B.A. Politics (Hons)

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Compulsory modules

• POL1022 Introduction to Political Thought
• POL1032 Introduction to International Politics
• POL1045 Truth, Lies and Politics

Optional modules

You choose one of the following modules:

• POL1017 Governing Under Pressure: The Politics of the UK & EU
• POL1047 Power, Participation and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives

You take 40 credits of optional modules from the following list or the above list:

• GEO1010 Interconnected World
• HIS1046 The History of the Americas
• POL1046 Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
• SOC1027 Comparing Cultures

Other optional modules may also be available.

Compulsory modules

You must take at least 80 credits from the following POL modules.

• POL2078 Critical International Politics
• POL2079 Political Thought: Hobbes to Marx
• POL2081 Research Methods in Politics

Optional modules

You choose at least one module from the following list:

• POL2012 Politics of the Middle East
• POL2022 Government and Politics of the USA
• POL2034 The Politics and Policy of the European Union
• POL2087 Contemporary Russian Politics
• POL2088 The Politics of Africa: Africa's Place in Global Politics

You choose your remaining modules to a total of 120 credits from the following list:

• GEO2047 Political Geography
• GEO2103 Globalisation, Culture and Development
• NCL2007 Career Development for Second Year Students
• NCL2100 Exploring Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employability
• POL2080 Political Thought: Conservatism, Nationalism and Fascism
• POL2082 Political Violence and the Modern State
• SOC2041 Issues in Urban Sociology
• SOC2043 Anthropology of India

You also have the opportunity to take part in a study exchange abroad:

• POL2072 Student Exchange: Semester 2

Other optional modules may also be available.

Optional modules:

You must take at least 80 credits from POL modules.

You take at least 20 credits but not more than 60 credits of modules from the following:

• POL3046 Dissertation in Politics
• POL3047 Project in Politics: Semester 1
• POL3048 Project in Politics: Semester 2

You choose at least three modules from the following list:

• GEO3102 Geopolitical Thought and Practice
• GEO3106 Producing Africa: Globalisation and Representation
• NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
• NCL3008 Advanced Career Development
• POL3059 Democracy and the Constitution
• POL3063 European Union: Decision Making Simulation
• POL3077 Global Poverty and Global Politics
• POL3078 Britain and the European Union
• POL3079 The Government and Politics of Italy
• POL3081 International Political Thought
• POL3082 Feminist Political Theory
• POL3090 The Rise and Fall of New Labour
• POL3092 Political Parties and Elections in the UK
• POL3095 The United Nations in a Global World
• POL3098 War, Genocide, Terror: Understanding Organised Violence
• POL3099 Power, Security and Protest in the Middle East
• POL3100 History of World Political Thought
• POL3101 Postcolonial Politics
• SOC3069 'Race', Racism and Society
• POL3071 Student Exchange: Semester 1
• POL3076 Student Exchange (Dissertation Students)
• POL3084 Student Exchange Semester 2 (dissertation/research project)
• POL3085 Student Exchange: Semester 2

Other optional modules may also be available.