Year 3
Academic year: 2025/26,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students who are planning on spending their third year studying abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their Junior Year Abroad (JYA).
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Students on the Politics and International Relations pathway must take Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106) and then select 20 credits from Politics Level 10 courses
AND
Group B
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Choose courses from any subject area, provided that:
(a) pre-requisites for that course have been met and
(b) the course is linked to a sustainable development theme (see recommended list, Appendix 2)
Year 4
Academic year: 2025/26,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students intending to write the Dissertation in Politics and International Relations and who have not taken Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106) in Year 3 must take it in Year 4.
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.
Course options
Sustainable Development - PIR Dissertation
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Courses must be relevant for Sustainable Development. See Appendix 2 of the Sustainable Development handbook for a list of suggested courses.
Students can choose an additional Sustainable Development course in fourth year, in place of a Pathway course, if relevant for their dissertation or for other special reason. To do so, they need to contact the Degree Programme Director for permission.