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


THPL-AFM16: MA Contemporary European Studies: Politics Policy and Society

Leading to the award of:

  • MASTER OF ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES: POLITICS, POLICY AND SOCIETY

Mode of attendance: Full-time
Year 1

NFAAR assessment regulations:
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix [pdf].
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable

Students must select a total of 30 credits in Semester 2:
  • Students who will be studying in Bath must take 5 units from List A.
  • Students who will NOT be studying in Bath should select the relevant unit from the list of specialist modules for other sites within the Euromasters Consortium (List B).

Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50436 European union politics & policy-making 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50869 Scopes and methods of politics and international relations 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
  • NB. Units PL50437, PL50751, PL50785 and PL50866 are only available to students who will NOT be studying in Bath in Year 2, Semester 1 (Euromasters Semester 3).
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
PL50435 Comparative European politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50437 Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50750 International terrorism and counter-terrorism 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50751 International relations theories 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50763 International security: theories and concepts 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51029 Gender theory 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51030 The politics of gender inequality 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
List A:
  • Students studying in Bath in Semester 2 must select 5 units from this 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
PL50663 Organised crime in Europe: threats and challenges 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50764 International security: the contemporary agenda 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50768 Britain and Europe 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50868 International organisations in world politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50884 International relations of South and Central Asia 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50894 Theories of conflict and conflict resolution 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50978 Russian politics in comparative perspective 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50982 The politics of risk 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51031 Gender and transitional justice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51032 Gender, peace and security 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51033 Gender, political behaviour and representation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students who will not be studying in Bath in Semester 2 must select the appropriate unit from this list.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50843 Specialist module 1 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL51055 Specialist module 1 (Grenoble) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]

Year 2

NFAAR assessment regulations:
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix [pdf].
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable

Students must select a total of 30 credits in Semester 1:
  • Students who will be studying in Bath must 5 units from List A.
  • Students who will NOT be studying in Bath should select the relevant unit from the list of specialist modules for other sites within the Euromasters Consortium (List B).

Semester 1

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List A:
  • Students studying in Bath in Semester 1 must select 5 units from this 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
PL50437 Societal modernisation and the transformation of democracy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50751 International relations theories 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50785 Memory culture - memory politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL50866 Foreign policy analysis 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51029 Gender theory 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PL51030 The politics of gender inequality 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students who will not be studying in Bath in Semester 1 must select the appropriate unit from this list.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50850 Specialist module 2 (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL50855 Specialist module 2 (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL51056 Specialist module 2 (Grenoble) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]


Semester 2

Optional Units: Select 30 credits from the following list:
  • Students who will be undertaking their dissertation in Bath should select PL50771 from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL50771 MA in Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters) dissertation 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL50857 Research dissertation (Freie-Universität Berlin/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL50862 Research dissertation (Università degli Studi di Siena) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
PL51057 Dissertation (Grenoble) 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 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.
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