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Degree Programme Table: Politics (MA Hons) (UTPOLTC)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure that you have sought permission from the relevant Head of Subject


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    PLIT08005 Democracy in Comparative Perspective As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 As available 20
    SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT10054 Global Justice and Citizenship As available 20
    PLIT10060 Approaches to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    PLIT10061 Comparative Politics As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10019    International Security   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10027    US Government   20  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10049    Environmental Politics in Europe   20  
    PLIT10052    Politics Year Abroad Assessment   40  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10069    Realism in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10082    Introduction to African Politics   20  
    PLIT10083    Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies   20  
    PLIT10085    Contemporary War: Understanding Change & Continuity   20  
    PLIT10086    Democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe   20  
    PLIT10057    Dissertation (MA International Relations)   40  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule J, as available

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT10030 Dissertation (MA Politics) As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10019    International Security   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10027    US Government   20  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10049    Environmental Politics in Europe   20  
    PLIT10052    Politics Year Abroad Assessment   40  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10069    Realism in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10082    Introduction to African Politics   20  
    PLIT10083    Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies   20  
    PLIT10085    Contemporary War: Understanding Change & Continuity   20  
    PLIT10086    Democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe   20  
    PLIT10057    Dissertation (MA International Relations)   40  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule J, as available

     

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