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

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, 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
Introduction to Politics and International Relations

Must be passed

PLIT08004 20 credits
Political Thinkers

Must be passed

PLIT08011 20 credits

Course options

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

Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed 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

You must take these courses
International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

PLIT08006 20 credits
Comparative Politics in a Globalized World

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

PLIT08008 20 credits
Introduction to Political Data Analysis

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

PLIT08009 20 credits

Course options

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

Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Research Design in Politics and International Relations

Must be passed

PLIT10106 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 80 and 100 credits of the following courses
Children's Rights: Policy and Practice
EDUA10204 20 credits
Law and Power in the Muslim World
IMES10105 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Theories of International Relations
PLIT10053 20 credits
Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT10054 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Democracy and its Discontents
PLIT10096 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
Neuropolitics
PLIT10101 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Political Science
PLIT10104 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in International Relations
PLIT10105 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
Gender, Power and Representation
PLIT10113 20 credits
The Politics of the End of Empire
PLIT10117 20 credits
Law, Violence, and Humanity
PLIT10125 20 credits
Political Behaviour: Opinions, Choices and Movements
PLIT10132 20 credits
Technology, Politics and Government
PLIT10133 20 credits
Comparative Politics of Secession
PLIT10134 20 credits
Russia's Foreign and Security Policy
PLIT10135 20 credits
Environmental Politics
PLIT10136 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Applied Demographic Analysis
SCPL10037 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Statistical Modelling
SSPS10027 20 credits
Using pre-existing data for your own research
SSPS10030 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MA Politics)
PLIT10030 40 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select between 60 and 80 credits of the following courses
Children's Rights: Policy and Practice
EDUA10204 20 credits
Law and Power in the Muslim World
IMES10105 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Theories of International Relations
PLIT10053 20 credits
Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT10054 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Parliamentary Studies
PLIT10091 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Democracy and its Discontents
PLIT10096 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
Neuropolitics
PLIT10101 20 credits
British Government
PLIT10103 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in International Relations
PLIT10105 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
Gender, Power and Representation
PLIT10113 20 credits
The Politics of the End of Empire
PLIT10117 20 credits
Politics of Oil
PLIT10123 20 credits
Law, Violence, and Humanity
PLIT10125 20 credits
Political Behaviour: Opinions, Choices and Movements
PLIT10132 20 credits
Technology, Politics and Government
PLIT10133 20 credits
Comparative Politics of Secession
PLIT10134 20 credits
Russia's Foreign and Security Policy
PLIT10135 20 credits
Environmental Politics
PLIT10136 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Applied Demographic Analysis
SCPL10037 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Using pre-existing data for your own research
SSPS10030 20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
STIS10009 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W
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