Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (PLIT08004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course has a quota. Students may be added to or removed from the course listing up to and throughout week 1, once our seeding meeting has taken place.
[See quota details below]
Introduction to Politics and International Relations introduces conceptual material relevant to both politics and international relations students, such as the state, sovereignty, legitimacy, democracy, and power, together with relevant examples. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Please note the required text books may cost as much as 50.00 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 367 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. George Square Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
Plus one hour tutorial starting Week 2 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introduction to Politics and International Relations | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Aims: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (IPIR) seeks to provide:
- An introduction toconceptual issues relevant to both Politics and International Relations.
- An introduction to key institutions of modern states, and some current debates surrounding their operation;
- An examination of the development of global democracy in theory and in practice.
Objectives: By the end of IPIR we would expect students to be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in the study of politics and IR;
- Exhibit comparative knowledge of different political institutions and their theoretical and practical significance;
- Apply their knowledge to the understanding of contemporary issues and problems in global democracies. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (40%) plus examination (60%).
In order to pass the course, you must obtain a mark of at least 40% in the examination and for the course overall. |
Special Arrangements
This course has A quota, with preference given in the following order: (1) First year students admitted to an International Relations degree or a degree including Politics (Honours or BA Humanities & Soc Sci), and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) First year students whose main subject is in the School of Social and Political Studies (SSPS), or whose main subject has a joint degree with Politics (including Religion and Combined Studies); (3) Students taking second-year SSPS half-courses; (4) First Year students taking BA Humanities and Social Science, (5) other first year students in CHSS.
Note: Due to the popularity of the course Directors should inform students falling into categories 3-5 that they must attend the first class of the semester and fill in a registration form. If the total number of registrations exceeds 350, places will be allocated on the basis of the criteria above. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wilfried Swenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 4255
Email: W.Swenden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Andrew.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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