politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30548 | Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30741 | US global politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30864 | Europe in global politics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30881 | Contemporary security challenges in Asia | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30895 | Meltdowns, conflicts and resistance: capitalism in flux and shifts in economic governance | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30897 | Peace processes in the Middle East and Europe | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30937 | Russian written and spoken language 3A | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30013 | Social protection and welfare reform | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30210 | Conflict, security and international development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30288 | Lobbying, policy communications and democracy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
FL30278 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30102 | Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30108 | Politically committed European culture | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30295 | In search of Europe (2): integration and disintegration in Europe since 1989 | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30745 | Culture and religion in international relations | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30756 | The politics of Latin America | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30875 | Comparative elections and voting | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30879 | Modern silk roads: international trade in a global economy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30880 | The rise of the extreme right: from the margins to the mainstream | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30882 | The disunited kingdom: devolution and the end of British politics? | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30890 | Environment, sustainability and democracy | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30898 | Politics in China | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30902 | Contemporary critical thinkers: theory and praxes | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30903 | Politics and religion in contemporary Europe | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30938 | Russian written and spoken language 3B | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
PL30971 | Language, power and society | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30263 | Ideas about 'terrorism' | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30264 | Understanding religion in the contemporary world | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP30286 | Policy evaluation | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
SP40215 | Critical issues in social development | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notes: - Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2017/18 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2018/19 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 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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