B.A. Politics (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
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Type
Bachelor's degree
Politics is the study of power. By studying Politics (Hons) at University of Portsmouth you will explore critical issues of power such as conflict, the rise of liberal democracy around the world and the relationships between and within states, alongside the development and relevance of political ideas and movements.
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Subjects
- Politics
- Global
- International
- IT Development
- Conflict
- Options
- Democracy
- University
Course programme
All year one units are compulsory.
- Introduction to Political Thought
- Introduction to International Relations: States, Conflict and Cooperation
- Understanding Governance and Politics
- Introduction to Political Economy
- Current Political Issues
- Global Issues
Alongside year two's core study, you are able to select options that shape your degree to the issues or countries that most interest you.
- Comparative Politics
- Policy and Politics
Options from a range, including:
- Comparative Politics
- Policy and Politics
- Comparing Extremism in European Liberal Democracies
- Conflict and Disaster
- Culture and Ideas in Twentieth Century Europe
- International Politics
- International Politics of the Middle East
- Democratisation in Latin America
- US Foreign Policy: Ideals and Self Interests
- Global Environmental Issues and Concerns
- American Civil War
- Nation, Language and Identity
- Colonialism and End Of Empire in Black Africa
- Governing the EU
- German Unity and its Consequences
- Governing the European Union
- US Government and Politics
- Colonialism and End of Empire: France and Algeria
- International Community Development
- Chinese Politics and Society
- Fighting Over Europe
- The French Exception
- Learning From Experience (Faculty Wide Option)
- Languages (University Wide Option)
In year three, you will write your dissertation, or undertake a work-based project, alongside further core and optional study.
- Dissertation
- Modern Political Ideologies
- Democracy and Democratisation
Options including:
- Civil Rights in the USA and its Legacy
- Global Political Economy
- Nazi Germany
- Protecting the Environment
- Development and Foreign Aid
- Coming to Terms with the National Socialist Past: 1945today
- France in the World: Global Actor or Global Maverick?
- Strategic and Security Studies
- Transitional Justice & Human Rights in L America
- Transnational EU
- Political Economy of the EU
- Learning from Experience (Faculty Wide Option)
B.A. Politics (Hons)