BA Politics (with a Foundation Year)
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Excellent experience and I simply enjoyed my time around the campus.
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I'm in my first year so I have been at UAE for not so long time. So far, the courses I've taken are very interesting and there's loads of extras you can do. Socially it's brilliant with lots of societies and clubs.
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Bachelor's degree
In Norwich
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Norwich
The Humanities Foundation Year is an innovative programme aimed at students who need to develop their skills and knowledge in order to study on one of the prestigious degrees offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Taught by dedicated lecturers from the Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities, the Foundation Year offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of academic subjects including literature, history, philosophy, film, television, and Media, American Studies, Politics and the History of Art. As well as providing students with a sound theoretical basis for their continuing studies, this approach allows students to discover previously unknown areas of study, and encourages them to develop their own scholarly interests and ideas.
The Foundation Year also places a strong emphasis on the development of essential study skills and we work closely with each individual to identify and work towards their own individual learning goals.
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About this course
2018/9A Level CCCInternational Baccalaureate 28 points overall. If no GCSE equivalent is held, offer will include Mathematics and English requirements.Scottish Highers Only accepted in combination with Scottish Advanced Highers.Scottish Advanced Highers CCC. A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.Irish Leaving Certificate 6 subjects at H4Access Course Pass 45 credits at level 3. Humanities or Social Sciences pathway preferred. Other pathways are acceptable, please contact the University directly for further information.BTEC MMM ....
Reviews
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Excellent experience and I simply enjoyed my time around the campus.
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I'm in my first year so I have been at UAE for not so long time. So far, the courses I've taken are very interesting and there's loads of extras you can do. Socially it's brilliant with lots of societies and clubs.
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Recommended
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Student
Katie
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years
Subjects
- Beginners French
- Intermediate French
- Beginners German
- Intermediate German
- Beginners Spanish
- Intermediate Spanish
- Beginners Italian
- Arabic
- Greek
- Sign language
- Politics
- Excel
- Teaching
- Philosophy
- Sound
- International
- Global
- University
- Media
- Humanities
Course programme
Year 1
Compulsory Study (80 credits)
- HUMANITIES: TECHNIQUES AND METHODS
- HUMANITIES: THE KEY CONCEPTS
- WHAT IS POLITICS?
Option A Study (20 credits)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GREEK I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
Option B Study (20 credits)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GREEK II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - A2/B1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II - A2/B1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL CULTURES
- LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
- MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Year 2
Compulsory Study (40 credits)
- INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY POLITICS
- SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY
Option A Study (0 - 20 credits)
- CLASSIC READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
- GLOBAL POLITICS 1
- MEDIA POWER
Option B Study (0 - 20 credits)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GREEK I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
Option C Study (20 credits)
- GLOBAL POLITICS 2
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
Option D Study (20 credits)
- DISCOURSE AND POWER
- FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS OF THE GREAT CIVILISATIONS
- MODERN READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
- THE AGE OF EXTREMES: EUROPE 1918 - 2001
Option G Study (0 - 20 credits)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GREEK II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
Year 3
Compulsory Study (60 credits)
- BUILDING BLOCKS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
- COMPARATIVE POLITICS
- METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Option A Study (0 - 20 credits)
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- GENDER AND POWER
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
- INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SINCE 1945
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY
- INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
- POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
- POLITICS IN THE USA
- TOPICS IN BRITISH POLITICS
- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Option B Study (0 - 20 credits)
- AMERICAN JUSTICE: THE SUPREME COURT
- BETWEEN EAST AND WEST: INTERNATIONAL HISTORY SINCE 1890
- MODERN GERMANY, 1914-1990
- THE COLD WAR
Option C Study (0 - 20 credits)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2 CEFR
Option D Study (40 - 60 credits)
- BRITAIN AND EUROPE
- DEMOCRACY
- EU'S FUTURE AS AN INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
- IN AND OUT: THE POLITICS OF MIGRATION
- INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
- MEDIA, GLOBALISATION AND CULTURE
- POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
- POLITICS AND MEDIA
- POWER AND SOCIETY
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- RUSSIA AND THE WORLD
- STUDY ABROAD MODULE
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
Option G Study (0 - 20 credits)
- BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLES: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- ETHICS FOR LIFE
- EXCEPTIONAL STATES: US INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY (FOR AMS STUDENTS ONLY)
- LANGUAGE AND POLITICS
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD (LEVEL 5)
- THE COLD WAR: A NEW HISTORY
Option H Study (0 - 20 credits)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - A2/B1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - A2/B1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II - A2/B1 CEFR
Year 4
Option A Study (60 credits)
- BETTER WORLDS? UTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS
- DISSERTATION MODULE
- ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
- LANGUAGE AND GENDER
- PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
- POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE
- POWER OVER THE PACIFIC: THE AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP WITH ASIA
- SHIFTING POWERS AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Option B Study (60 credits)
- ACTIVIST CAMPAIGNING
- ANALYSING MEDIA DISCOURSES
- CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS
- ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE
- EUROPEAN STUDIES (WITH BRUSSELS INTERNSHIP)
- MULTICULTURALISM
- NEW AMERICAN CENTURY: CULTURE AND CRISIS
- SOUND AND SOCIETY
- TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM
- THE CLASH OF FUNDAMENTALISMS
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BA Politics (with a Foundation Year)