International Politics BSc Placement offered

Teaching and Assessment Teaching Student support We are committed to helping you progress confidently through the levels of your degree programme. To achieve this, we devote as much care to your initiation into higher education, both by entry-level courses and study skills teaching, as to the completion of your learning at Level 3. By your final year, therefore, you will benefit from the specialist research-led courses and will be prepared for the research and writing involved in your dissertation. Overseas exchanges Students are encouraged to use the university’s exchange scheme with the State University of New York at Brockport (which includes the opportunity to do a work placement in Washington or Albany). You will also have the opportunity to study abroad at one of several European universities and participate in an exchange programme in China. How will I be taught? Modules are generally taught by a mixture of lectures and seminars. Depending on its credit-rating, you can expect to have one or two hours of lectures per week for each module and a one-hour seminar each week or fortnight. Lectures – These provide a broad overview of key themes and ideas relating to your course and provide you with a framework from which to carry out more in-depth study. Seminars – These relatively small groups are used for subjects where the lecture material is examined in more detail, and theoretical concepts are analysed and applied in specific contexts. Seminars provide students with an opportunity for discussion, debate and the development of presentational skills. One-to-one – You will get one-to-one supervision on your final year dissertation and at all levels you will have a tutor who is available to discuss personal and academic problems. If you go on placement, you will also be allocated a work placement tutor who will ensure your progress and provide further support if you need it.