Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2023/4
UHPL-AKB30: BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
Route: BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
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
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-AFB30: BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
UHPL-AKL30: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
UHPL-AKC30: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; 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
| 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.
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Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20721 | International organisation | 6 Credits |
| PL20878 | Research design and methods | 6 Credits |
| PL20970 | Political theory | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20414 | American politics | 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 |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| PL20968 | International comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20969 | Advanced international relations | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20899 | Quantitative research methods | 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.
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Academic Year: Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20413 | Work placement | 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.
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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.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| PL30670 | Politics dissertation | 12 Credits |
| PL30983 | Extended politics dissertation | 24 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| 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 |
| PL30895 | Meltdowns, conflicts and resistance: capitalism in flux and shifts in economic governance | 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 3 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| 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 |
| PL30879 | Modern silk roads: international trade in a global economy | 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 |
| 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.
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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