European Politics with German MA (Hons)

Master

In Dundee

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Dundee (Scotland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    September

We believe strongly in integrating our ground breaking research with our teaching, and in areas such as Russian politics, politics of the Middle East or international security you will benefit from being taught by a leading expert and author in that field.

We regularly host speakers from the world of Scottish, British and international politics, including MPs and MSPs, American Foreign Service Officers and Government Ambassadors. Additionally, where possible, we encourage and assist students who wish to take up internships with the Scottish Parliament and Government and other bodies.

While politics at Dundee is big enough to have a real international presence, it is still small and intimate enough to offer a friendly and responsive home for students from all backgrounds. This is more than a mere claim - independent surveys consistently rate politics at Dundee as among the best-received programmes in the country.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Dundee (Dundee City)
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Fulton Building, DD1 4HN

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

Politics graduates from Dundee score highly in surveys of graduate employment. While you may not become a politician (though many of our students over the years have: as MPs, MSPs and MEPs), your degree will open up a range of opportunities in both the private and public services.

In other words, the skills - personal, verbal and written - that you will acquire in your politics programme can be easily transferred to many walks of life. We have produced leading journalists, civil servants, diplomats - and even the occasional secret agent!

BBBB (minimum) - AABB (typical) at Higher.
BCC (minimum) - BBB (typical) at A-Level.
A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with DDM
30 points at Higher Level grades 5, 5, 5.
H2H2H3H3 at Higher Level.
A relevant HNC with grade B in the Graded Unit

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This centre's achievements

2019

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 13 years

Subjects

  • Politics
  • European Politics
  • Public Policy
  • International Relations
  • Comparative Politics
  • Contemporary Politics
  • Human Rights
  • Nations and Nationalism
  • Nationalism
  • Politics and Simulation
  • Power and Sexuality
  • L Politics of Illegal Drugs

Course programme

Modules - Level 1

A total of 6 modules. Four modules from across the MA programme and typically including:

  • PO11001 - Politics and Public Policy
  • HU12001 - The Globalizing World
Modules - Level 2

A total of 6 modules, and four other modules from across the MA programme typically including:

  • PO21001 - International Relations
  • PO22002 - Comparative Politics
Modules - Level 3

A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including modules chosen from a list such as the one below:

  • PO31008 - Contemporary Politics in Ireland
  • PO31011 - The Collapse of the Soviet Union
  • PO31012 - The Politics of the United Nations
  • PO31016 - Studying Human Rights
  • PO31017 - Nations and Nationalism
  • PO31018 – Contemporary Politics of Surveillance and Privacy
  • PO32007 – European Union Politics and Simulation
Modules - Level 4

A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including modules chosen from a list such as the one below:

  • PO40006 - Dissertation (compulsory for single Honours)
  • PO42001 - Gender, Power and Sexuality
  • PO42011 - The Global Politics of Illegal Drugs
  • PO42018 - Humanitarian Intervention
How you will be taught

Teaching on politics modules at Dundee usually takes the form of lectures and seminars (sometimes called tutorials). The lectures (one or two weekly) are designed to convey the essential information, concepts and theories associated with a particular topic. While all the students on a particular module will attend the lecture, the seminar is a smaller group - normally around ten to fifteen in number. At the seminar the lecture topic will be explored in more detail, perhaps through group work or individually prepared presentations.

How you will be assessed

Your performance on modules is assessed by a wide variety of means - from formal exams where you answer essay-type questions from a previously unseen paper to 'seen' exams where you know the questions in advance but still must answer them in timed exam conditions. Prepared essays on a specific topic are also part of the assessment of almost all modules.

Additionally, seminar presentations may be marked and included in the overall assessment. As a general principle, modules will involve a mixture of assessment techniques in order to achieve an all-round picture of your abilities and to give you a chance to shine in the type of test that suits you best.

Additional information

Overseas students (non-EU) Fee -  £17,275 per year of study

European Politics with German MA (Hons)

Price on request