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Politics

SCQF Level 08 (14 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PLIT08015 British Politics - Beginning of the End? Not delivered this year 20
PLIT08008 SV1 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World Semester 1 20
PLIT08010 Fundamentals 2: Politics & International Relations Not delivered this year 0
PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond Not delivered this year 20
PLIT08020 SV1 International Political Economy Semester 1 20
PLIT08016 SV1 Introduction to British Politics Semester 2 20
PLIT08009 SV1 Introduction to Political Data Analysis Semester 2 20
PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT08011 SV1 Political Thinkers Semester 2 20
PLIT08017 SS1 Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates Semester 1 20
PLIT08018 SS1 Politics and International Relations 1B: The Global Dimension Semester 2 20
PLIT08012 SV1 Politics in a Changing World: An Introduction for non-specialists Semester 1 20
PLIT08021 SV1 Theories of International Relations Semester 1 20
SSPS08012 SV1 Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 10 (102 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PLIT10151 SV1 Advanced Topics in Global Security Semester 2 20
PLIT10003 SV1 Africa in World Politics Semester 2 20
PLIT10164 SV1 Anticolonial Political Thought Semester 1 20
PLIT10060 Approaches to Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10153 Bargaining and Negotiation in International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10103 SV1 British Government Semester 1 20
PLIT10168 SV1 Causal Inference for Social Sciences Semester 1 20
PLIT10156 Chinese Foreign Policy Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10140 SV1 Chinese Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10118 Climate Justice Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10134 Comparative Politics of Secession Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10080 SV1 Comparing Scottish Devolution Semester 2 20
PLIT10165 Conservatism and the Right Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10105 SS1 Contemporary Issues in International Relations Semester 2 20
PLIT10104 Contemporary Issues in Political Science Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10107 Contemporary Issues in Political Theory Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10048 SV1 Contemporary Russian Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10085 Contemporary War: Understanding Change & Continuity Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10059 Core Texts in Political Theory Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10166 SV1 Corporate Lobbying and Policymaking in the Global Economy Semester 1 20
PLIT10108 SV1 Critical Theory and Cinema Semester 1 20
PLIT10139 Democracy and contemporary capitalism Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10096 Democracy and its Discontents Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10169 SV1 Designing and Implementing Experiments in Political Science Semester 2 20
PLIT10057 SV1 Dissertation (MA International Relations) Full Year 40
PLIT10030 SS1 Dissertation (MA Politics) Full Year 40
PLIT10062 EU as Global Actor Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10157 SV1 Eastminster: Decolonisation and State-Building in Asia Semester 2 20
PLIT10158 SV1 Education and Social Justice Semester 2 20
PLIT10167 SV1 Elite and Mass Political Behaviour Semester 2 20
PLIT10102 Emerging Powers Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10136 SV1 Environmental Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10049 Environmental Politics in Europe Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10068 SV1 Europe and International Migration Semester 1 20
PLIT10146 Europe in the World Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10129 Food, Drugs, and Precious Metals Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10154 SV1 Foundations in Global Security Semester 1 20
PLIT10162 SV1 Freedom and Slavery in Political Thought Semester 2 20
PLIT10130 SV1 Gender, Peace and Security Semester 2 20
PLIT10113 SV1 Gender, Power and Representation Semester 1 20
PLIT10163 SV1 Geopolitics Semester 2 20
PLIT10127 Global Food Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10054 SV1 Global Justice and Citizenship Semester 1 20
PLIT10075 Global Politics Of Sex And Gender Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10094 Global Security Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10159 SV1 Global and Transnational Feminisms Semester 1 20
PLIT10063 Human Rights in International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10018 International Political Economy Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10126 International Political Economy of Development Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10095 International Politics of Money Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10109 SV1 International Relations of the Asia Pacific Semester 2 20
PLIT10125 SV1 Law, Violence, and Humanity Semester 1 20
PLIT10170 SV1 Majoritarian Nationalism, Populism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia Semester 2 20
PLIT10143 Media and Protest Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10155 SV1 Model United Nations Semester 2 20
PLIT10101 Neuropolitics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10115 Parliamentary Placement: Research Project (S1) Not delivered this year 40
PLIT10116 Parliamentary Placement: Research Project (S2) Not delivered this year 40
PLIT10091 SV1 Parliamentary Studies Semester 2 20
PLIT10138 Perspectives on Digital Capitalism Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10132 SV1 Political Behaviour: Opinions, Choices and Movements Semester 2 20
PLIT10121 Political Economy of Latin America Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10160 Political Emotions Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10089 Political Islam Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10122 Political Parties in the 21st Century Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10076 Political and Cultural Summer Programme: Research Project Not delivered this year 30
PLIT10077 Political and Cultural Summer Programme: Scottish Politics Not delivered this year 10
PLIT10052 SS1 Politics Year Abroad Assessment Full Year 40
PLIT10150 SV1 Politics and Public Policy Semester 2 20
PLIT10123 Politics of Oil Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10036 SV1 Politics of the Middle East Semester 2 20
PLIT10114 SV1 Populism: Pathology or Panacea? Semester 2 20
PLIT10112 Public Policy In Scotland (S2) Not delivered this year 10
PLIT10100 SV1 Public Policy: Agenda-Setting Semester 1 20
PLIT10098 Public participation in democracy and governance Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10069 Realism in International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10106 SV1 Research Design in Politics and International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT10135 SV1 Russia's Foreign and Security Policy Semester 1 20
PLIT10128 SV1 Social Movements and Collective Action in the Middle East Semester 1 20
PLIT10137 Special Study in Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10120 Strategic Studies and its Critics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10133 SV1 Technology, Politics and Government Semester 1 20
PLIT10147 SV1 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Semester 1 20
PLIT10124 SV1 The Middle Eastern State: Histories and Theories Semester 2 20
PLIT10142 SV1 The Persian Gulf in International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT10141 The Political Psychology of World Leaders Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10067 The Politics of British Public Services Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10117 SV1 The Politics of the End of Empire Semester 2 20
PLIT10119 SV1 The Politics of the UK Constitution Semester 1 20
PLIT10053 Theories of International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10084 US Foreign Policy Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10027 US Government Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10088 Understanding Indian Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10161 SV1 Utopia Semester 1 20
PLIT10021 SV1 War and Justice Semester 2 20
PLIT10149 SV1 War and the Politics of Victory Semester 2 20
PLIT10110 SV1 What's Wrong with Inequality? Semester 1 20
PLIT10071 Zimbabwe: Politics of a Post-Colonial State Not delivered this year 20
SCIL10073 Gender, Marginality and Social Change Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10023 Governing The Social Not delivered this year 20
SCIL10065 SV1 Nations and Nationalism Semester 1 20
PLIT10111 Public Policy In Scotland (S1) Not delivered this year 10

SCQF Level 11 (53 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PLIT11016 SV1 Climate Change, Justice and Responsibility Semester 2 20
PGSP11495 Digital activism: Power and protest around the world Not delivered this year 20
PLIT11018 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International Relations) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PLIT11013 SV1 Dissertation MSc International Political Theory Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PLIT11008 Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (100 credit) Not delivered this year 100
PLIT11006 Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (60 credits) Not delivered this year 60
PLIT11007 Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (80 credit) Not delivered this year 80
PGSP11523 Equality and Its Critics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11614 Gender, Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11497 Global Food Security Governance Not delivered this year 20
PLIT11020 Gulf Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11530 International Organisations and Institutions Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11621 Russia in Global Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11617 SV1 The Political Economy of Corporate Power Semester 2 20
PGSP11616 SV1 The Politics and Governance of Crisis Semester 2 20
PLIT11012 The Politics of Migration in Europe Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11618 SV1 U.S. Grand Strategy and Foreign Policy Semester 1 20
PLIT11011 War and Morality Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11525 Africa in International Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11412 SV1 Analysing European Governance and Public Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11521 SV1 Asia Pacific in the World Semester 2 20
PGSP11578 Contemporary Issues in Middle East Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11361 SV1 Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11292 Dissertation (MSc International Relations of the Middle East) Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11612 SV1 Dissertation (MSc The Middle East in Global Politics) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11052 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International & European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PLIT11018 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International Relations) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
LAWS11296 SS1 Dissertation MSc Global Crime, Justice and Security Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11507 SS1 Dissertation MSc by Research Social and Political Science (PIR) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 120
PGSP11552 SV1 Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication Semester 2 20
PGSP11300 SV1 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2 20
PGSP11542 SV1 Gender, Politics and Representation Semester 1 20
PGSP11526 SV1 Gender, War and Peacebuilding Semester 2 20
PGSP11358 SV1 Global Environment: Key Issues Semester 1 20
PGSP11299 SV1 Global Environmental Politics Semester 2 20
PGSP11599 SV1 Identity and Conflict in Multinational States Semester 2 20
PGSP11170 SV1 Institutions and Policies of the European Union Semester 1 20
PGSP11171 SV1 International Political Economy Semester 2 20
PGSP11156 SV1 International Relations Theory Semester 1 20
PGSP11490 International Relations and Contemporary Conflict Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11162 SV1 International Security Semester 2 20
PGSP11543 SV1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11546 SV1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc in International and European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11527 Political Contestation in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11571 SV1 Political Theory and Critique in the Middle East Semester 2 20
PGSP11486 SV1 Statistical Modelling in the Social Sciences Semester 1 20
PGSP11572 SV1 Survey in Middle Eastern Politics Semester 1 20
PGSP11603 SV1 Terrorism in Global Politics Semester 1 20
PGSP11061 SV1 The European Union in International Affairs Semester 2 20
PGSP11275 SV1 The Middle East in International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT11012 The Politics of Migration in Europe Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11149 The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11606 The State in Social and Political Theory Not delivered this year 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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