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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2021/2


UHPL-AAB30: BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Study Year Abroad

Normal programme duration: 4 years

[Page last updated: 21 April 2021]

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:



Year 1

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 [pdf].
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


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
Compulsory Units:
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 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following 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
MN10354 An introduction to law 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN10545 Organisational behaviour 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
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:
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
MN10248 Introduction to accounting 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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.


Year 2

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 [pdf].
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
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:
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
PL20414 American politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL20724 European Union politics 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]
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]


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
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:
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
PL20416 Totalitarian politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL20899 Quantitative research methods 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL21013 Politics of a changing climate 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL21015 Parliamentary studies 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]


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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.


Year 3

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 [pdf].
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20754 Study year abroad 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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.


Year 4

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B) [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B) [pdf].
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional 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.
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 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following 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
PL30107 Culture & national identity 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]
PL30744 Anti-politics and direct action 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 Comparative peace processes 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 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following 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
PL30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL30108 Art and politics 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 far 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]
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]
PL30971 Language, power and society 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL31008 Conflict and the media 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL31010 War and conflict in Africa: causes and transformation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL31011 Political violence 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL31012 Closing global gender gaps 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP30263 Ideas about 'terrorism' 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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.