Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2023/4
UHPL-AYB45: BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish)
Route: BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with Year Abroad
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND MODERN LANGUAGES (SPANISH)
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with 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
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-AKB30: BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
UHPL-AYL45: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
UHPL-AYC45: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; Year 4: No; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 24%
Stage 3: 8%
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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Academic Year: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL21027 | Introduction to Spanish: language in context | 24 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20878 | Research design and methods | 6 Credits |
| PL20970 | Political theory | 12 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20968 | International comparative politics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 12 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL20416 | Totalitarian politics | 6 Credits |
| PL20720 | Foreign policy-making and its analysis | 6 Credits |
| PL20899 | Quantitative research methods | 6 Credits |
| PL20969 | Advanced international relations | 12 Credits |
| PL21013 | Politics of a changing climate | 6 Credits |
| PL21015 | Parliamentary studies | 6 Credits |
| PL21058 | Intercultural awareness and the year abroad | 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 | |
| PL20300 | 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.
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| Students must select a dissertation unit and at least one (and a maximum of two) Spanish national options during this programme year. |
Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL31004 | Spanish written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
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 36 credits;
- Students taking PL30983 (24 credits) must take optional units totalling 24 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 0 and a maximum of 3 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 |
| PL30897 | Comparative peace processes | 6 Credits |
| PL31007 | Translation and intercultural communication | 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 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL30568 | The politics of democracy & development in Latin America | 6 Credits |
| PL30569 | Contemporary Spain. Perspectives and challenges | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 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 |
| 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 |
| SP30286 | Policy evaluation | 6 Credits |
| SP40215 | Critical issues in social development | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PL30876 | Mujeres y hombres en la España contemporánea: del siglo XX hasta nuestros días | 6 Credits |
| PL31060 | The domestic and international politics of Latin America in the 21st Century | 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