BA Politics
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
3 Years
About the course
Why should we obey the law? Why don’t democratic countries go to war with each other? Why don’t young people vote? Why do oil-rich countries have worse human rights records? These are the kinds of questions addressed in our BA Politics course, which provides a thorough training in all major areas of political science, and is based in the top politics department in the country
Always seeking political cause and effect, our course casts light on aspects of life you might never ordinarily connect to politics and government
You investigate the scope of political science as a field of inquiry, and the methods used by political scientists, in order to explore questions concerning both what does occur in politics, and what should occur in politics
You study topics including:
Concepts in political science: state, laws, wars and political parties
International relations
Democratic systems
Political power
Obligations, freedom, rights and equality
Politics at Essex is all about moving from opinions to evidence
You will quickly learn to ask – and how to answer – the “how do you know?” question
We train our students to be fearless and independent, to question everything and to draw on the broadest possible range of facts and ideas
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Our Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication
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Subjects
- Politics
- International
- Teaching
- Political Science
- International Relations
- Government
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to Politics
Politics and Power
Democracy: Forms and Futures
Truth, Justice, and the Nature of Politics
Career Portfolio
Comparative Political Analysis (optional)
Politics and Economic Policies (optional)
Introduction to International Relations (optional)
Co-Operation and Conflict (optional)
Year 2
Political Analysis: Introduction to OLS (optional)
International Relations: Theories and Approaches
Career Portfolio
Political Behaviour (optional)
Principles of Social Justice (optional)
International Economic Development (optional)
Political Development in Asia (optional)
Discourse, Rhetoric and Power (optional)
Ethics and Public Policy (optional)
Final year
Mass Media and Democracy (optional)
The Analysis of Conflict and Peace (optional)
International Negotiation (optional)
Quantitative Political Analysis (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching is arranged to allow a lot of freedom in how you organise your learning experience
Lab sessions allow you to improve your technical research skills
Opportunities to gain work experience on placements and internships
Assessment
Assessed through a combination of written coursework, presentations, class participation, and end-of-year examinations
If you undertake a placement, you will prepare an assessed report on this experience
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BA Politics