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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR 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.

Students wishing to transfer to single Honours Politics must take 'Introduction to Political Data Analysis' in second year.

Notes: Students having taken Introduction to Statistics for Social Science- Summer School (SSPS 08066) will be allowed entry to 2nd year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Economic and Social History Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR second-year degree courses are 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.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from School(s) J-E - Politics and Economic and Social History (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students intending to choose a Politics Dissertation should take Research Design in Politics & International Relations, whereas students intending to choose the Dissertation in Economic and Social History should take History in Practice
AND

Courses from Schools of Social and Political Studies- Multiple UG Courses- Level 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
THIRD YEAR COMPULSORY COURSES - In third year, students MUST take 20 credits from this list of POLITICS CORE COURSES:
Global Justice and Citizenship 20 credits; Approaches to Politics and International Relations 20 credits
AND

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Economic and Social History 3/4 Honours Options including History in Practice and History in Theory

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
History in Practice is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in Economic and Social History

If you intend to take The European Witch-Hunt (SCHI10021 - 40 credits) you will not be able to select any options from the 2 boxes below.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Economic and Social History 3/4 Honours Options including History in Practice and History in Theory

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
POLITICS AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY COMPULSORY COURSES: In their 4th year, Students MUST TAKE either the Politics Dissertation - 40 credits or the History Dissertation - 40 credits (the topic for the History Dissertation MUST BE in Economic and Social History).

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Schools of History/Classics/Archaeology & Social/Political Science- Politics and Economic/Social History (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
POLITICS AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY COMPULSORY COURSES: In their 4th year, Students MUST TAKE either the Politics Dissertation - 40 credits or the History Dissertation - 40 credits (the topic for the History Dissertation MUST BE in Economic and Social History).
Students must pass the Dissertation to be awarded an MA Honours.
AND

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Economic and Social History 4th Year Honours Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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