Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies in 2019/20. Follow the links on the unit codes to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function. |
- Foundation (FHEQ level 3) level units (e.g. units coded PL0*)
- Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded PL1*)
- Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded PL2*)
- Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded PL3*)
- Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded PL4* or PL5*)
| Level: Foundation (FHEQ level 3) |
Semester 1 |
| PL00408 | German-English translation for SOCRATES students A | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| PL00409 | German-English translation for SOCRATES students B | 3 Credits |
| Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
Academic Year |
| PL10952 | Europe since 1789 | 12 Credits |
| PL10953 | France and the Revolution(s): 1789-1968 | 12 Credits |
| PL10954 | The making and shaping of a new nation-state: Italy 1815-1945 | 12 Credits |
| PL10956 | Spain from 1898 to the present | 12 Credits |
| PL10957 | Deutschland 1871 bis 1989 | 12 Credits |
| PL10987 | French written and spoken language 1 | 12 Credits |
| PL10992 | German written and spoken language 1 | 12 Credits |
| PL10997 | Italian written and spoken language 1 (ab-initio) | 12 Credits |
| PL11002 | Spanish written and spoken language 1 | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| PL10115 | French business environment 1: economic & industrial environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10118 | German business environment 1: economic and industrial environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10453 | Spanish business environment 1: economic and industrial environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10712 | Introduction to comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| PL10967 | Introduction to politics: theory and analysis | 12 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| PL10120 | French business environment 2: legal environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10123 | The German business environment 2: legal environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10417 | Introduction to British politics | 6 Credits |
| PL10454 | Spanish business environment 2: legal environment | 6 Credits |
| PL10877 | Introduction to international political economy | 6 Credits |
| PL10949 | France from the First World War to May 68 | 6 Credits |
| PL10950 | Deutschland 1945 bis 1989 | 6 Credits |
| PL10951 | Spain from 1975 to the present | 6 Credits |
| PL10966 | Introduction to international relations | 12 Credits |
| Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Academic Year |
| PL20300 | Year abroad | 60 Credits |
| PL20413 | Work placement | 60 Credits |
| PL20754 | Study year abroad | 60 Credits |
| PL20958 | Introduction to 20th and 21st century Latin America | 12 Credits |
| PL20959 | Italy since 1945: politics, culture and society | 12 Credits |
| PL20961 | Continuity and change in contemporary French politics and society, 1969 to today | 12 Credits |
| PL20962 | Die DDR und das vereinigte Deutschland | 12 Credits |
| PL20988 | French written and spoken language 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL20990 | French written and oral communication in the business context 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL20993 | German written and spoken language 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL20995 | German written and oral communication in the business context 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL20998 | Italian written and spoken language 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL21003 | Spanish written and spoken language 2 | 12 Credits |
| PL21005 | Spanish written and oral communication in the business context 2 | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| PL20414 | American politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
| PL20726 | European integration | 6 Credits |
| PL20878 | Research design and methods | 6 Credits |
| PL20889 | Contemporary politics of the Middle East | 6 Credits |
| PL20904 | Political violence and terrorism in the UK | 6 Credits |
| PL20970 | Political theory | 12 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20424 | Introduction to English language teaching | 6 Credits |
| PL20466 | Comparative employee relations (Spanish) | 6 Credits |
| PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| PL20724 | European Union politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20899 | Quantitative research methods | 6 Credits |
| PL20963 | Doing research in humanities | 6 Credits |
| PL20968 | International comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20969 | Advanced international relations | 12 Credits |
| PL21013 | Environment sustainability democracy | 6 Credits |
| PL21015 | Parliamentary studies | 6 Credits |
| XX20086 | French comparative employee relations | 6 Credits |
| XX20087 | German comparative employee relations | 6 Credits |
| Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Academic Year |
| PL30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 Credits |
| PL30965 | MLES dissertation | 12 Credits |
| PL30983 | Extended politics dissertation | 24 Credits |
| PL30989 | French written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL30991 | French written and spoken language in the international business context 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL30994 | German written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL30996 | German written and spoken language in the international business context 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL30999 | Italian written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL31001 | Russian written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL31004 | Spanish written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
| PL31006 | Spanish written and spoken language in the international business context 3 | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| PL30017 | Genre et politique: la France en perspective comparée | 6 Credits |
| PL30078 | Italian national option IT3: Scrittrici Italiane del ventesimo secolo | 6 Credits |
| PL30099 | Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia | 6 Credits |
| PL30101 | Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika | 6 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 |
| PL30568 | The politics of democracy & development in Latin America | 6 Credits |
| PL30569 | The post-Franco party political system in Spain | 6 Credits |
| PL30644 | German national option G12: Protest und Widerstand | 6 Credits |
| PL30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
| PL30741 | US global politics | 6 Credits |
| PL30864 | Europe in global politics | 6 Credits |
| PL30873 | Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité - perception(s) et réalité(s) dans la société française | 6 Credits |
| PL30881 | Contemporary security challenges in Asia | 6 Credits |
| PL30891 | European film | 6 Credits |
| PL30895 | Meltdowns, conflicts and resistance: capitalism in flux and shifts in economic governance | 6 Credits |
| PL30897 | Comparative peace processes | 6 Credits |
| PL31007 | Translation and intercultural communication | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| PL30027 | French national option F11: La persuasion et la propagande | 6 Credits |
| PL30059 | German national option G9: Die Massenmedien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland undGroßbritannien | 6 Credits |
| PL30102 | Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia | 6 Credits |
| PL30108 | Politically committed European culture | 6 Credits |
| PL30384 | Russian national option R3: modern Russian cinema | 6 Credits |
| PL30592 | Germany in the global economy | 6 Credits |
| PL30593 | Latin America in the global economy | 6 Credits |
| PL30594 | France in the global economy | 6 Credits |
| PL30671 | Italian national option IT11: Political terrorism and its legacy in Italy | 6 Credits |
| PL30728 | The international relations of Latin America | 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 |
| PL30875 | Comparative elections and voting | 6 Credits |
| PL30876 | Mujeres y hombres en la España contemporánea: del siglo XX hasta nuestros días | 6 Credits |
| PL30879 | Modern silk roads: international trade in a global economy | 6 Credits |
| PL30880 | The rise of the far right: from the margins to the mainstream | 6 Credits |
| PL30882 | The disunited kingdom: devolution and the end of British politics? | 6 Credits |
| PL30887 | Politique et esthétique: du futurisme à la réalité virtuelle (VR) | 6 Credits |
| PL30888 | Rebellion and utopia in Latin American popular struggles | 6 Credits |
| PL30898 | Politics in China | 6 Credits |
| PL30900 | Les banlieues de la République | 6 Credits |
| PL30902 | Contemporary critical thinkers: theory and praxes | 6 Credits |
| PL30903 | Politics and religion in contemporary Europe | 6 Credits |
| PL30964 | Applied translation studies | 6 Credits |
| PL30971 | Language, power and society | 6 Credits |
| PL30972 | Film und Geschichte | 6 Credits |
| PL31008 | Conflict and the media | 6 Credits |
| PL31010 | War and conflict in Africa: causes and transformation | 6 Credits |
| PL31011 | Political violence | 6 Credits |
| PL31012 | Closing global gender gaps | 6 Credits |
| Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Academic Year |
| PL50310 | English to Russian consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50393 | English to Chinese consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50469 | French to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50471 | Russian to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50473 | Italian to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50475 | German to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50489 | Spanish to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50494 | Chinese to English consecutive interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50582 | Editing & revision | 12 Credits |
| PL50797 | Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50798 | English to Chinese simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50799 | French to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50800 | German to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50801 | Italian to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50804 | Russian to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50805 | English to Russian simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50806 | Spanish to English simultaneous interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50807 | Chinese/English liaison and public service interpreting | 12 Credits |
| PL50973 | Liaison interpreting for business (Chinese/English) | 18 Credits |
| PL50980 | Chinese to English translation for business | 12 Credits |
| PL50981 | English to Chinese translation for business | 12 Credits |
Dissertation period |
| PL50588 | Dissertation/Project | 30 Credits |
| PL50665 | MA in International Relations and European Politics dissertation | 30 Credits |
| PL50685 | MA in International Relations dissertation | 30 Credits |
| PL50770 | MA in International Security dissertation | 30 Credits |
| PL50977 | Extended translation project | 30 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| PL50352 | Working for EU institutions and UN | 0 Credits |
| PL50435 | Comparative European politics | 6 Credits |
| PL50436 | European union politics & policy-making | 6 Credits |
| PL50437 | Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy | 6 Credits |
| PL50584 | Proofreading | 6 Credits |
| PL50585 | Translation management | 6 Credits |
| PL50750 | International terrorism and counter-terrorism | 6 Credits |
| PL50751 | International relations theories | 6 Credits |
| PL50763 | International security: theories and concepts | 6 Credits |
| PL50785 | Memory culture - memory politics | 6 Credits |
| PL50816 | Chinese to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50818 | English to Chinese translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50820 | French to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50822 | German to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50824 | Italian to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50830 | Russian to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50832 | English to Russian translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50834 | Spanish to English translation I | 6 Credits |
| PL50836 | Public speaking | 6 Credits |
| PL50838 | Economics and globalisation | 0 Credits |
| PL50850 | Specialist module 2 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) | 30 Credits |
| PL50855 | Specialist module 2 (Università degli Studi di Siena) | 30 Credits |
| PL50866 | Foreign policy analysis | 6 Credits |
| PL50869 | Scopes and methods of politics and international relations | 6 Credits |
| PL50870 | Contemporary Transatlantic Studies S1 (study at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) | 30 Credits |
| PL50905 | Governance, security and development in East and South East Asia | 6 Credits |
| PL50974 | Proofreading, editing and management skills for translators and interpreters (Chinese) | 6 Credits |
| PL50978 | Russian politics in comparative perspective | 6 Credits |
| PL50979 | The cultures of globalisation | 6 Credits |
| PL50985 | Specialist module 2 (Complutense Madrid) | 30 Credits |
| PL51014 | The global politics of cyberspace | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| PL50586 | Précis writing for the United Nations | 6 Credits |
| PL50587 | Enterprise skills for linguists | 6 Credits |
| PL50663 | Organised crime in Europe: threats and challenges | 6 Credits |
| PL50764 | International security: the contemporary agenda | 6 Credits |
| PL50768 | Britain and Europe | 6 Credits |
| PL50771 | MA in Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters) dissertation | 30 Credits |
| PL50811 | French/English public service and commercial interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50812 | German/English public service and commercial interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50813 | Italian/English public service and commercial interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50814 | Russian/English public service and commercial interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50815 | Spanish/English public service and commercial interpreting | 6 Credits |
| PL50817 | Chinese to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50819 | English to Chinese translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50821 | French to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50823 | German to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50825 | Italian to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50831 | Russian to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50833 | English to Russian translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50835 | Spanish to English translation II | 6 Credits |
| PL50837 | Using technology in the T & I industry | 6 Credits |
| PL50843 | Specialist module 1 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) | 30 Credits |
| PL50847 | Specialist module 1 (Charles University, Prague) | 30 Credits |
| PL50849 | Specialist module 1 (University of Washington, Seattle) | 30 Credits |
| PL50857 | Research dissertation (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) | 30 Credits |
| PL50862 | Research dissertation (Università degli Studi di Siena) | 30 Credits |
| PL50868 | International organisations in world politics | 6 Credits |
| PL50884 | International relations of South and Central Asia | 6 Credits |
| PL50892 | Specialist module 1 (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) | 30 Credits |
| PL50893 | Economic foreign policy and the international trade regime | 6 Credits |
| PL50894 | Theories of conflict and conflict resolution | 6 Credits |
| PL50975 | Advanced translation (Chinese) | 6 Credits |
| PL50976 | Using technology in the translation industry (Chinese) | 6 Credits |
| PL50982 | The politics of risk | 6 Credits |
| PL50984 | Specialist module 1 (Complutense Madrid) | 30 Credits |
| PL50986 | Research dissertation (Complutense Madrid) | 30 Credits |