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


UHPL-AAB10: BSc (hons) Politics with Economics

Route: BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS WITH ECONOMICS


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Study Year Abroad


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 27 October 2023]


This course is for students who will be in Year 2 or later in 2023/24


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
DACS and exit awards:
 UHPL-AFB10: BSc (hons) Politics with Economics
UHPL-AAB30: BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
UHPL-AAL10: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
UHPL-AAC10: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: Yes; Year 2: Yes; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: No;
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Stage 3: 0%
Final Stage: 68%

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


Jump to:

Year 1

This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24.

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

Academic Year: Stage 2

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20070 Money and finance 12 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20023 Economics of politics 6 Credits
PL20878 Research design and methods 6 Credits
PL20970 Political theory 12 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
MN20502 Principles of finance for managers 6 Credits
PL20414 American politics 6 Credits
PL20721 International organisation 6 Credits
PL20724 European Union politics 6 Credits
PL20889 Contemporary politics of the Middle East 6 Credits
PL20904 Political violence and terrorism in the UK 6 Credits
PL21059 Technology and politics: disruption, regulation, misinformation 6 Credits
PS20109 Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches 6 Credits
SP20004 Family matters: the sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20112 Contemporary sociological theory 6 Credits
SP20207 Researching social change 6 Credits
SP20277 Development economics: macroeconomic perspective 6 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20022 Economic thought & policy 6 Credits
PL20899 Quantitative research methods 6 Credits
PL20968 International comparative politics 6 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
MN20503 Intermediate corporate finance for managers 6 Credits
PL20416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
PL20720 Foreign policy-making and its analysis 6 Credits
PL21013 Politics of a changing climate 6 Credits
PL21015 Parliamentary studies 6 Credits
PS20107 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20005 Making and communicating policy: theories and practices 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
SP20208 International politics of development 6 Credits
SP20209 Development policy and practice 6 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 3

Academic Year: Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20754 Study year abroad 60 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 4

Academic Year: Final Stage

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
PL30983 Extended politics dissertation 24 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
  • You must select either ES20070 from this list or at least two units from ES20013, PL30895 and SP20277 in Semester 1 or PL30879 and SP30278 in Semester 2.
  • You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2 or take more than 12 credits of Year 2 units in this programme year.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20070 Money and finance 12 Credits

Semester 1: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
  • You must select at least 12 credits from the combination of this list, year-long unit ES20070 and PL30879 and SP30278 in Semester 2.
  • You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2 or take more than 12 credits of Year 2 units in this programme year.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20013 Intermediate macroeconomics 1 6 Credits
PL30895 Meltdowns, conflicts and resistance: capitalism in flux and shifts in economic governance 6 Credits
SP20277 Development economics: macroeconomic perspective 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
  • You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2 or take more than 12 credits of Year 2 units in this programme year.
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
PL30441 Gender and politics 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
PL30741 US global politics 6 Credits
PL30744 Anti-politics and direct action 6 Credits
PL30864 Europe in global politics 6 Credits
PL30881 Contemporary security challenges in Asia 6 Credits
PL30897 Comparative peace processes 6 Credits
PL31011 Political violence 6 Credits
SP30013 Social protection and welfare reform 6 Credits
SP30210 Conflict, security and international development 6 Credits
SP30288 Lobbying, policy communications and democracy 6 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
  • Students must choose at least 12 credits from the combination of units in this list, year-long unit ES20070 and ES20013, PL30895 and SP20277 in Semester 1.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30879 Modern silk roads: international trade in a global economy 6 Credits
SP30278 Development finance 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
  • You may not repeat a unit already taken in Year 2 or take more than 12 credits of Year 2 units in this programme year.
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
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits
PL30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 Credits
PL30108 Art and politics 6 Credits
PL30745 Culture and religion in international relations 6 Credits
PL30756 The politics of Latin America 6 Credits
PL30875 Comparative elections and voting 6 Credits
PL30880 The resurgence of reactionary politics: from the margins to the mainstream 6 Credits
PL30898 Politics in China 6 Credits
PL30902 Contemporary critical thinkers: theory and praxes 6 Credits
PL30971 Language, power and society 6 Credits
PL31008 Conflict and the media 6 Credits
PL31010 War and conflict in Africa: causes and transformation 6 Credits
PL31012 Closing global gender gaps 6 Credits
SP20209 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
SP30286 Policy evaluation 6 Credits
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 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.