PL12002: Politics: key concepts and analysis
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 85%, CWVG 15% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Visual or recorded presentation Group (CWVG 15%)
- Literature Review (CWES 35%)
- Essay (CWES 50%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- an understanding of key concepts used in political argument and in the analysis of political phenomena;
- understanding of key analytical approaches to the study of politics and the role of ideas in politics;
- critical and analytical modes of thinking about politics and political analysis, including a capacity for the interrogation of the key categories via which we think and act, politically.
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| Synopsis: | Explore essential concepts and analytical approaches that shape politics and political analysis and develop a sophisticated understanding of the building blocks of political life. Youll cover a range of political concepts and study different analytical perspectives, from power and liberty to climate and race.
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| Content: | This unit is divided in two main themes - Key Concepts and Analytical Perspectives. Each theme will include theoretical and conceptual elements, as well as providing the opportunity to discuss contemporary issues and events. Although emphasis is on theoretical aspects of political studies, the unit will also equip students with tools to analyse political events.
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| Course availability: |
PL12002 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with study abroad (Year 1)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB71 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB72 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB70 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with study abroad (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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