Politics, Philosophy and Law

Bachelor's degree

In Coventry

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Coventry

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is for students who wish to explore relationships between a functioning society and how political and legal systems are structured and operate, as well as the philosophical origins and basis for law. You will explore concepts such as justice, freedom, morals and democracy, as well as the formulation and implementation of law and policy across the world. You’ll be taught jointly by the internationally renowned Departments of Politics & International Studies, and Philosophy and the School of Law, each of which is ranked highly in UK league tables. On this integrated programme students can focus equally on the three disciplines of politics, philosophy and law and will also explore the relationship between them.

You will study each of the three PPL disciplines in all three years. In your first year you’ll study core introductory modules for each discipline plus a core interdisciplinary module in PPL. In your second year you’ll choose optional cores from a list in each department such as Theories in International Relations, Ethics and Applied Ethics, and International Law. At least 25% of your modules will therefore be in each discipline with the remaining 25% of option modules drawn from any of the three departments, enabling you to focus up to 50% in one area in the second and third year. Your third year allows you to choose from the full list of final year modules in each department, including the possibility of writing an interdisciplinary PPL dissertation.

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Location

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Coventry (West Midlands)
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University Of Warwick, CV4 7AL

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About this course

The course develops skills of analysis, persuasive argument, interpretation of legal cases, and both qualitative and quantitative methods applicable to social science. You’ll also learn how to analyse complex global issues such as human rights, immigration and climate change using these powerful interdisciplinary approaches.

Entry Requirements
A level: AAA

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • International
  • Law
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Development

Course programme

You will study each of the three PPL disciplines in all three years. In your first year you’ll study core introductory modules for each discipline plus a core interdisciplinary module in PPL. In your second year you’ll choose optional cores from a list in each department such as Theories in International Relations, Ethics and Applied Ethics, and International Law. At least 25% of your modules will therefore be in each discipline with the remaining 25% of option modules drawn from any of the three departments, enabling you to focus up to 50% in one area in the second and third year. Your third year allows you to choose from the full list of final year modules in each department, including the possibility of writing an interdisciplinary PPL dissertation.

First year:
  • Core Interdisciplinary module: Introduction to Politics, Philosophy and Law
  • Core Politics module: Introduction to Politics
  • Core Philosophy module: Introduction to Philosophy
  • Tort Law or Criminal Law*
Second year:
  • Either ‘History of Modern Philosophy’ OR both ‘Ethics’ and ‘Applied Ethics’
  • Either ‘International Law’ OR ‘General Principles of Constitutional and Administrative Law’
  • 30 CATS of PAIS modules chosen from: Political Theory From Hobbes (30 CATS); Theories of International Relations (30 CATS); Core Issues in Comparative Politics (30 CATS); International Security (30CATS); States and Markets: An Introduction to International Political Economy (30 CATS)
  • 30 CATS of optional modules from the optional lists in PAIS, Philosophy or Law
Third year:
  • 30 CATS Philosophy modules chosen from optional honours modules offered by Philosophy
  • 30 CATS Law modules chosen from optional honours modules offered by Law
  • 30 CATS PAIS modules chosen from optional honours modules offered by PAIS
  • 30 CATS modules chosen from optional honours modules across PAIS, Philosophy or Law department
Students will have the option to choose to undertake a dissertation, which can be chosen to be in PPL (PAIS, Philosophy and Law) or to follow a dissertation route in any of PAIS, Philosophy or Law

Politics, Philosophy and Law

Price on request