Programme Structure for 2001 entry onwards (MA Single Honours Politics)
Yr 4 (SQCF 10)
Dissertation + 4 or equivalent optional courses
(120 credits)
Progression
End of Semester degree examinations and/or coursework. Degree classification based equally on performance across Yrs 3 & 4.
Classification based on performance across 12 semester courses or equivalent
(240 credits).
Yr 3 courses (SQCF 10)
PLIT10054 Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT 10060 Approaches to Politics and International Relations
PLIT 10061 Comparative Politics
optional courses (60 credits)
(120 credits)
Progression
End of semester degree examinations
Students with sufficient credits may exit at the end of Year 3 with BA Humanities and Social Science.
A pass (40%+) in six subjects overall including satisfying requirements for Honours entry. Entry into Honours Politics requires a mark of at least 50% in the required courses listed above.
Yr 1 (SQCF 8)
PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations
PLIT08005 Democracy in Comparative Perspective
Optional courses (80 credits)
(120 credits)
Progression
Must pass (40%+) all subjects
Please note that all these courses are available to Politics students but are NOT all run by Politics IR.
Africa in World Politics (PLIT10003)
Approaches to Politics and International Relations (PLIT10060) – Compulsory
Armed Forces In Society (SCIL10033)
Comparative Politics (PLIT10061)
Comparing Scottish Devolution (PLIT10080)
Contemporary Feminist Thought (SSPS10001)
Contemporary Russian Politics (PLIT10048)
Core Texts in Political Theory (PLIT10059)
Criminal Justice: Policy And Practice (SCPL10002)
Designing and Doing Social Research (SCIL10062)
Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063)
Environmental Politics in Europe (PLIT10049)
EU As Global Actor (PLIT10062)
Europe & International Migration (PLIT10068)
Freedom In Political Theory (PLIT10074)
Global Justice & Citizenship (PLIT10054) - Compulsory
Global Politics of Sex & Gender (PLIT10075)
Governing the Social (SCPL10023)
Human Rights in International Relations (PLIT10063)
International Political Economy (PLIT10018)
International Security (PLIT10019)
Introduction to African Politics (PLIT10082)
Nations & Nationalism (SCIL10065)
Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies (PLIT10083)
Politics of the Middle East (PLIT10036)
Populism in Comparative Perspective (PLIT10083)
Realism in International Relations (PLIT10069)
Social & Political Movements: Theory & Practice (SCIL10047)
The Social Division of Welfare (SCPL10004)
Theories of International Relations (PLIT10053) – Compulsory
US Government (PLIT10027) |