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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

UHPL-AKB29: BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations

- Information about changes to codes for programmes in the Department of European Studies & Modern Languages in 2011/12

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

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Units from the following list:
AA00021 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
ZZ10007 Approved 12 credit language option 12 Credits
PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units
PL10505 Key concepts in politics 6 Credits
PL10712 Comparative politics 6 Credits
PL10713 International history 1815-1991 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Units from the following list:
FL10273 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
PL10082 Russian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio) 12 Credits
SP10002 Social problems & social policy 6 Credits
SP10043 Introductory sociology A - the foundations of social theory 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
Compulsory Units
PL10410 Political ideologies 6 Credits
PL10417 British politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Units from the following list:
FL10274 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 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

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 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
Compulsory Units
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 between 0 and 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
PL20415 Media politics 6 Credits
PL20726 European integration 6 Credits
PS20109 Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches 6 Credits
SP20004 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
SP20207 Researching social change 6 Credits
SP20244 Political sociology 6 Credits
ZZ20001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units
PL20720 Foreign policy-making and its analysis 6 Credits
PL20722 International political economy 6 Credits
PL20724 Policies and policy-making in the EU 6 Credits
PL20731 A history of international relations theory 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 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
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
SP20208 International politics of development 6 Credits
ZZ20004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units
PL20413 Work placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units
PL30670 Politics dissertation 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 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
Compulsory Units
PL30741 US global politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Units from the following list:
FL30277 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 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
PS30015 Economic & environmental psychology 6 Credits
SP30011 Health policies & politics 6 Credits
SP30013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
ZZ30001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional Units: Select between 3 and 4 Units from the following list:
FL30278 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 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: nationalism, regionalism and convergence 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
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

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be 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.